Events
Through conferences, webinars, workshops, and panel discussions, IISD actively engages some of the world's leading thinkers on various topics of sustainable development.
Past events
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Fisheries Subsidies: Identifying Technical Assistance for Implementation
This informal dialogue will provide developing WTO Member negotiators, international agencies and civil society actors with an opportunity to discuss the possibilities for support to implementation of an agreement on fisheries subsidies.
Special Event on Health & Climate Change
Special Event on Health & Climate Change co-organized by the IISD Global Subsidies Initiative and the World Health Organization.
Geneva Seminar: Joint Statement Initiative on Electronic Commerce
This seminar, held on Wednesday January 29, 2020, focused on the Joint Statement Initiative on Electronic Commerce. It presented the history and developments in the exploratory talks and subsequent negotiations on electronic commerce among a group of WTO Members, a process that was launched at the organization’s Eleventh Ministerial Conference in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in 2017.
Geneva Seminar: Joint Statement Initiative on Investment Facilitation
This seminar, held on Tuesday January 28, 2020, focused on the Joint Statement Initiative on Investment Facilitation, launched by a group of 70 WTO Members at the organization’s Eleventh Ministerial Conference in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in 2017.
Webinar: The Energy Charter Treaty: To "modernize" or to exit?
This webinar, part of IISD's series of Webinars on Investment Law and Policy, focused on the Energy Charter Treaty (ECT). The event was held on January 22, 2020, at 3:30 PM CET/9:30 AM EST.
IISD at the Global Forum for Food and Agriculture (GFFA) 2020
Carin Smaller, IISD’s Director of Agriculture, Trade and Investment, will be moderating an expert panel discussion at this year's Global Forum for Food and Agriculture (GFFA). The panel, taking place on Friday January 17, 2020, will address “Free and Fair Agriculture Trade in and with Africa: The Role of the AfCFTA for Food Security."
COP25 Halfway Point Webinar
Midway through the 2019 Climate Change Conference (COP25) in Madrid, the Earth Negotiations Bulletin team hosts an update on progress.
Raising NDC ambition to reach climate action goals: Fossil fuel subsidies, energy pricing and swaps
How much can we reduce greenhouse gas emissions if we raise ambition with second-generation Nationally Determined Contributions? This panel and discussion setting will focus on sharing lessons on fossil fuel subsidy reform and pricing based on country experience.