Links to the latest news and research from the International Institute for Sustainable Development.
Background papers on "four lines of inquiry"—economic
development, technology, carbon markets and adaptation—developed to facilitate
discussion of a post-2012 climate change regime.
Where are we in the Doha Round?
A pre-Hong Kong assessment of progress (or rather, lack of it) on the key
issues in the Doha talks, as of September 2005. Produced for the Swiss Agency
for Development and Cooperation
2004-2005 Annual Report Online
The 2004-2005 edition of Sustaining Excellence includes highlights from the
year ending March 31 and a celebration of IISD’s fifteenth anniversary.
The Impact of Water Conflicts on Pastoral Livelihoods: The Case of Wajir District in Kenya
This report by Eileen Omosa describes and analyzes the impact of conflicts
over water on the livelihoods of pastoral communities in the Wajir District
of Northern Kenya.
IISD News
The September 2005 issue of IISD's newsletter is now online.
Environmental Health and International Trade
This paper explores the various linkages that exist between trade policy
and environmental health and examines the potential impact pathways by which
trade policy might affect environmental health.
Measuring Policy Coherence Among the MEAs
This new paper illustrates some methodological tools to define and measure
policy coherence in multilateral environmental agreements in order to begin
to address concerns among the international and national communities regarding
overlap and duplication of goals and programs.
IISD Model International Agreement on Investment for Sustainable Development – Negotiators’ Handbook
IISD has produced a model agreement on investment for sustainable development—the
result of 18 months of drafting and consultation. This handbook includes
the complete text of the agreement and article-by-article commentary.
IISD's Dashboard of Sustainability
Indicators of sustainable development.
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IISD Linkages coverage of major environment and development negotiations and conferences.
UNFCCC Workshop on the Development of the Five-Year Programme of Work on Impacts, Vulnerability and Adaptation to Climate Change
October 17-19, 2005 | Bonn, Germany
The Ocean Policy Summit (TOPS)
2005: International Conference on Integrated Ocean Policy: National and Regional
Experiences, Prospects, and Emerging Practices
October 11-13, 2005 | Lisbon, Portugal
Creating Pro-Poor Markets for Ecosystem Services: A High-Level Brainstorming Workshop
October 10-12, 2005 | London, United Kingdom
Second meeting of the
Conference of the Parties to the Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed
Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International
Trade
September 27-30, 2005 | Rome, Italy
8th Session of WG-III and 24th Session of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
September 22-28, 2005 | Montreal, Canada
PREPCOM 3 for the Further Development of a Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management (SAICM)
September 19-24, 2005 | Vienna
UNIDO Seminar: Linking the Kyoto Project-Based Mechanisms with the EU ETS
September 15-16, 2005 | Austria Centre, Vienna, Austria
First Meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Review of the Implementation of the Convention
September 5-9, 2005 | Montreal, Canada
2nd International Expert Meeting
on a 10-Year Framework of Programmes for Sustainable Consumption and Production:
As contained in Chapter III of the Johannesburg Plan of Implementation
September 5-8, 2005 | San José, Costa Rica
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