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Engaging Decision-Makers in Moving Beyond GDP and Toward Wealth

This brief outlines how decision-makers can be brought into the discussion around comprehensive/inclusive wealth (C/IW). The goal of this discussion is to encourage countries to move beyond GDP and begin using C/IW as a means of assessing national progress.

Brief February 15, 2022

New Payment System Could Boost Intra-African Trade by Billions of Dollars

The new pan-African payment settlement system can reduce transaction times to seconds and lower costs by billions of dollars, removing a key barrier to intra-African trade.

News February 14, 2022

Zeroing In: A guide for the finance sector on the International Energy Agency’s Net Zero Emissions scenario and its implications for oil and gas finance

This Greenpeace UK, IISD and Oil Change International co-published briefing explains the International Energy Agency’s finding that keeping warming to 1.5C leaves no room for new oil and gas development

Brief February 14, 2022

The State of Global Environmental Governance 2021

Our reporting team explores lessons learned from trying to advance global environmental diplomacy amid a year of uneven pandemic recoveries.

Report February 14, 2022

Blocking Ambition: Fossil fuel subsidies in Alberta, British Columbia, Saskatchewan, and Newfoundland and Labrador

Canada's four fossil fuel-producing provinces provided CAD 2.5 billion in fossil fuel subsidies in the 2020/21 fiscal year.

Report February 14, 2022

Report highlights inequities in Winnipeg neighbourhoods

A new 98-page report highlights some of the inequities well-known by Winnipeggers when it comes to the suburban-downtown divide. A Voluntary Local Review of Winnipeg was published recently and submitted to the United Nations by United Way Winnipeg and the International Institute for Sustainable Development. The report is one of the first of its kind In Canada — Kelowna, B.C., was the first in the country to submit the report — and shares Winnipeg’s progress towards localizing sustainable development goals or "SDGs."

IISD in the news February 12, 2022

Kanwulia Amoye

Person February 11, 2022

Informal Preparatory Meeting for the 42nd UNCITRAL WGIII Session

This preparatory meeting brought together developing and emerging economies to prepare for the 42nd session of UNCITRAL Working Group III in February, 2022.

Workshop February 10, 2022

Preview of NAP Trends: A platform analyzing the latest information and trends in National Adaptation Plans (NAPs)

NAP Trends is a brand-new platform that makes key information on National Adaptation Plans (NAPs) easily accessible and digestible for the adaptation community! On February 10, join the NAP Global Network’s soft launch of the platform and test your knowledge on NAP themes and key statistics by participating in our NAP Trends quiz.

Webinar February 10, 2022

Developing a Call to Action: Small-scale farmers’ policy priorities

The proposed Food Systems Dialogue aims to create a space for smallholder farmers and their organisations from around the world to share their insights and priorities. The outcomes of this dialogue will help to inform the new policy consensus.