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Webinar: Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Contracts: Understanding new approaches to contractual clauses

This webinar examined the different approaches to designing public-private partnership (PPP) agreements, as well as what these approaches mean and their implications in practice, including for infrastructure development.

Event June 27, 2019

Zooplankton and Fresh Water: Here are the facts

Zooplankton are critical parts of freshwater ecosystems, but often get forgotten. Scientist Mike Paterson explains what zooplankton are, and why they matter.

Insight June 26, 2019

G20 countries triple coal power subsidies despite climate crisis

G20 countries have almost tripled the subsidies they give to coal-fired power plants in recent years, despite the urgent need to cut the carbon emissions driving the climate crisis.

IISD in the news June 25, 2019

Monitoring and Evaluation Systems for Adapting to Climate Change Are Only As Good As They Are Usable

Monitoring and evaluation systems for climate change adaptation should make it easier for people and decision makers to learn what is working and what is not.

Insight June 25, 2019

G20 Coal Subsidies: Tracking government support to a fading industry

This research tracks each G20 country’s progress in phasing out subsidies to the production and consumption of coal (including coal-fired power), looking at fiscal support, public finance and state-owned enterprise investment.

Report June 25, 2019

G20 Support to Coal Power Plants Increases By More Than Double: Report

G20 governments have more than doubled the amount of financial support they provide to coal power plants in just three years, despite pledging a decade ago to phase out subsidies to all fossil fuels and help prevent catastrophic climate change.

Press release June 24, 2019

Webinar: Sustainability Standards and Women’s Rights to Land and Agricultural Resources

Join us Thursday, June 20, at 10:00 a.m. ET / 4:00 p.m. CEST as we discuss how sustainability standards can contribute positively to women’s rights to land and agricultural resources.

Event June 20, 2019

New Tech, New Deal: Reconceptualizing shared value for the mine of the future

We are convening a group of invite-only industry experts in Paris June 20-21 for a roundtable as part of the IGF's New Tech, New Deal project.

Event June 20, 2019

Paying For It: How governments can help the private sector overcome financial barriers to investing in adaptation

Private sector engagement will be essential to the success of the NAP process, whether through direct financing or active participation in adaptation actions. Governments can play a key role in enabling this private sector engagement by promoting a number of enabling factors.

Insight June 19, 2019

Why Information Sharing is Key to Engaging Businesses in the NAP Process

Private sector engagement in climate change adaptation will be necessary for countries, communities and individuals to meet the climate crisis.

Insight June 18, 2019

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