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Tourist Trap: Is tourism's explosive growth hurting countries?

Countries are learning hard lessons as global tourism has almost doubled between 2000 and 2017. As the growth of global tourism continues to expand, international tourists arriving in developing countries are projected to grow at double the rate of advanced economies.

Insight July 30, 2018

Floating Treatment Wetlands: Keeping our fresh water clean and healthy

This short, engaging storybook takes you through what Floating Treatment Wetlands are, and how they could really help us keep bodies of fresh water clean and healthy.

Report July 30, 2018

Investment Treaty News (ITN), Volume 9, Issue 2, July 2018

Investment Treaty News (ITN) is IISD’s flagship journal on international investment law and policy.

Newsletter July 30, 2018

Government urged to reform coal use policy

The International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) The Global Subsidies Initiative (GSI) urges Indonesia to adopt policy to reduce the use of coal and mitigate the negative impacts of air pollution.

IISD in the news July 26, 2018

Innovative investment treaty supporting clean energy transition tops global contest

Press release July 24, 2018

HLPF Recap: The world's report card on global goals

Couldn’t travel to the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF)—or even if you could, couldn’t be in every side event at once? IISD has you covered.

Insight July 24, 2018

Fossil Fuel Subsidy Reform for Energy Access and Poverty Reduction

This side event focused on fossil fuel subsidy reform as a means to deliver the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), including through opportunities for financing and sustainable energy access.

Video July 20, 2018

Trudeau’s tough climate policies face a mounting backlash

Growing opposition to Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau's nationwide carbon price raises questions about the appetite of this oil-exporting country to tackle climate change

IISD in the news July 20, 2018

Why Proposed Tax On Chinese Solar Cells May Hit India’s Clean Energy Ambitions

After a year of record growth, India’s clean energy sector could take a hit if the government approves a proposed 25% safeguard duty on solar cells and modules imported from China and Malaysia.

IISD in the news July 20, 2018

Using guarantees to drive efficiency gains in road PPPs by reducing costs

Public-Private Partnerships (PPP) in transport infrastructure can offer significant efficiency gains compared to public procurement options—in the right circumstances. The gains accrue from allocating to the private sector those risks they are better able to handle than the public sector, such as those associated with construction costs.

Policy Analysis July 20, 2018

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