Upcoming Events
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June 25, 2020
Webinar | Voluntary Sustainability Standards and Resilient Supply Chains: Bananas, cotton, palm oil, and soybeans
Join us to learn about and discuss the key findings from the recent reports in the Sustainable Commodities Marketplace Series from the State of Sustainability Initiatives at the International Institute for Sustainable Development.
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June 24, 2020
Webinar | Engaging the Private Sector in National Adaptation Plans: A toolkit to guide effective strategies
The private sector plays an important role in the success of any National Adaptation Plan (NAP), so recognizing how to best engage local businesses and larger stakeholders in the NAP process should be prioritized.Register here.Ask yourself, which business should be engaged in your climate change adaptation planning processes: the smallholder farmer or the big banker? Or when should you engage them
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June 18, 2020
Parliamentarians' Action for Gender Equality and Food Security as a Response to COVID-19
During this webinar, parliamentarians from Africa, Europe, Latin America, and the Caribbean adopted a call for action in response to the impacts of Covid-19 on gender equality, food secutiry and nutrition. The declaration is available at the bottom of this page in English and in French.
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June 11, 2020
SEMI FINAL: How Canada is Hacking Lake Winnipeg
Want to discover what innovative and exciting ideas Canada's young professionals and entrepreneurs have tucked up their sleeves to help save Lake Winnipeg?
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June 10, 2020
Webinar: How Are African Governments Responding to Avert a COVID-19 Hunger Crisis?
This Ceres2030 webinar brought together African ministers responsible for agriculture and trade to discuss the measures their countries are taking to avert a hunger crisis by ensuring that livelihoods are secured and food systems remain functional. Ministers shared insights into the role the international community can play to support their efforts.*En
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June 10, 2020
Employment in Mining During COVID-19: Impacts, responses and future outlook
Join the IGF Wednesday, June 10, at 9 a.m. Ottawa / 3 p.m. Geneva as we look at the impacts of COVID-19 on employment and earnings in the mining sector.
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June 10, 2020
Webinar: South Africa's Electricity Sector Reform: Experience from emerging economies
This webinar will look at electricity sector reform in South Africa, and how Eskom can adapt this reform to the post-pandemic economy by prioritizing social and environmental impacts.
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June 9-11, 2020
International Association of Great Lakes Researchers 2020 Conference Online
IISD Experimental Lakes Area—the world's freshwater laboratory—is proud to present IAGLR's 63rd Annual Conference, 2020: Focusing on the Future, online. Be sure to mark it in your calendars from June 9 to 11, 2020.
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June 9, 2020
Business Models and the UN Sustainable Development Goals: Connecting the Dots Between Impact and Resilience
Now more than ever, understanding a global commitment to the Sustainable Development Goals is a great tool for your organization's success. For years, the Business Model Canvas has been a tool that SMEs and larger companies have used to use to prepare for launch, scale and growth. But times have changed. It is time to connect the dots on how impact and sustainability must connect to
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May 29, 2020
[ES] Webinar: Mining Tax Policy and Administration Responses to COVID-19
This webinar will explore mining tax policy and administrative responses to the COVID-19 health crisis.
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