Monthly Review: (In)valuable ecosystems
We are piloting a monthly review of articles that will provide a deep dive into the previous month's content. Here is our first edition
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IISD at the WTO Public Forum 2019
This year, IISD will be taking part in various sessions at the World Trade Organization’s (WTO) Public Forum, an annual event that brings together the international trade policy community to discuss new and emerging trends, ongoing negotiations at the WTO and elsewhere, and much more.
New Tech, New Deal: Technology Impacts Review
This review surveys new mining technologies and their impacts, in particular on labour. It asks how they will affect the relationship between mining companies and their host communities and host countries.
Fewer children, fewer climate risks? Niger ponders a controversial option
Climate change has meant Niger has seen a swift rise in temperatures and less abundant water flows in rivers, in addition to more intense droughts and floods. That is a growing threat to food and water supplies - and the pressures heighten as the nation’s population booms, with each woman having on average 7.6 children.
15th IGF Annual General Meeting
The Intergovernmental Forum on Mining, Minerals, Metals, and Sustainable Development (IGF) is hosting their Annual General Meeting (AGM) October 7 to 11, 2019, at the Palais des Nations in Geneva.
Crowding in Domestic Investors into Financing Sustainable Development
This event, being held on Monday, October 7, 2019, from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. CEST at the Palais des Nations in Room XII, will be devoted to the issue of how to "crowd in" domestic investors to finance sustainable infrastructure.
The Subsidy Swap: Mobilizing Public Capital to Drive a Renewable Revolution
Financial commitments to achieve universal access to electricity are still falling far short of what is required to meet global energy goals by 2030.
Investment Treaties in Singapore: Lessons about the design of the investment regime
This session of the UNIGE-IISD Speaker Series on Investment Disputes will look at Singapore's experience with investment treaties, examining questions such as what impact these treaties have on good governance, economic competitiveness and other areas.
Investment Treaty News (ITN), Volume 10, Issue 4, October 2019
Investment Treaty News (ITN) is IISD’s flagship journal on international investment law and policy. This special edition of ITN is devoted to international investment governance.
Subsidies
Fossil fuel subsidies make little sense in a world shifting to low-carbon sources of energy to tackle climate change.