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Investment Facilitation: Making sense of concepts, discussions and processes

This background note provides an overview of discussions on investment at the global level in order to better understand and place the current discussions on investment facilitation.

Brief July 10, 2018

Webinar: Investment Facilitation – Making sense of concepts, discussions and processes

The second session of the IISD Webinar Series on Investment Law and Policy, on July 10, 2017 at 9:00 a.m. ET / 3:00 p.m. CEST, offered government officials and other stakeholders an opportunity to discuss the relevance, opportunities and risks of investment facilitation discussions, especially for developing countries.

Event July 10, 2018

Let's talk, not bicker, about Canada's energy future

A clean energy transition requires Canadians to find consensus and act.

Insight July 6, 2018

China's War on Pollution—and What Comes Next

Insights on China's climate leadership following the 10th meeting of Eco Forum Global.

Insight July 6, 2018

Inventory of Energy Subsidies in the EU's Eastern Partnership Countries

This publication aims to provide the first comprehensive and consistent record of energy subsidies in the Eastern Partnership (EaP) region, with a view to improving transparency and establishing a solid analytical basis that can help build the case for further reforms in these countries (this study covers Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine).

Report July 6, 2018

Spilling oil in the name of science

"The experiment, performed at the International Institute for Sustainable Development Experimental Lakes Areas, is giving scientists their first chance to work at scale on monitoring the impact of a spill of the dense crude oil, called diluted bitumen, on this sensitive ecosystem, which is widespread throughout the country."

IISD in the news July 5, 2018

Webinar: Economic Instruments to Leverage Clean Energy Investment

This webinar will look at the strong role of economic instruments in creating incentives to help de-risk the needed investments.

Event July 5, 2018

Better Tools and Standards: Enhancing Effectiveness and Mainstreaming of Ecosystem-based Adaptation (CBD SBSTTA-22 Side Event)

Presentations will concentrate on the biodiversity-adaptation nexus and the introduction of different tools, quality criteria, and standards to enhance the effectiveness of Ecosystem-based Adaptation.

Event July 3, 2018

SAVi Workshop on the Rabat Bypass Motorway Project

IISD is hosting a workshop in collaboration with the Moroccan Road Agency and the International Road Federation in Rabat, Morocco, to present the SAVi tool and its application on the Rabat Bypass Motorway Project.

Event July 3, 2018

Cattail Islands: A Step Towards Cleaner Waters

“Floating cattail islands have been proven, and there is research behind them that they really help to clean the water and increase the water’s quality by providing a haven of nutrients.”

IISD in the news July 2, 2018

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