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  • Policy Brief
    Building a Climate-Resilient City: Agriculture and food security

    Building a Climate-Resilient City: Agriculture and food security

    This policy brief focuses on measures related to agriculture and food security that cities can take to build their resilience to climate change. Read More
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    Building a Climate-Resilient City: Economics and finance

    Building a Climate-Resilient City: Economics and finance

    This policy brief focuses on economic and financial measures to build cities' resilience to climate change. Read More
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    Caribbean Perspective: How is the NAP process helping countries prepare for climate change?

    Caribbean Perspective: How is the NAP process helping countries prepare for climate change?

    How are countries using the National Adaptation Plan process to prepare for climate change? Read More
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    IISD Speech: President and CEO Scott Vaughan at PAGE Ministerial Conference, Berlin

    IISD Speech: President and CEO Scott Vaughan at PAGE Ministerial Conference, Berlin

    IISD President and CEO Scott Vaughan speaks at the PAGE Ministerial Conference in Berlin, Germany on March 27, 2017. Read More
  • Blog
    Sticks and Toxic Carrots: Clearing the air in China and India

    Sticks and Toxic Carrots: Clearing the air in China and India

    Both countries can do more to ensure that policies on air pollution and clean energy are aligned. Read More
  • Policy Brief
    Stopping Payments to Polluters: Clearing the air with fossil fuel subsidy reform in China and India

    Stopping Payments to Polluters: Clearing the air with fossil fuel subsidy reform in China and India

    Improving urban air quality is a headline concern in both India and China. Fossil fuel subsidy reform is a potentially powerful tool in securing an improvement for both countries. Read More
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    How Can We Successfully Integrate the Sustainable Development Goals Into Our Current Policies?

    How Can We Successfully Integrate the Sustainable Development Goals Into Our Current Policies?

    How can we make sure that the Sustainable Development Goals are part of our governments' polices? Read More
  • Commentary
    Reply to the European Commission’s public consultation on a multilateral reform of investment dispute resolution

    Reply to the European Commission’s public consultation on a multilateral reform of investment dispute resolution

    The European Commission launched a public consultation to gather views on options for a multilateral reform of investment dispute resolution on December 21, 2016. This commentary outlines IISD's reaction. Read More
  • Blog
    Could Canada stay on course if the U.S. pulls a U-turn on vehicle fuel efficiency?

    Could Canada stay on course if the U.S. pulls a U-turn on vehicle fuel efficiency?

    Amin Assadolahi takes a look at the implications of the Trump Administration reopening the mid-term review of the Corporate Average Fuel Economy standards, which would have seen vehicle fleet efficiency rise more than 50 miles per gallon by 2025. Read More
  • Commentary
    A Solar Journey: Reaching the remotest villages

    A Solar Journey: Reaching the remotest villages

    Sarda’s remote location cuts off its market linkages and increases the challenge of making electricity accessible and other basic services. We document the deployment of solar in this community. Read More

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The IISD Library includes reports, issue briefs, books, working papers and other materials capturing much of IISD's institutional and research history.

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