Preventing disaster capitalism
This commentary challenges notions of private-sector efficiency in the aftermath of Typhoon Haiyan/Yolanda. It references IISD publication Addressing Land Ownership after Natural Disasters in regards to land grabs.
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Sustainable Development in Greenland: Perspectives from a preliminary stakeholder consultation
How Greenlandic policy-makers are planning for sustainable investment in their country's natural resources.
Shining a Light on Fossil Fuel Subsidies at the WTO: How NGOs can contribute to WTO notification and surveillance
Fossil fuel subsidies undermine efforts to mitigate climate change and damage the trading system. However, multilateral discussion is hampered by inconsistent definitions and incomplete data.
Climate governance evolving to make room for new actors
This article co-authored by IISD President Scott Vaughan explores the evolving landscape of climate change policy innovation both inside and outside of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) process.
Private Sector Investment in a Changing Climate: Resilient rice value chain development in Uganda
The Private Sector Investment in a Changing Climate (PSI–Climate) initiative aims to explore how domestic private sector investments can support climate risk management along agricultural value chains.
Manitoba Bioeconomy Atlas
The Manitoba Bioeconomy Atlas demonstrates the economic and ecological value of common wetland plants as a marketable feedstock for biomass energy—all with the goal of creating a healthier Lake Winnipeg basin and developing a Manitoba bioeconomy.
Green Public Procurement in China: Making the case for implementation through the quantification of the potential economic, social and environmental multiplier benefits
IISD and green public procurement stakeholders in China are of the view that the awareness of Chinese policy-makers needs to be raised about the positive externalities and the positive environmental, social and economic multipliers that could be realized through GPP.