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A Draft World Trade Organization Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies: What's on the table?
World Trade Organization (WTO) members hope to conclude a deal to curb harmful fisheries subsidies in June. This update provides an overview of the draft agreement and highlights how it attempts to find balance among various priorities and considerations.
Mining Policy Framework Assessment: Mexico
This assessment report examines Mexico's mining policy framework—specifically six important focus areas—and makes recommendations for policy reform and improvement.
Targeting Agricultural Electricity Subsidies in Haryana
This report analyzes the distribution of agricultural electricity subsidies in the state of Haryana using a survey of 1,600 farmers. The report recommends strategies to improve subsidy distribution and better target benefits to poor farmers.
Sustainable Asset Valuation (SAVi) of Tree Planting in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
This report presents the results of a Sustainable Asset Valuation (SAVi) assessment for tree planting in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Cooperation, Capacity Building, and Implementation Considerations of Developing Countries in the E-Commerce Joint Statement Initiative
This paper highlights ways to support developing countries to participate in negotiations and implement proposed text provisions under the JSI on e-commerce.
Assessing the Climate Action Investment Practices of Canadian Community Foundations
In this report, IISD proposes eight recommendations that foundations should undertake to better utilize their endowments to tackle the challenges of climate change.
A Value on the Priceless: Ecological goods and services generated in the Seal River Watershed
This report assesses the economic value of ecosystem benefits provided by the Seal River Watershed located in northern Manitoba, Canada.
2021 IGF Annual Report
The 2021 IGF Annual Report includes highlights of the Secretariat's work serving its 79 member countries with a focus on key outputs, events, and other activities.
The State of Play for Sustainable Development in the Joint Statement Initiative on Investment Facilitation for Development
This paper examines the ways in which negotiations under the JSI on Investment Facilitation for Development consider sustainable development aspects.
Introduction to Adaptation in the Global Stocktake
This NAP Global Network brief seeks to demystify the Global Stocktake process under the Paris Agreement and explain how it could strengthen adaptation ambition at the global level.