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Sustainable development is a broad, complex field with many overlapping, interconnected issues. It can be hard to stay on top of where progress is being made, what new issues are emerging, and how current events are shifting us in new directions. IISD’s experts have the insight you need.
Travailler simultanément sur l’offre et la demande des produits biologiques porte ses fruits
Alors que les agriculteurs sont aux prises avec des pressions allant de la hausse des prix des intrants aux perturbations de la chaîne d'approvisionnement, comment les gouvernements peuvent-ils contribuer à réduire les vulnérabilités et à atténuer les risques, et ce d'une manière qui soutienne les petits exploitants, les communautés et l'environnement ?
Addressing the Nature Financing Gap: The role of natural capital accounting and natural asset companies
Could the enthusiasm surrounding natural asset companies drive changes in accounting standards for natural capital?
The Value of Incorporating Nature in Urban Infrastructure Planning
Cities around the world are struggling to provide people with the infrastructure they need to thrive. How can nature-based infrastructure foster sustainable cities?
Deep Dives
The world’s greatest challenges don’t always have simple answers. Going beyond the surface is critical when it comes to solving global problems. Our experts know how important it is to look back at history and consider the big picture if we want to find solutions that work.
Why Canada Is Unlikely to Sell the Last Barrel of Oil
This research piece breaks down why Canada will not sell the last barrel of oil.
From Sharm el-Sheikh to Montreal: Seizing the moment for the biodiversity–climate nexus at COP 15
The Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework negotiations at the UN Biodiversity Conference in Montreal represent a once-in-a-decade moment to set an ambitious agenda for biodiversity conservation.
How to Raise the GlaSS on the Global Goal on Adaptation at COP 27: Four foundations to build upon
Over the past year, the Global Goal on Adaptation (GGA) has gained attention from country policy-makers, practitioners, and academics trying to solve this puzzle: What relevant and appropriate global goals on adaptation should the Paris Agreement incorporate?
Explainers
We can’t make progress on sustainable development if we don’t understand it. Research papers and textbooks don’t always speak in plain language, which makes it hard to learn about the nuances of environmental negotiations or get clarity on what counts as a fossil fuel subsidy. IISD experts are here to help.
Could the Energy Crunch in Bangladesh Have Been Avoided?
As the Bangladesh government implements the highest increase in fuel prices in 20 years and rations power supplies, we ask our energy experts Tara Laan and Shruti Sharma if the crisis could have been avoided and how the energy system can be reformed.
Solutions in Nature: Lessons from Fiji and Timor-Leste
Many countries are already using ecosystem-based adaptation to help build resilience to the impacts of climate change. In order to maximize its uptake and benefits, it is critical to integrate these actions into a country’s National Adaptation Plan (NAP) process.
What Is the Energy Charter Treaty?
The Energy Charter Treaty is an outdated investment treaty that is threatening to protect fossil fuel investors at the expense of critical climate action.
Policy Analysis
To put it simply, this is a space for our policy experts to wonk out—after all, some issues can only be tackled with technical expertise on niche subjects. IISD's team understands the importance of effective commentary and the ways in which it can lead to transformative policy change in the real world.
Toward Multipurpose Trade Policy? How competing narratives about globalization are reshaping international trade cooperation
Nicolas Lamp présente le passage à une politique commerciale multifonctionnelle et discute de ses défis et implications pour la coopération commerciale international.
M. Ali de la ZLECAf : préparez-vous à une augmentation des échanges africains grâce à l’initiative de commerce guidé
Jennifer Freedman détaille les étapes de négociation qui restent à franchir pour finaliser la zone de libre-échange continentale africaine (ZLECAf), longtemps retardée.
Le développement durable et l’accord de libre-échange Nouvelle-Zélande-UE : un pas de plus vers la responsabilité
John Ballingall décrit les conditions environnementales ambitieuses et progressistes de l’accord de libre-échange Nouvelle Zélande-UE et ses implications futures pour les deux parties.
Success Stories
For 30 years, IISD has worked to fulfill a bold commitment to the world: advancing development that balances economic, social and environmental priorities. Here are just some of the ways we're making an impact.
Un accord mondial pour lutter contre les subventions préjudiciables à la pêche : un regard dans les coulisses
En juin 2022, les membres de l’Organisation mondiale du commerce ont conclu un accord historique portant sur les subventions préjudiciables à la pêche. Nous expliquons comment une campagne mondiale menée par des organisations non gouvernementales environnementales ainsi que des conseils politiques techniques et juridiques prodigués par des experts du commerce à Genève ont permis de faire la différence.
Envisioning Resilience: Bringing underrepresented women's voices into planning for climate change adaptation
Meaningful participation by women who are on the front lines of climate change is essential for gender-responsive, locally led adaptation. However, in many contexts, women remain underrepresented in decision making, from local to national levels.
Getting Their Fair Share: Capacity building on mining taxation pays dividends for Mongolia
When the Mongolian government saw it was not getting its fair share of revenues from the mining sector, it sought support so it could collect unpaid taxes and become better equipped to safeguard the public’s financial interests.