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Canada’s First National Adaptation Strategy Is a Milestone Toward Achieving Climate Resilience

Canada reached a major milestone toward a climate-resilient future today with the release of its first National Adaptation Strategy (NAS) for final consultations and an accompanying federal Adaptation Action Plan.

Statement November 24, 2022

Geneva SDG Community Coffee: Peace, justice, and gender equality

This event will explore the interlinkages between Sustainable Development Goal (SDG)16 on Peace, Just and Inclusive Societies and SDG 5 on Gender Equality

Conference November 24, 2022

Indonesia's JETP Deal Will Only Succeed if Coupled with Radical Measures to Unblock Renewable Energy Pipeline

At the G20 Summit in Bali, a group of developed countries—led by the United States of America and Japan—pledged to mobilize US$20 billion (around Rp300 trillion) over the next 3-5 years to accelerate Indonesia’s energy transition through early retirement of coal power plants and deployment of renewable energy. The flood of new finance for renewable energy under the so-called Just Energy Transition Partnership agreement (JETP) is certainly welcome—but unless the critical barriers to renewable energy deployment in Indonesia are addressed, the deal will fail to deliver.

IISD in the news November 24, 2022

Carbon trading: A tool for reconciliation or colonization?

Eriel Tchekwie Deranger’s home community of Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation is in what she calls a “sacrifice zone.” The nation borders the oil production epicentre of Canada: the oilsands, which leak toxic chemicals and wreak havoc on local ecosystems.

IISD in the news November 23, 2022

National Training Workshop on Cameroon's Investment Treaties – Phase 2

From November 22 to 24, 2022, IISD, in cooperation with the Commonwealth Secretariat, organized the second phase of its national training on investment treaties on behalf of the government of Cameroon

Workshop November 22, 2022

Global Market Report: Cocoa prices and sustainability

This report presents the production and consumption trends of the cocoa sector and how voluntary sustainability standards can improve the commodity's market resilience.

Report November 22, 2022

COP27 ends with historic compensation fund to address climate change-induced disasters- Key details

COP27: The UN climate summit agreed to set up a "transitional committee' to decide how the money will be provided and who will contribute to the fund. Its recommendations will be discussed at COP28 next year.

IISD in the news November 21, 2022

Egypt summit decides to set up a fund for climate catastrophes, no other progress

After resisting it for years, the developed world finally caved in on the issue of loss and damage at the UN climate summit in Egypt, agreeing to the longstanding demand by vulnerable countries to establish a fund to pay for climate disasters that have been brought on by global warming.

IISD in the news November 21, 2022

The world waited far too long for this, says India after COP27 ends with historic compensation fund

The UN climate summit in Egypt concluded on Sunday with a landmark decision to establish a fund to address loss and damage, but the outcome on other crucial issues such as India's call for phasedown of all fossil fuels reflected little progress.

IISD in the news November 21, 2022

In a historic first, rich countries will pay for losses and damages caused by climate change

Loss and damages fund has long been a demand of the developing world, which is facing the brunt of climate change. At COP27, talks over the fund nearly broke down late Saturday.

IISD in the news November 20, 2022