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ASEAN Guidelines and Action Plan on Responsible Investment in Food, Agriculture and Forestry: Workshop on Operationalizing the Action Plan
This report captures the main elements of a workshop held in July 2019 in Bangkok, Thailand, devoted to the lessons learned and next steps for the ASEAN Guidelines on Promoting Responsible Investment in Food, Agriculture and Forestry, as well as the associated Action Plan.
An Application of the Sustainable Asset Valuation (SAVi) Methodology in Sri Lanka: Assessing the economic value of restoring the ecological health of Beira Lake in Colombo
The SAVi assessment quantifies the economic value of investing into different ecological restoration options for South-West Beira Lake in Colombo and makes a strong case for such investments given the positive effects on property values and recreational value of the lake.
Alignment to Advance Climate-Resilient Development: Overview Brief 3
This brief explores country perspectives on alignment of national-level policy processes under the Paris Agreement—specifically, NAPs and NDCs—as a basis for broader alignment toward climate-resilient development.
Submission to Environment and Climate Change Canada's Consultation on Non-Tax Fossil Fuel Subsidies
As part the G20 peer review of fossil fuel subsidies, Environment and Climate Change Canada opened a consultation on their review of non-tax subsidies. IISD developed this written submission in response.
Agricultural Bias in Focus
This paper provides further details and explains how to measure and understand the source of agricultural bias in a country, including examples and country case studies.
A Policy Taxonomy for Agricultural Transformation
This taxonomy is derived from the original framework of four broad categories and nine sub-categories used in Transforming Agriculture in Africa & Asia: What are the policy priorities?
Mapping Policy for Solar Irrigation Across the Water-Energy-Food (WEF) Nexus in India
How are India's off-grid solar pump policies affecting the water–energy–food nexus? This paper maps out impacts and the key policies that are driving them.
India's Energy Transition: The Cost of Meeting Air Pollution Standards in the Coal-fired Electricity Sector
It will cost up to INR 86,135 crore (USD 12 billion) to comply with India's rules for air pollution control technology in the current fleet of coal power plants, increasing the average cost of electricity by 9–21 per cent per kWh. The Ministry of Power must take a strict position to ensure compliance.
The (Public) Cost of Pollution: Ontario's fossil fuel subsidies
This report provides an inventory of fossil fuel subsidies in Ontario and provides recommendations for provincial subsidy reform.
Casualty or Catalyst: Gender equality and the future of mining
IISD hosted an event June 12, 2019, in Ottawa, Canada, focusing on gender equality and the future of mining.