Nigeria has convened regional and international stakeholders in Abuja to confront the growing convergence between climate change and insecurity, with top government officials and global experts warning that failure to integrate peacebuilding into climate adaptation could deepen fragility across vulnerable countries.
Join IISD and UNCTAD for a webinar on May 7 as we explore key findings and recommendations from two recent publications on national investment laws and their investor–state dispute settlement provisions. A panel of experts will discuss the risks posed by dispute settlement provisions in investment laws, emerging good practices, and the urgent need for coherence between domestic legal frameworks and international treaty reform efforts.
Organized by IISD and Pertamina University, this focus group discussion explored Indonesia’s energy security priorities and challenges within the context of the energy transition.
This article unpacks the Belt and Road Initiative's legal architecture—covering hard law (such as treaties and contracts), soft law (such as memoranda of understanding), and the unique role of China's state-owned enterprises—and sets out recommendations for host country policy-makers on how to navigate this hybrid legal environment.
New research finds India’s nine state-owned energy companies could progressively redirect a significant share of their over INR 2 trillion annual capital expenditure toward clean and reliable energy, strengthening energy security while accelerating the low-carbon transition.
Featuring Nobel Laureate Joseph Stiglitz and WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, moderated by Nathalie Bernasconi, the discussion examined how the multilateral trading system can evolve to address today’s urgent economic, social, and environmental challenges.
The federal government is integrating conflict sensitivity and peacebuilding into the National Adaptation Plan (NAP) to address climate vulnerabilities that fuel instability.
This case study describes Indonesia's environmental challenges and associated social issues from nickel mining of laterite ore and examines the country's policy measures for management.