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Enhancing Caribbean Civil Society’s Access and Readiness for Climate Finance

The small island developing states (SIDS) of the Caribbean region are disproportionately vulnerable to external economic shocks and natural disasters that can instantly erase years—if not decades—of development gains. However, accessing climate finance remains a challenging process for many governments and organizations working in the region.

Project June 1, 2019

Measuring the Benefits of Green Public Procurement in Canada: Evidence from the IISD GPP Model

The IISD GPP Model demonstrates that green public procurement has significant benefits for the Canadian taxpayer.

Report May 31, 2019

Sustainable Asset Valuation (SAVi) of the Bus Rapid Transit Project in Senegal

This report discusses the results of the SAVi analysis on the Bus Rapid Transit project in Dakar (Senegal).

Report May 31, 2019

Sustainable Asset Valuation (SAVi) Assessment of the N'Diaye Wind Farm in Senegal

This SAVi analysis on the N'Diaye wind farm project in Senegal demonstrates that, compared to other energy technologies (coal and high-fuel oils), the wind project brings the most benefits to the Senegalese economy and environment.

Report May 31, 2019

What is the Business Case for Private Investment in the NAP Process?

Businesses around the world—big and small, from large-scale banks to smallholder farmers—invest in climate change adaptation every day.

Insight May 29, 2019

Overfishing Calls for Concrete Actions

Our oceans and fish stocks—and the populations that depend on them—all suffer from the consequences of overfishing. We share a glimpse of the current WTO push to end harmful fisheries subsidies by 2020.

Insight May 29, 2019

The Climate Change Risk to Our Banks

The Bank of Canada turned heads this month when, in its annual financial system review, it included climate change as a risk to financial institutions. What will this mean for banks and for Canada's corporate sector?

IISD in the news May 28, 2019

One Step Forward, Two Steps Back: Fossil fuel subsidies and reform on the rise

Between 2015 and 2018, 50 countries undertook some level of fossil fuel subsidy reform. That doesn't mean consumer subsidies are decreasing, however.

Insight May 27, 2019

Methodology for global fossil fuel subsidy reporting launched

A new report provides the first internationally agreed upon methodology to help countries increase transparency on fossil fuel subsidies.

Insight May 27, 2019

How Can Technology in Mining Protect the Environment?

Rapid advances in technology innovation, including automation, digitization and electrification, are fundamentally changing how the mining sector operates.

Insight May 23, 2019

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