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  • Commentary
    World Bank–IMF Development Committee Stresses Institutional Accountability at Spring Meetings, Amid Planned IFC Reforms

    World Bank–IMF Development Committee Stresses Institutional Accountability at Spring Meetings, Amid Planned IFC Reforms

    Communities may be able to sue international financial institutions when their livelihoods and well-being have been harmed by development. Read More
  • Policy Brief
    Indonesia's Coal Price Cap: A barrier to renewable energy deployment

    Indonesia's Coal Price Cap: A barrier to renewable energy deployment

    Indonesia's coal price cap encourages the consumption of coal while slowing the integration of renewable energy into the country's power grid. Read More
  • Briefing Note
    sNAPshot | Kenya’s Monitoring and Evaluation of Adaptation: Simplified, integrated, multilevel

    sNAPshot | Kenya’s Monitoring and Evaluation of Adaptation: Simplified, integrated, multilevel

    This NAP Global Network Country Brief presents Kenya’s experience with the design of its adaptation monitoring and evaluation (M&E) system. Read More
  • Policy Brief
    How and Why the U.S. EPA Is Changing its Policy on Mercury

    How and Why the U.S. EPA Is Changing its Policy on Mercury

    President Trump wants to loosen the US EPA's regulations on mercury. We explore what the proposed changes are, why they would be a mistake and how they could affect the lives of Americans and even Canadians. Read More
  • Blog
    How Could China’s New Foreign Investment Law Impact Trade Debate?

    How Could China’s New Foreign Investment Law Impact Trade Debate?

    Negotiators from the United States and China have met repeatedly in recent weeks to reach an agreement to resolve some of the trade irritants between them, including the high-profile issue of forced technology transfers. Read More
  • Blog
    Launching the Sustainable Finance Map of Geneva

    Launching the Sustainable Finance Map of Geneva

    A new map of sustainable finance players in Geneva could be a vital tool to scaling up funding for the Sustainable Development Goals. Read More
  • Blog
    Explorer les projets d'investissement agricole

    Explorer les projets d'investissement agricole

    Un voyage de deux semaines explore les moyens de maximiser les avantages et de minimiser les risques des outils d’investissement agricole en Afrique. Read More
  • Blog
    Touring Agricultural Investment Projects

    Touring Agricultural Investment Projects

    A two-week trip explores how to maximize the benefits and minimize the risks of agricultural investment tools in Africa. Read More
  • Blog
    How Can Blockchain Improve Sustainability in Mining?

    How Can Blockchain Improve Sustainability in Mining?

    Companies interested in sustainability and transparency are starting to use blockchain to trace materials back to their sources. Read More
  • Report
    Local Content Policies in the Mining Sector: Scaling up local procurement

    Local Content Policies in the Mining Sector: Scaling up local procurement

    This paper focuses on local procurement policies designed to boost the number of goods and services purchased by mining operations from local stakeholders. Read More

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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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