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  • Policy Brief
    The Farmer and Her Husband: Legal innovations for women in contract farming

    The Farmer and Her Husband: Legal innovations for women in contract farming

    Read our policy brief to learn how contracts, if designed with women’s interests in mind, can help foster more balanced relationships between farmers and buyers, as well as female farmers and their husbands. Read More
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    Progressing National SDGs Implementation: An Independent Assessment of the Voluntary National Review Reports Submitted to the United Nations High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development in 2018

    Progressing National SDGs Implementation: An Independent Assessment of the Voluntary National Review Reports Submitted to the United Nations High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development in 2018

    The report recognizes emerging good practice and gives recommendations for how countries can both improve their implementation of the SDGs and use the HLPF as an opportunity for peer learning. Read More
  • Report
    SADC-IISD Investment Facilitation Workshop

    SADC-IISD Investment Facilitation Workshop

    Report of the meeting held August 21–23, 2018 in Johannesburg, South Africa. Read More
  • Briefing Note
    Integrating Climate Adaptation in Water Catchment Planning in Uganda

    Integrating Climate Adaptation in Water Catchment Planning in Uganda

    This briefing note provides an overview of the results of a climate risk assessment of water resources in the Ruhezamyenda catchment in Uganda, sets out recommendations on how to incorporate the learning into planning and implementation at the catchment level, and describes lessons for the country’s National Adaptation Plan (NAP) process. Read More
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    Advancing Natural Infrastructure in Canada: A forum report

    Advancing Natural Infrastructure in Canada: A forum report

    The Advancing Natural Infrastructure in Canada forum convened Canadian experts to discuss how natural infrastructure can build climate-resilient cities/landscapes. This report highlights forum presentations, discussions, insights and next steps.  Read More
  • Blog
    Canadians Deserve Decision-Making Based on More than GDP

    Canadians Deserve Decision-Making Based on More than GDP

    If Canadians (or citizens anywhere) want well-being to continue for their children and grandchildren, the country’s comprehensive wealth must be sustained. Read More
  • Report
    Survey on Developing Country Investment Treaty Negotiations

    Survey on Developing Country Investment Treaty Negotiations

    At the suggestion of participants at the 11th Annual Forum of Developing Country Investment Negotiators, IISD produced a survey of developing... Read More

  • Policy Brief
    Weighing up the Environmental Cooperation Agreement under the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement

    Weighing up the Environmental Cooperation Agreement under the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement

    Trade agreements can have important environmental effects. We take a look at what’s old, what’s new and what’s noteworthy in the Canada–United States–Mexico Agreement when it comes to the environment. Read More
  • Report
    2018 IGF Annual Report

    2018 IGF Annual Report

    The IGF 2018 annual report dives into our commitment to making sure mining’s benefits are not just shared but leveraged for sustainable development by our 69 member countries. Read More
  • Policy Brief
    sNAPshot: Colombia’s Progress in Developing a National Monitoring and Evaluation System for Climate Change Adaptation

    sNAPshot: Colombia’s Progress in Developing a National Monitoring and Evaluation System for Climate Change Adaptation

    This NAP Global Network sNAPshot describes the development of the National Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) system for adaptation in Colombia and shares lessons learned and the next steps in the process. Read More

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