Upcoming Events
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October 24, 2017
The Role of a Future Binding Instrument on TNCS and OBES with Respect to Human Rights in Providing Inclusive Remedies in Investment-related Disputes
IISD & the Durham Law School hosted a side event during the third session of the OEIGWG on Transnational Corporations and Other Business Enterprises on how a binding instrument could address human rights.
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October 19, 2017
UNIGE-IISD Lunch Series on Investment Disputes: Implementing the OECD Tax Erosion and Profit Shifting Action Items
Investor–state dispute settlement cases have significant public policy implications, including in the areas of health, environmental protection, economic development and taxation.This lunch series aims to examine the relationships between international investment law cases and sustainable development goals and policies.
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October 16-20, 2017
IGF's 13th Annual General Meeting: Managing Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining
Government delegates, leading experts and representatives from the mining industry, academia and civil society will gather in Geneva October 16–20, 2017 for the IGF's 13th Annual General Meeting.
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October 12, 2017
Trade, Investment and Food Security: Designing rules for sustainable food systems
How would you design investment and trade rules to achieve food security and nutrition? This side event at the Committee on World Food Security's plenary, CFS 44, will provide an opportunity for a multistakeholder interactive dialogue on these issues.
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September 23, 2017
IISD Experimental Lakes Area Fall Open House
Join us at our annual open house to learn what IISD-ELA science is all about! IISD-ELA scientists will be on-site to answer questions and discuss anything and everything related to environmental science and freshwater conservation.
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September 21, 2017
UNIGE–IISD Lunch Series on Investment Disputes: Investment Arbitration and Criminal Conduct
Investment arbitration and criminal conduct is the topic for the fourth in a series of public luncheons exploring the complexities of investment disputes at the University of Geneva.
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September 20, 2017
Support IISD-ELA at a Barn Raising at Barn Hammer
Enjoy some local Winnipeg beer, talk with our researchers, all while supporting the world-class freshwater science at IISD Experimental Lakes Area.On Wednesday September 20, 2017, head on down to Barn Hammer Brewing Company in Winnipeg, and $1 from every 16oz glass, 10oz glass, flight board and every 32oz or 64oz growler fill sold in their taproom will be directly donated to IISD
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September 13-15, 2017
Meeting of Negotiators on Investment Agreements and Dispute Settlement – Buenos Aires
IISD and the Secretariat of International Economic Relations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Worship of the Argentine Republic co-hosted a meeting of negotiators on investment treaties and the settlement of investment disputes in Buenos Aires, Argentina, from September 13 to 15, 2017.
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September 7, 2017
Community Meeting to Explore Upcoming IISD-ELA Research
Join us on Thursday September 7, 2017 in Kenora to learn about some exciting new research at IISD Experimental Lakes Area.
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July 18-19, 2017
Measuring the Cost of Ending Hunger Expert Meeting
The International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD), International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and Cornell University convened a meeting of donors and experts to discuss the methodology used in the report Ending Hunger: what would it cost? and how it can help build consensus for the most effective interventions to end hunger, including through a special journal issue.
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For a comprehensive listing of global sustainable development events, please visit: sdg.iisd.org/events/calendar/