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Prepare to Lead ISA But Look Within Too

"In fact, according to the 2016 data released by the International Institute for Sustainable Development last month, India gave just 0.8 per cent of its electricity subsidies for distributed solutions, while coal, oil and gas transmission and distribution received about $20 billion, with much of these being price support subsidies for artificially low tariffs."

IISD in the news February 20, 2018

Stormwater Markets: Concepts and applications

This paper provides an overview of the technology and financing options available to address the stormwater problem in urban areas. The analysis focuses on policy instruments for incentivising private investments into green infrastructure, specifically through the creation of stormwater markets.
Report February 14, 2018

Global trade negotiators meet in Kenya to sharpen skills

"It also emerged that many developing countries are now cancelling or renegotiating investment treaties and multilateral trade agreements because they were done when their negotiators had little negotiating capacity, according to Nathalie Bernasconi-Osterwalder,head of Economic Law & Policy at the International Institute of Sustainable Development."

IISD in the news February 12, 2018

Foreign Investment Opportunities for Agriculture

This meeting focused on the importance of strengthening and enhancing the negotiating capacity of government officials in charge of negotiating and/or drafting agricultural investment contracts in Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa and East African Community member states.
Event February 11, 2018