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    Meeting Report on Regional Training for Francophone Africa on Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining

    Meeting Report on Regional Training for Francophone Africa on Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining

    More than 40 government representatives from 17 African countries attended a workshop in Yaoundé, Cameroon, from February 26 to March 1, 2018 on how to implement the IGF’s guidance on managing artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM).  Read More
  • Blog
    Canada's Unsung Female Heroes of Life Sciences

    Canada's Unsung Female Heroes of Life Sciences

    International Day of Women and Girls in Science is February 11, 2018. To mark the occasion, let’s look back at some of Canada’s women life scientists.  Read More
  • Blog
    Cape Town’s Water Woes: An uncomfortable parable on climate change

    Cape Town’s Water Woes: An uncomfortable parable on climate change

    Can the current water crisis that Cape Town is experiencing be seen as a parable for climate change? Aaron Cosbey thinks so and explains all. Read More
  • Policy Brief
    Measuring Winnipeggers' Convenient Access to Public Transit

    Measuring Winnipeggers' Convenient Access to Public Transit

    IISD has developed a method to track convenient access to public bus transit in Winnipeg, in Canada and globally.  Read More
  • Policy Brief
    sNAPshot | Monitoring and Evaluation in the NAP Process: Opportunities, challenges and emerging solutions

    sNAPshot | Monitoring and Evaluation in the NAP Process: Opportunities, challenges and emerging solutions

    This Overview Brief explores the topic of monitoring and evaluation (M&E) in the National Adaptation Plan (NAP) process.  Read More
  • Policy Brief
    sNAPshot: Strategic Communications for National Adaptation Plan (NAP) Processes

    sNAPshot: Strategic Communications for National Adaptation Plan (NAP) Processes

    This sNAPshot policy brief introduces the topic of strategic communications to support National Adaptation Plan (NAP) processes.  Read More
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    The End of the Line? How to save our fish

    The End of the Line? How to save our fish

    Target 14.6 of the Sustainable Development Goals calls on the WTO for the elimination of subsidies that contribute to overexploitation of fisheries by 2020. Mark Halle explains why this matters, and where we need to go from here. Read More
  • Policy Brief
    Indonesia Energy Subsidy News Briefing January 2018

    Indonesia Energy Subsidy News Briefing January 2018

    This update provides a look at State Budgets from 2017 and 2018, as well as an assessment of liquefied petroleum gas, coal, transport fuels and electricity subsidies. A list of recent GSI reports and commentaries is also included. Read More
  • Blog
    Six Key Factors in Formalizing Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining

    Six Key Factors in Formalizing Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining

    Formalizing the artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) sector would bring it into the formal sector through legal, regulatory and policy frameworks. We explore six of the key ways we can formalize ASM to bring about potential benefits to millions. Read More
  • Briefing Note
    India Energy Subsidy Briefing January 2018

    India Energy Subsidy Briefing January 2018

    The India Energy Subsidy Briefing covers issues related to energy subsidies. January's edition included the Draft National Energy Policy, crude oil prices, inclusions in the new unified tax mechanism, and the competition driving the prices of solar and wind energy.  Read More

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