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Ethiopia moves to actualise climate adaptation plan

The government of Ethiopia on Wednesday, January 23, 2019 hosted its first National Adaptation Plan (NAP) assembly, bringing together key government actors and development partners in dialogue on the transition to implementation of the country’s NAP.

IISD in the news January 30, 2019

Background Document: Legal Framework of Environmental and Social Impact Assessment in the Mining Sector

This background document identifies the issues and problems related to the legal framework of ESIAs and related plans in the legal framework of mineral resource-rich countries.

Report January 30, 2019

SHE IS A GOLD DIGGER: WOMEN STRIKE IT BIG IN EAST AFRICA

Across the region, female miners are demanding – and gaining – positions of influence long denied to them, building a path to economic prosperity.

IISD in the news January 29, 2019

Trade Can be a Driver of Climate Action

CETA, the landmark trade agreement between the EU and Canada, holds established best practices for trade-accelerated climate action, Bernice Lee and Scott Vaughan argue as the business, civil society and policy communities gather in Brussels to consider how to merge trade and climate action.

Insight January 29, 2019

Gender and Fossil Fuel Subsidy Reform: Findings from and recommendations for Bangladesh, India and Nigeria

This report looks at the impact of subsidies to kerosene and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) and subsidy reform from a gender perspective across three countries: Bangladesh, India and Nigeria.

Report January 29, 2019

Webinar: Climate-Related Financial Risk Disclosure

Presenters Céline Bak, Founder & President of Analytica Advisors, an advisor to the CDP, and Senior Associate at IISD, and Michael Zimonyi, Policy & External Affairs Manager of the CDSB Secretariat, will give an in-depth exploration of climate-related financial risk disclosure.

Event January 29, 2019

Davos, Sustainable Development and an Open Mind

What did a sustainable development professional take away from mingling with the billionaires, world leaders, technocrats and financiers of Davos?

Insight January 28, 2019

IISD Experimental Lakes Area Response to Ontario’s Commitments to Freshwater Protection in Preserving and Protecting our Environment for Future Generations: A Made-in-Ontario Environment Plan

IISD-ELA's response to the Government of Ontario’s Environment Plan that sets out necessary steps and goals to achieve a more sustainable future for the province.

Brief January 28, 2019

IISD’s Response to Manitoba’s Proposed New Water Rights Regulations to Protect Wetlands and Make Drainage More Sustainable in the Province

IISD's response to the Government of Manitoba's proposed drainage regulations aimed to ensure no net loss of wetland benefits while streamlining the drainage permitting process.

Report January 28, 2019

Should Farmers Who Follow Sustainable Practices Be Rewarded?

Meeting sustainability standards can have valuable benefits for smallholder farmers, but what happens when the product fails to sell?

Insight January 23, 2019

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