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    Targeted Topics: High-level political support and sectoral integration in NAP processes

    Targeted Topics: High-level political support and sectoral integration in NAP processes

    The National Adaptation Planning Global Network’s inaugural Targeted Topics Forum addressed the related topics of securing political support and sectoral integration in the National Adaptation Plan process. Read More
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    The Way Forward: How scenario analysis will help countries implement the SDGs

    The Way Forward: How scenario analysis will help countries implement the SDGs

    The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are intended to offer a ‘supremely ambitious and transformational vision’ for our common future till 2030. Read More
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    Fuel Subsidies in Nigeria: There are better ways to help the poor (and the economy and the environment)

    Fuel Subsidies in Nigeria: There are better ways to help the poor (and the economy and the environment)

    The downturn in oil prices over the past year has hit Nigeria’s public budget hard. When money is tight, it seems obvious that governments should first phase out programmes that are expensive and have low benefit to their intended beneficiaries. Read More
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    Mainstreaming Climate Change Integrated Landscape Assessment, Decision-Support Process & Tool Kit: Guidebook to Implementing the Quantitative and Qualitative Aspects of the Assessment

    Mainstreaming Climate Change Integrated Landscape Assessment, Decision-Support Process & Tool Kit: Guidebook to Implementing the Quantitative and Qualitative Aspects of the Assessment

    This guidebook provides an overview and application of scenario approaches as a method of conducting complex regional and place-based assessments and providing information to support planners developing longer-term adaptation plans. Read More
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    Mainstreaming Climate Change Integrated Landscape Assessment, Decision-Support Process & Tool Kit: Lessons from Southeastern Ontario

    Mainstreaming Climate Change Integrated Landscape Assessment, Decision-Support Process & Tool Kit: Lessons from Southeastern Ontario

    This briefing document summarizes approaches used and lessons learned with a focus on identifying socioeconomic pathways for a region that... Read More

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    G20 subsidies to oil, gas and coal production: Mexico

    G20 subsidies to oil, gas and coal production: Mexico

    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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    Climate Investment, Low-Carbon Innovation and Green Industrial Policy

    Climate Investment, Low-Carbon Innovation and Green Industrial Policy

    IISD President-CEO Scott Vaughan offers up a timely commentary on climate investment, low-carbon innovation and green industrial policy,  ahead of COP21 in Paris. Read More
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    Trade and Sustainable Development: Options for follow-up and review of the trade-related elements of the Post-2015 Agenda and Financing for Development

    Trade and Sustainable Development: Options for follow-up and review of the trade-related elements of the Post-2015 Agenda and Financing for Development

    Trade is reflected throughout the draft Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of June 2015 and the May 2015 draft outcome of the third international Financing for Development (FfD) conference. The first aim of this paper is to map where trade-related elements are found in the SDGs and FfD. Read More
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    The End of Coal: Ontario’s coal phase-out

    The End of Coal: Ontario’s coal phase-out

    Ontario has successfully implemented its policy to put an end to coal use in 2014. This energy transition has become “the single largest GHG... Read More

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    Investment Contracts for Agriculture: Maximizing gains and minimizing risks

    Investment Contracts for Agriculture: Maximizing gains and minimizing risks

    This joint IISD, World Bank and UNCTAD discussion paper marries two substantial bodies of research to show how investment contracts can be set up to promote sustainable development. It presents the top five positive outcomes and the five downsides from private sector investments in large-scale agricultural projects.  Read More

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