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  • Report
    Sustainable Investing: Shaping the future of finance

    Sustainable Investing: Shaping the future of finance

    A report on how sustainable investing will become mainstream in the financial industry. Read More
  • Report
    Gender and Fossil Fuel Subsidy Reform in Nigeria: Findings and recommendations

    Gender and Fossil Fuel Subsidy Reform in Nigeria: Findings and recommendations

    The report examines from a gender perspective the impact of kerosene subsidies and their reform in Nigeria, finding that kerosene subsidies did not work for poor women. Read More
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    Gender and Fossil Fuel Subsidy Reform in Bangladesh: Findings and recommendations

    Gender and Fossil Fuel Subsidy Reform in Bangladesh: Findings and recommendations

    The report examines from a gender perspective the impact of kerosene subsidies and their reform in Bangladesh. The report advocates that kerosene subsidy reform needs to be handled with care. Read More
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    IISD Contributes to Inclusive and Resilient Food Security

    IISD Contributes to Inclusive and Resilient Food Security

    Food systems are on the front lines of nearly all urgent global challenges. That is why agriculture and food security are such a vital part of IISD’s work. Read More
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    What the mighty mangrove tells us about our broken relationship with nature

    What the mighty mangrove tells us about our broken relationship with nature

    Mangrove trees can sequester up to ten times as much of our carbon pollution as rainforests and help defend against flooding. Their roots help anchor shorelines around the world, protecting coasts from the devastating impacts of storm waves. Read More
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    E-commerce in the World Trade Organization: History and latest developments in the negotiations under the Joint Statement

    E-commerce in the World Trade Organization: History and latest developments in the negotiations under the Joint Statement

    This negotiating brief was prepared for the Geneva Seminar held on January 29, 2020, on the Joint Statement Initiative (JSI) devoted to electronic commerce, which involves a group of World Trade Organization (WTO) Members. Read More
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    Investment Facilitation: History and the latest developments in the structured discussions

    Investment Facilitation: History and the latest developments in the structured discussions

    This negotiating brief was prepared for the January 28, 2020 seminar in Geneva on the Joint Statement Initiative on Investment Facilitation. Read More
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    Health Co-Benefits from NDC Implementation in China

    Health Co-Benefits from NDC Implementation in China

    This report summarizes the policy efforts that the country is undertaking to meet its NDC targets and the related expected health co-benefits, based on recent scientific literature. It compares public budget allocations to health, climate change-related measures and subsidies to fossil fuels. Read More
  • Report
    Global Market Report: Sugar

    Global Market Report: Sugar

    Voluntary sustainability standard sugar production is on the rise with continued growth expected. Read More
  • Blog
    Buildings and Construction: A Sleeping Giant for Climate Action

    Buildings and Construction: A Sleeping Giant for Climate Action

    Today, the construction and operation of buildings is responsible for 40% of all energy-related carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. Energy demand from this sector is expected to grow by another 50% by 2050. Read More

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IISD publishes objective, independent, high-quality research including books, reports, working papers and other materials covering all sustainable development themes. 

The IISD Library includes reports, issue briefs, books, working papers and other materials capturing much of IISD's institutional and research history.

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