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Sharp opinion and analysis on issues that are critical to sustainable development.
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June 29
How to Implement Strategic, Smart, Sustainable Public Procurement
Public procurement is “not a back-office function anymore, but a crucial pillar for delivering government services, and a strategic one for tackling climate change.”
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June 28
Une nouvelle loi pour sécuriser les terres au profit des paysans maliens
Le 11 avril 2017, le Président malien a promulgué la loi foncière agricole (LFA) adoptée par l'Assemblée nationale 10 jours plus tôt. C'est la première fois dans l'histoire législative du Mali qu'une loi est spécifiquement adoptée pour traiter des terres agricoles.
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June 27
Strengthening the Ties Between Gender and Resilience? Canada’s Feminist International Assistance Policy
Canada’s new feminist international assistance policy provides a bold and exciting approach to address international development challenges in contexts where inequality and exclusion of women and girls still prevail.
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June 26
Big Data: What is it? How Can It Help Advance Sustainable Development?
What is big data and how could it help advance sustainable development? We sat down with Geoff Gunn from our Water Program to learn more.
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June 20
Making the International Trade System Work for Climate Change: Five Ways to Address Fossil Fuel Subsidies through the WTO and International Trade Agreements
Can the international trade system be a catalyst for reforming fossil fuel subsidies (FFSs) to help relieve the burden on the public purse, reduce local and global air pollution, improve energy security and tackle climate change?
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June 16
IISD Experimental Lakes Area's Lake 626 Climate Change Diversion Project
IISD-ELA's Lake 626 Diversion project has been exploring the effects of climate change on water since 2008. How does it work? And what have we discovered so far?
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June 15
Historic New Law Secures Land for Malian Farmers
Farmers in Mali have gained critical new rights to their traditional land—and rural communities have gained much-needed economic stability—as a result of a historic new law.
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June 14
Why We Need a "Comprehensive and Inclusive" Investment-Related Dispute Settlement Mechanism
If investment-related dispute settlement mechanisms at the international level were to be built anew, what should they look like?
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June 13
The Message of the Brundtland Commission Continues to Resonate, Thirty Years On
Mark Halle explores why the Brundtland Commission, which first articulated the notion of sustainable development back in 1987, still manages to inspire 30 years later. (UN Photo)
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June 12
The True Cost of Coal and Renewables in Indonesia
Indonesia is facing an energy crunch as demand for electricity rises across the country. The country is one of the world’s largest coal producers, and is developing plans for an additional 35 gigawatts (GW) of new coal-fired power stations. Proponents of the development claim that coal is the cheapest source of energy available. Is this really true?
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