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IISD at the Marrakech Climate Change Conference

The 22nd session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 22) to the UNFCCC takes place from 7-18 November 2016. Our experts will be on the ground providing daily coverage of the negotiations, publishing targeted research, and convening events.

Guide October 25, 2016

Automation at mines will have significant impact on jobs, tax revenues: study

Local communities and governments will lose jobs and tax revenues as mines become increasingly automated using emerging technologies such as self-driving trucks.

Press release October 24, 2016

Can We End Hunger By 2030?

"What would it take to end hunger by 2030? 2030 is the year to meet the sustainable development goals. Of the SDGs, goal number 2 aims at zero hunger."

IISD in the news October 24, 2016

Ending Hunger: What would it cost?

Ever wondered how much it would cost to end hunger? Join us at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations in Rome to find out more!

Event October 21, 2016

Mining a Mirage? Reassessing the shared-value paradigm in light of the technological advances in the mining sector

This report uses real-world mining data to estimate the impacts of new technologies on employment and employment-related procurement, which drive major benefits in host countries.

Report October 19, 2016

Opening Our Doors: IISD Experimental Lakes Area 2015-2016 Annual Report

2015-2016 was the year that IISD Experimental Lakes Area (IISD-ELA) truly opened its doors to the world.

Report October 18, 2016

Investment-Related Dispute Settlement: Towards an inclusive multilateral approach

This document outlines results from an IISD expert meeting discussing investment-related dispute settlement which was held in Montreux, Switzerland, May 23–24, 2016.

Report October 18, 2016

Turning Down the Temperature: Freezing HFCs as a critical step in climate action

This past week, climate negotiators gathered in Rwanda's capital Kigali to once again test the international community’s political resolve to tackle climate change, this time on a class of short-lived greenhouse gases called hydrofluorocarbons.

Insight October 17, 2016

Ending world hunger is within reach: Study finds it will cost only USD 11 billion more a year

Ending world hunger is within reach, according to a new study that found it will cost USD 11 billion a year to feed hundreds of millions of needy people.

Press release October 16, 2016

Basic human right to food in focus at CMHR for World Food Day

"The Prairie Climate Centre is a collaborative initiative of the Institute for Sustainable Development, where Venema has been chief scientist since 2014, the University of Winnipeg and other partners with the mission to identify and implement ways to mitigate against climate change in Western Canada."

IISD in the news October 16, 2016

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