"Sustainability Looks Different Wherever You Are": Coffee production practices in a risky landscape
The coffee sector indeed appears to be in its heyday, but what do consumption and production trends tell us of its long-term sustainability?
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India Energy Subsidy Briefing July 2019
As part of its work on energy policy and sustainable development in India, the Global Subsidies Initiative publishes a regular briefing on issues related to energy subsidies.
Webinar: The Cost of Tax Competition in Mining
Join us Wednesday, July 17, for a webinar exploring tax competition in mining.
IISD wins big in global Think Tank Awards
IISD brought home three top honours at the prestigious 2019 Think Tank Awards, presented by Prospect Magazine. The accolades include 2019’s Think Tank to Watch, given to an innovative think tank that is “on the move.”
[EN/FR] Network of ECOWAS Parliamentarians on Gender Equality and Investments in Agriculture and Food Security: Learning Exchange Visit
This one-week learning exchange was held in Kigali, Rwanda, for the Network of ECOWAS Parliamentarians on Gender Equality and Investments in Agriculture and Food Security.
Researchers to measure microplastics in pristine northwestern Ontario lakes
Scientists expect to find microplastics in lakes humans barely touch — they just don't know how much or how it winds up so far away from people and industrial activity.
Converting Fossil Fuel Subsidy Reform into Opportunities for Climate Action
Side event in the margins of the High Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development 2019, co-sponsored by Costa Rica, New Zealand, Switzerland, Friends of Fossil Fuel Subsidy Reform, IISD/Global Subsidies Initiative and UNEP.
Towards an Accountable, Inclusive and Participatory SDG Implementation That Leaves No One Behind
An HLPF 2019 side event showcases concrete ways to reach the ‘ambitious and transformational’ 2030 Agenda and the pledge that no one will be left behind.
Peer Learning Summit: Engaging the Private Sector in National Adaptation Planning Processes
This Peer Learning Summit will bring together developing country representatives, climate support initiatives, and bilateral donors to facilitate sustained South-South peer learning and exchange on how countries can engage the private sector in their NAP processes, with a focus on Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in the agriculture and tourism sectors.
‘Not For the Faint-Hearted’: The Struggles of Women in Zimbabwe’s Mining Industry
Female miners seek equal opportunity in Zimbabwe’s male-dominated mining industry, but several cultural and financial obstacles stand in their way.