Upcoming Events
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November 14-15, 2019
Protecting the Planet & Peoples: Is responsible sourcing of minerals for renewable energy possible?
What core conditions, policies, laws and international instruments need to be implemented to ensure the protection of peoples and the environment affected by the extraction and life cycle of metals?How can human rights and Indigenous rights—including the rights to sovereignty, self-determination, and Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC)—be upheld? How should "no-go zones" for mining
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November 13, 2019
IISD at the UNCTAD High-Level IIA Conference 2019
The International Institute for Sustainable Development participated in the High-Level IIA Conference held by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) on November 13, 2019.
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November 11-13, 2019
Partners For Review - Seventh Network Meeting
Partners for Review is a transnational multi-stakeholder network for government representatives and stakeholders from civil society, the private sector and academia involved in the national review and monitoring process towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals.
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November 7, 2019
Webinar | Advancing National Adaptation Planning: Engaging the private sector in the process
Adapting to the impacts of climate change, whether at the national, subnational or community level, is not the responsibility of governments alone.It requires the coordinated input of multiple stakeholders, including local authorities, development partners and civil society. Businesses and investors will also need to be involved. The strategic and well-informed inclusion of the private sector in
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October 28-30, 2019
Training Workshop: Legal and Policy Aspects of Contract Farming (Bangkok, Thailand)
This training workshop on the legal and policy aspects of contract farming is being co-organized by the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) and the Asian Farmers' Association for Sustainable Rural Development (AFA). It is being held in Bangkok, Thailand, from October 28-30, 2019.
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October 23-25, 2019
First International Conference on Environmental Peacebuilding
The Environmental Peacebuilding Association is hosting its First International Conference on Environmental Peacebuilding from October 23 to 25, 2019.
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October 21, 2019
Webinar - Modelling for Sustainable Development: New Decisions for a New Age
This webinar featured a presentation and discussion on "Modelling for Sustainable Development: New decisions for a new age." It was held on October 21, 2019, at 9 AM EST, 3 PM CEST.
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October 14, 2019
Ceres2030 at CFS 46: Reducing Post-Harvest Losses
Ceres2030, a joint project by Cornell University, the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), and the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD), will be holding a side event on reducing post-harvest losses during the upcoming Committee on World Food Security 46 in Rome.
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October 11, 2019
Financing Nature-Based Infrastructure
This event will be devoted to the subject of financing natural capital and will be held from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. CEST on Friday, October 11, 2019, at International Environment House 2, Room INN, in Geneva, Switzerland.
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October 10, 2019
Trade wars: what implications for agriculture in Africa and other world regions?
This event, being organized jointly by the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) and the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), focused on the implications of trade tensions in major economies on the agricultural sectors of other countries.
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