Events
Through conferences, webinars, workshops, and panel discussions, IISD actively engages some of the world's leading thinkers on various topics of sustainable development.
Upcoming events
What to Expect from HLPF 2026
A 60-minute webinar on the 2026 High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development will share key processes, priorities, and hopes.
2026 Investment Policy Forum
The 17th edition of IISD's Investment Policy Forum will take place from September 16 to 18, 2026, in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
IGF 22nd Annual General Meeting
The 22nd IGF AGM will be held under the theme of Trust in an Interdependent World: Advancing inclusion and resilience in mineral value chains.
Past events
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Carbon Markets Virtual Pavilion | Resilient Recovery Through Fossil Fuel Subsidy Reform
What role does energy price reform play in increasing ambition on climate change, as well as building back better from the pandemic?
IISD-UNIGE Webinar | Voluntary Sustainability Standards, Public Procurement, and Trade Policy: Trends, challenges, and development implications
This webinar explored what the rapidly growing field of voluntary sustainability standards could mean for trade policy and public procurement, especially in developing and least developed countries.
Virtual Fireside Chat: How Two Continents Are Working Together to Improve The Health Of The African Great Lakes
Did you know that scientists across North America and Africa are putting their heads—and expertise—together on issues including algal blooms, climate change, invasive species, fragile fisheries, to name but a few, to improve the health of the African Great Lakes?
Gender Equality in National Adaptation Plan (NAP) Processes: Assessing vulnerabilities and identifying adaptation options
This upcoming virtual learning session will provide guidance on how to make NAP processes gender responsive—with participants choosing which actions will be explored at key entry points in the NAP process!
Virtual Forum on Hydrogen Economy
IISD is organizing a series of three webinars on the Hydrogen Economy on October 26 (public event), October 27 (parallel workshops on key issues) and November 2 (high-level discussion of recommendations for how governments should best intervene and support the market).
AquaHacking Lake Winnipeg Final
Learn which innovative solutions to Lake Winnipeg's woes will take home the grand prize on October 20.
IGF's 16th Annual General Meeting
The IGF will host its 16th Annual General Meeting on October 20–22, 2020. The event will be held online for the very first time with theme: Mining and COVID-19: From crisis to sustainability.
Word Data Forum: Learning from open geodata platforms that worked in the midst of a pandemic
A GeoCensos side event at the World Data Forum will address the production of open geodata platforms that worked in a timely manner amid the pandemic.
Short answers to big questions on the WTO and the environment
On Friday October 16, 2020, IISD will be participating in an online book launch organized by the World Trade Organization on the environment and the multilateral trading system.
Launch Event of Ceres2030: Uniting Science and Policy to End Hunger Sustainably
Ceres2030 team will launch the findings of the project at the occasion of a high-level joint event organised by the Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development of Germany (BMZ) on October 13, 2020.