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
Rethinking Investment Treaties: Lessons for policy-making
In this webinar, panellists will discuss key findings of a new report, Rethinking Investment Treaties: A Roadmap.
2024 Investment Policy Forum
The 16th edition of the International Institute for Sustainable Development's (IISD) Investment Policy Forum will be held in Manila, the Philippines, in October 2024.
IGF 20th Annual General Meeting
Leading international mining policy forum, focusing on balancing the need for minerals with protecting people and the planet
Past events
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Building Post-COVID Recovery Around Wealth Rather than GDP
How can measures of wealth that go beyond GDP be used to prioritize post-COVID recovery actions and contribute to SDGs? Find answers at this HLPF side event.
Step Off The Gas: New perspectives and opportunities to shift international public finance from fossil fuels to clean energy
This event will outline the decisive role that international public finance plays in accelerating the transition from fossil fuels to clean energy in the Global South.
Parliamentarian Action #5 | Alternative Approaches to Collateral to Increase Women’s Access to Rural and Agricultural Finance
The fifth virtual dialogue of the Parliamentarians Actions for Gender Equality and Resilient Food Systems in Response to Covid-19 series brought together parliamentarians, financial institutions, and other main stakeholders to discuss the importance of developing alternative approaches for risk sharing and management that can increase women’s access to finance through alternative collateral requirements.
Virtual Workshop for Government Officials Eastern and Southern Africa
The main goals of this virtual training workshop are to help government officials understand the legal and policy risks and potential benefits of different business models in agriculture, with a focus on large-scale agribusiness investments—this is while applying the Principles for Responsible Investment in Agriculture and Food Systems (CFS-RAI) to better analyze legal tools used.
The Why and How of Investment Dispute Prevention and Management Agencies – Sharing country experiences
This webinar on dispute prevention and management agencies built on the research findings of a forthcoming IISD publication by Jonathan Bonnitcha and Zoe Phillips Williams, and aimed to inform policymakers as they consider alternatives and complements to investor-state dispute settlement.
Webinar | Greening Aid for Trade and the SDGs
This webinar examined efforts and possibilities for "greening" Aid for Trade, including in the context of the COVID-19 recovery. It featured an introduction to a new joint publication (forthcoming) by IISD and the Forum on Trade, Environment & the SDGs.
Webinar | Approaches to Progress Reporting on National Adaptation Plan (NAP) Implementation
Join this event to look at what has already been done in terms of NAP progress reporting and derive lessons that could guide countries through the process.
Webinar | The End of Tax Incentives: What will a global minimum tax mean for developing countries?
This webinar will connect policy makers, academics, and activists working on trade, investment and tax to discuss the global minimum tax proposal.
International Experience on Energy Subsidy Reforms: How can Indonesia lead the way?
This event will facilitate dialogue amongst policy makers and experts on insights and international examples to support Indonesia's energy policy reform.
IISD-UNIGE Webinar | Trade and Gender: Translating Knowledge into Practice
What do we know about the impacts of trade and trade rules on women, and how does this knowledge get translated into policy? This webinar explored in detail the relationship between trade, gender, knowledge, and policy.