IISD In The News
IISD's research, experts and publications are regularly featured by press outlets and on multimedia platforms around the world.
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As Indonesia's oil sector is less profitable, it’s time for clean energy: Experts
The Jakarta Post - February 20, 2019 The continuous decline in oil prices that has led to a lower contribution to national revenue should become a wake-up call for the government to immediately kick off fiscal reform that would speed up the use of renewable energy, experts in a recent discussion said.
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PLANS NATIONAUX D'ADAPTATION AU CHANGEMENT CLIMATIQUE
Reporter Bénin - February 14, 2019 Réunis sur l’île de Zanzibar en Tanzanie plusieurs experts venus de 13 pays en développement échangent sur des expériences qui sont mises en oeuvre dans l'élaboration des Plans Nationaux d'Adaptation au Changement climatique.
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Saint Lucia works on private sector engagement and climate finance strategy
St. Lucia News Online - February 08, 2019 Under the National Adaptation Plan (NAP) process, the Government of Saint Lucia is continuing its efforts to increase engagement with the private sector on climate change.
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Canadian banks signal that Redwater decision now weighs on oilpatch loans
National Observer - February 08, 2019 A recent landmark Supreme Court ruling upholding environmental rights is a new wrinkle influencing how wide Canada's banks open their wallets when lending to the oilpatch.
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Mineral-rich neighbours increase their appeal to the kind of investors SA wants
Sunday Times (South Africa) - February 03, 2019 Recent overhauls of mining legislation in Namibia, Angola and Zimbabwe could start to attract investment away from SA, as long as SA fails to make its mining code and legislation more competitive.
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Saatnya Indonesia Memutus Ketergantungan Energi Fosil
Media Indonesia - January 31, 2019 Indonesia merupakan salah satu dari sedikit negara berkembang yang berhasil mengurangi ketergantungan fiskal pada pendapatan dari produksi bahan bakar fosil, tetapi tetap mempertahankan pertumbuhan dan diversifikasi ekonomi sebagai sumber pendapatan pemerintah.
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Ethiopia moves to actualise climate adaptation plan
Enviro News Nigeria - January 30, 2019 The government of Ethiopia on Wednesday, January 23, 2019 hosted its first National Adaptation Plan (NAP) assembly, bringing together key government actors and development partners in dialogue on the transition to implementation of the country’s NAP.
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SHE IS A GOLD DIGGER: WOMEN STRIKE IT BIG IN EAST AFRICA
OZY - January 29, 2019 Across the region, female miners are demanding – and gaining – positions of influence long denied to them, building a path to economic prosperity.
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Seniors face oil and gas pension time bomb 'reminiscent of those of Nortel and Sears'
National Observer - January 22, 2019 The Bank of Canada and other key financial institutions are moving toward green disclosure practices, but none appear close to recently-recommended requirements for mandatory reporting on climate change risks to the economy that investors are hungry for.
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The battle on the frontline of climate change in Mali
BBC - January 22, 2019 Climate change is aggravating the conflict in Mali and making it harder to survive, writes BBC correspondent Lyse Doucet.
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