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Annual Report
IISD's 2014 / 2015 Annual Report
Fast Forward to Sustainable Development.
In this critical year for sustainable development, IISD’s robust, integrated, and applied... Read More
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New Research Links Water Security and Economic Growth
While it is intuitively clear that economic growth is related to water security there has been very little empirical evidence of this... Read More
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G20 subsidies to oil, gas and coal production: Russia
Jointly prepared by IISD, OCI and ODI, this country study and accompanying data sheet compiles publicly available information on fossil fuel... Read More
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Migration and Conservation in the Lake Albert Ecosystem (Policy Brief)
Migration is playing a significant role in the deterioration of the Lake Albert ecosystem in Buliisa District, as migrants, mainly coming from neighbouring provinces in the Democratic Republic of Congo, are pulled to the region by the economic opportunities. Read More -
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Migration and Conservation in the Lake Albert Ecosystem
Migration is playing a significant role in the deterioration of the Lake Albert ecosystem in Buliisa District, as migrants, mainly coming from neighbouring provinces in the Democratic Republic of Congo, are pulled to the region by the economic opportunities. Read More -
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Migration and Conservation in the Bale Mountains Ecosystem (Policy Brief)
Human migration is playing a significant role in driving land conversion and sustaining the overexploitation of key natural resources in the Bale Mountains ecosystem, to the detriment of conservation and traditional livelihoods. Read More -
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Fossil fuel subsidy reform – turning the tide?
The recent announcement from UAE that it will reform domestic fossil fuel subsidies is the latest in a growing number of countries taking the opportunity to reform subsidies within the energy sector. Read More -
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Accountability and the SDGs: Three reasons for optimism
It is traditional wisdom that a chain is only as strong as its weakest link. In the chain of governance needed to ensure that humanity moves resolutely towards sustainable development, the weak link is accountability, particularly at the international level. Read More -
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Investment Treaty News Quarterly, Volume 6, Issue 3, August 2015
This issue explores the new Brazilian Agreement on Cooperation and Facilitation of Investments (ACFI); the legal regimes governing farmland investments and water rights in Africa; and new ideas to empower U.S. and European workers in TTIP. Read More -
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How Going Glocal Could Help Fix Our Water Troubles
The need for water management has never been more critical. In North America, the media spotlight has focused most acutely on California, which is facing one its most severe droughts on record. Read More