The International Institute for Sustainable Development will be in Bangkok, Thailand, from March 25 to 27, 2019, for the Responsible Business Forum on Food & Agriculture (RBF), which has as its 2019 theme: Innovation in Value Chains for Food and Nutrition Security.
In this two-part exchange visit devoted to agricultural growth poles (“agropoles”) and agricultural corridors, IISD experts will join government representatives from 10 countries to examine how these types of projects work in practice, along with what challenges they have faced to date in their design and implementation.
Register today for our webinar taking place April 17 at 10:00 a.m. ET / 4:00 p.m. CEST, exploring how leveraging voluntary sustainability standards (VSSs) can support gender equality and women’s empowerment in agriculture.
The fifth session of IISD’s Webinar Series on Investment Law and Policy is taking place on April 16, 2019, at 9:00 a.m. EDT / 3:00 p.m. CEST. The webinar features a presentation from George Kahale III, Chairman, Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP, who was one of the speakers at the 12th Annual Forum of Developing Country Investment Negotiators in February 2019.
This training is designed for approximately 35 representatives from the Government of Côte d’Ivoire, specifically those who are involved in developing, negotiating or implementing investment treaties, as well as those that are engaged in investment promotion.
The workshop will assemble policy-makers from across the Caribbean region and experts for an in-depth discussion of WTO fisheries subsidies negotiations.