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Launch of ECOWAS Network of Parliamentarians on Gender Equality and Investments in Agriculture and Food Security

Over 40 Parliamentarians from West Africa joined forces to create the ECOWAS Network of Parliamentarians on Gender Equality and Investments in Agriculture and Food Security, which aims to foster inclusive and gender equitable agricultural investment.

Event December 11, 2018

Webinar: Developing a Model Investment Treaty: opportunities and challenges / Webinaire: Développer un modèle de traité d’investissement : opportunités et défis

This French-language webinar highlighted the importance of an investment treaty model in the context of a negotiation.

Event December 11, 2018

How ECOWAS Parliamentarians Are Advancing Gender Equality in Agriculture

How the ECOWAS Parliamentary Network fosters food security, women’s empowerment and investment in agriculture.

Insight December 10, 2018

A U.S.-China investment war is quietly emerging, and the environment will be the ultimate casualty

The US Senate passes a law to counter China's "economic warfare" — specifically the Belt & Road Initiative.

IISD in the news December 8, 2018

Calling time on fossil fuel subsidies

UN Environment is working with governments to collect internationally coherent data on fossil fuel subsidies that can help advance global efforts to address climate change.

IISD in the news December 7, 2018

The French Lesson on Climate Policy

President Emmanuel Macron is showing that failing to engage with the public invited the mass protests across the country.

IISD in the news December 7, 2018

We Must Study Marijuana's Impact on the Environment

How could marijuana impact freshwater supplies? The focus on human health with Canada’s legalization has highlighted the lack of discussion on the potential environmental effects.

Insight December 7, 2018

France's Gas Tax Disaster Shows We Can't Save Earth by Screwing Over Poor People

The mass revolt against [the gas tax] doesn’t mean those groups oppose climate action. It means that Macron needs to include them in discussions about the best way to address climate change as part of a just transition, something the world at-large is grappling with as it aims to get a handle on carbon emissions.

IISD in the news December 5, 2018

Webinar: The impact of VSIs in mining

This webinar will highlight the emergence and uptake of voluntary sustainability initiatives (VSIs) in the mining sector and discuss the potential impact they could have in contributing to the design of public policy for meeting sustainable development goals.

Event December 5, 2018

Real People, Real Change: Strategies for just energy transitions

This report aims to support governments in their endeavour to make energy transitions just, building on research and case studies in Canada, Egypt, Indonesia, India, Poland and Ukraine.

Report December 5, 2018

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The US Senate passes a law to counter China's "economic warfare" — specifically the Belt & Road Initiative.

President Emmanuel Macron is showing that failing to engage with the public invited the mass protests across the country.