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    Gender-Responsive Climate Action

    Gender-Responsive Climate Action

    What does gender-responsive climate action look like? Expert commentary on achieving gender-responsive climate action through women’s empowerment, inclusive policy-making and other innovative practices. Read More
  • Report
    New poll shows Canadians want to end public subsidies for oil and gas companies

    New poll shows Canadians want to end public subsidies for oil and gas companies

    New polling shows that Canadians are strongly opposed to federal and provincial governments using public dollars to subsidize oil and gas companies.  Read More
  • Blog
    Emerging Stories of Big Data for Resilience Building: Dar Ramani Huria

    Emerging Stories of Big Data for Resilience Building: Dar Ramani Huria

    In the unplanned and informal settlements that abound in Dar es Salaam, flooding causes heavy losses in livelihoods and infrastructure. What does Big Data have to do with this? Read More
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    Beating Plastic Pollution: If you can't reuse it, refuse it

    Beating Plastic Pollution: If you can't reuse it, refuse it

    June 5 marks World Environment Day, with a focus on reducing the heavy burden plastic pollution places on nature, wildlife and human health. This blog explains four ways we can all make a difference. Read More
  • Policy Brief
    G7 Fossil Fuel Subsidy Scorecard: Tracking the phase-out of fiscal support and public finance for oil, gas and coal

    G7 Fossil Fuel Subsidy Scorecard: Tracking the phase-out of fiscal support and public finance for oil, gas and coal

    While progress is being made to transition away from fossil fuels, this analysis shows that G7 governments continue to provide at least USD 100 billion in subsidies and public finance to the production and use of coal, oil and gas that may hinder or delay these shifts.  Read More
  • Report
    The Health Cost of Coal in Indonesia

    The Health Cost of Coal in Indonesia

    This paper looks at the health impacts of coal, including related non-communicable diseases and their costs to Indonesians, suggesting several ways the country could reduce coal's negative impacts. Read More
  • Blog
    Why Social Innovation Is Crucial in Mining

    Why Social Innovation Is Crucial in Mining

    Social innovation has been recognized as crucial for the future of the mining industry. In this blog, we interview Alec Crawford, Senior Researcher at IISD, about his thoughts on social innovation in the sector. Read More
  • Blog
    IISD Contributes to the Annual Meeting of the New Development Bank

    IISD Contributes to the Annual Meeting of the New Development Bank

    IISD applauds the New Development Bank for setting out a clear target whereby two thirds of its portfolio will advance sustainable infrastructure as well as their strategic focus on clean energy, irrigation and water resource management. Read More
  • Policy Brief
    sNAPshot | Funding Adaptation Through Cambodia’s National Budget

    sNAPshot | Funding Adaptation Through Cambodia’s National Budget

    The National Adaptation Plan (NAP) processes underway in a growing number of developing countries require significant funding that is expected to come from a mix of sources, including domestic public finance, international public finance and private finance. Read More
  • Report
    Enabling Voices, Demanding Rights: A guide to gender-sensitive community engagement in large-scale land-based investment in agriculture

    Enabling Voices, Demanding Rights: A guide to gender-sensitive community engagement in large-scale land-based investment in agriculture

    This guide was prepared jointly by IISD and Oxfam in response to the adverse impacts that large-scale land-based investments in the agricultural sector have often had on women. It also provides suggested options that communities can use to respond to this challenge.  Read More

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The IISD Library includes reports, issue briefs, books, working papers and other materials capturing much of IISD's institutional and research history.

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