This course equips participants to critically assess and restore sovereign debt sustainability, design and implement effective fiscal frameworks, and engage meaningfully with international financial institutions. It is offered in partnership by the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) and the African Legal Support Facility (ALSF).
The 2026 Mining and Sustainability Forum of the Americas takes place in Santiago, Chile on Wednesday, August 26, 2026. The forum’s theme is Mining for Development: Value addition and industrial transformation in Latin America and the Caribbean.
This submission is made in response to the invitation from the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP) 29, COP 30, and COP 31 Presidencies on the Belém Mission to 1.5.
Governments are actively leveraging economic agreements to drive the green transition: climate cooperation is explicitly mentioned in 59% of recent trade agreements whose texts are public. These are among the first findings of the Trade & Climate Tracker, launched today, which maps over 71 trade deals signed since 2025.
Using Mozambique's Zambezi Valley as an example, this publication explains how strategic environmental assessments for mining can be successfully carried out, helping countries to avoid or reduce negative social and environmental consequences.
This roundtable discussion will explore opportunities to strengthen strategic cooperation between India and ASEAN on critical energy transition minerals, sharing practical insights to strengthen regional value chains and enhance policy cooperation.
Trade deals are no longer only about tariffs. This article draws data from the IISD Trade & Climate Tracker to show how governments are using trade agreements to cooperate on energy, climate, and critical minerals.
This webinar will explore what the expiry of the World Trade Organization's (WTO's) e-commerce moratorium means for digital trade policy, from tariff revenue and industrialization debates to the risk of a more fragmented trading landscape.