Policy Analysis

To put it simply, this is a space for our policy experts to wonk out—after all, some issues can only be tackled with technical expertise on niche subjects. IISD's team understands the importance of effective commentary and the ways in which it can lead to transformative policy change in the real world. 

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What’s Next After UNEA-6: Why “synergies” is more than a buzzword

In an era marked by escalating environmental challenges and geopolitical tension, the Sixth United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA-6) called for more cooperation to tackle the triple planetary crisis.

Policy Analysis

April 4, 2024

Ending the WTO Dispute Settlement Crisis: Where to from here?

Simon Lester outlines how and why many disputes between WTO members are in a state of limbo and discusses what the U.S. needs to do to move forward.

Policy Analysis

March 2, 2022

The Role of Agricultural Trade in Reducing Inequality

The benefits of international trade are often distributed unequally. Ekaterina Krivonos discusses how policy can make agricultural trade more inclusive.

Policy Analysis

March 2, 2022

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Is it Adaptation or Development?

In 2007, Anne Hammill and Heather McGray developed "the adaptation continuum" to tackle the question: "Is it Adaptation or Development?" Their intention was to provide a framework that proposed a range of what adaptation could look like. Read about what they found 10 years later.
Policy Analysis March 8, 2018

U.S. Economy and Workers Have Most to Lose from Tariff Hikes

President Trump recently announced tariff hikes on all steel imports and an increase for imported aluminum. IISD economic modelling analysis confirms and quantifies recent predictions that import restrictions are likely to harm the U.S. economy itself. 
Policy Analysis March 5, 2018

The End of the Line? How to save our fish

Target 14.6 of the Sustainable Development Goals calls on the WTO for the elimination of subsidies that contribute to overexploitation of fisheries by 2020. Mark Halle explains why this matters, and where we need to go from here.
Policy Analysis January 31, 2018

Investment and the WTO Conference

Investment facilitation—if structured right—could reshape global investment law frameworks for the better. However, this solution-oriented cooperative approach is not well-suited for the WTO.
Policy Analysis December 20, 2017

The Coming EVolution of Road Transport

The transition to electric vehicles will cripple long-entrenched markets and create new ones; it will challenge economic and social systems to adapt at uncomfortable speeds and will be accompanied by significant shifts in geopolitical power and relations.
Policy Analysis December 11, 2017