农田和水资源投资合同谈判指南

The guide outlines a framework for negotiating farmland and water investment contracts, emphasizing the primacy of domestic law over contracts and international treaties. It provides a comprehensive preparation checklist and a model contract containing clauses on land rights, environmental and social impact assessments, financial obligations, and community development agreements. The document warns against 'stabilization clauses' and advocates for transparency and rigorous investor screening to mitigate the high failure rate of large-scale agricultural projects.

• Large-scale agricultural projects have high failure rates; a World Bank review of 179 projects across 32 countries found that 50% were financial failures or moderate failures due to 'fatal flaws' in conception, such as incorrect location or crop choice.
• The guide recommends that environmental and social impact assessments (ESIA) and subsequent management plans be legally binding obligations within the contract, with failure to comply constituting a material breach.
• Transparency is critical to reducing corruption and increasing community support; the guide argues that all investment contracts and related documents (excluding truly sensitive commercial data) should be public.

APA

Smaller), 卡. (., Mann, H., Bernasconi-Osterwalder, N., Pinter, L., McCandless, M., & Parry, J.-E. (2016). 农田和水资源投资合同谈判指南. International Institute for Sustainable Development. https://www.iisd.org/system/files/publications/iisd-guide-negotiating-investment-contracts-farmland-water-cn.pdf

Chicago

Smaller), 卡林•斯莫勒 (Carin, Howard Mann, Nathalie Bernasconi-Osterwalder, Laszlo Pinter, Matthew McCandless, and Jo-Ellen Parry. 农田和水资源投资合同谈判指南. International Institute for Sustainable Development, 2016. https://www.iisd.org/system/files/publications/iisd-guide-negotiating-investment-contracts-farmland-water-cn.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{smaller2016, author = {Smaller), 卡林•斯莫勒 (Carin and Mann, Howard and Bernasconi-Osterwalder, Nathalie and Pinter, Laszlo and McCandless, Matthew and Parry, Jo-Ellen}, title = {{农田和水资源投资合同谈判指南}}, institution = {International Institute for Sustainable Development}, year = {2016}, month = jan, url = {https://www.iisd.org/system/files/publications/iisd-guide-negotiating-investment-contracts-farmland-water-cn.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }