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The IISD Model Contract Clauses for Responsible Investment in Agriculture
Customizable legal provisions to help implement international best practices, principles, and guidance on responsible agricultural investment.
Rethinking National Investment Laws
Explore the evolution of national investment laws in our comprehensive report. It analyzes 70 laws, identifies their seven main functions, and explores how they've been shaped by policy objectives and international standards. Gain insights into reforming these laws to meet today's challenges. A must-read for policy-makers in sustainable investment governance.
Next Steps for Defining a Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning System for the Global Goal on Adaptation by COP 28
This report aims to support actors involved in the negotiations on the global goal on adaptation (GGA) by providing pragmatic next steps for finalizing a MEL system under the GGA framework by COP 28.
Strengthening the Legal Framework for Environmental and Social Impact Assessment in the Mining Sector in Madagascar: Selected issues
This summary note presents the main strengths and weaknesses of the legal framework on ESIA in the mining sector in Madagascar.
Gender Impact Assessments: Breaking the pattern of inaction
Report outlining an event focused on how diverse stakeholders can support gender impact assessments for mining.
Women and the Mine of the Future
Uncovering the gender-disaggregated employment profile for large-scale mining, focusing on women and their occupations in 12 countries.
Gender and Local Content in the Mining Sector: Training for WIMOWA
A summary report about a capacity-building workshop for West African governments on gender equality and mining, focused on local content policies.
Global Review: Integrating Gender Into Mining Impact Assessments
Taking stock of the available methods and tools to identify and address the gendered impacts of mining.
Gender-Responsive National Adaptation Plan (NAP) Processes: Progress and promising examples
This document is the third in a series of synthesis reports that assess progress on gender-responsive approaches in National Adaptation Plan (NAP) processes at the global level. The progress shown in this report demonstrates the potential of NAP processes as a mechanism for ensuring that climate action addresses gender and social inequalities.
Synergies Between Biodiversity and Climate Policy Frameworks – A Series of Thematic Papers
These thematic papers have everything policy-makers need to pursue more synergistic responses to address the co-existing challenges of climate change and biodiversity loss.