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This case study examines how the City of Cape Town (CCT) and GreenCape adapted green economy skills training in Atlantis to ensure continuity during the Covid-19 pandemic lockdowns in 2020. The initiative focused on building economic resilience for vulnerable youth and residents by transitioning to digital platforms and adjusting technical training to meet health protocols.

This document outlines the program and budget for the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI) for the 1995-1996 period, presented for the second meetings of the IAI Executive Council and Conference of the Parties in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

This conceptual note outlines a three-day workshop scheduled for August 6-8, 2025, in Brasilia, Brazil, focused on introducing scientific diplomacy to promote sustainable development and regional priorities in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) ahead of COP30.

The document outlines the 2006/07 Annual Plan for the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI), focusing on integrating scientific research, capacity building, and policy relevance. Key initiatives include the transition from the first Cooperative Research Network (CRN I) to the second (CRN II), the implementation of administrative rationalization, and the expansion of strategic partnerships in the Americas to enhance the institute's role as an intergovernmental organization.

The Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI) activity plan for July 2016 to June 2017 outlines institutional transitions, research initiatives focused on interdisciplinarity, capacity-building seminars, and science-policy engagement through international forums and partnerships.

The IAI Directorate Report for June 2015 - May 2016 details the institute's efforts in capacity building, science-policy liaison, and global convention engagement. Key activities include the Training Institute Seed Grant Program, the development of Professional Development Seminars, and strategic partnerships with the UN, CBD, and Future Earth to integrate global change science with sustainable development goals.

The document is a fact sheet describing the Science Diplomacy Center (SDC), a regional initiative by the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI) designed to integrate science, policy, and diplomacy to address global change and sustainable development in the Americas.

This report from the Implementation Committee (IAI/IC) provides recommendations to the first meeting of the Conference of the Parties (CoP) for the operationalization of the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI). It outlines the institute's history, its proposed distributed research network structure, a seven-theme science agenda, and the administrative and financial frameworks required to manage regional global change research in the Americas.

A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed on April 10, 2024, between the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI) and the Coiba-AIP Scientific Station (COIBA-AIP) to cooperate on research, education, and information exchange regarding global change and sustainable development.

This Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), signed on September 14, 2018, establishes a formal partnership between the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) and the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI). The agreement aims to strengthen scientific contributions to policy processes and build institutional capacities to support the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in the Americas.

This Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), signed on June 5, 2019, establishes a framework for collaboration between the Permanent Secretariat of the Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization (SP/OTCA) and the Executive Direction of the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI) to enhance information exchange and scientific cooperation regarding global change and sustainable development in the Amazon Biome.

The IAI Science Technology & Policy (STeP) Fellowship Pilot Program (2020-2024) is a professional development initiative designed to bridge the gap between the scientific and policymaking communities in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). The program provides a two-year training curriculum focused on three pillars—Science Diplomacy, Communication, and Leadership—to equip scientists with the soft skills and policy knowledge necessary to inform sustainable development and global change policies.

This briefing analyzes the historical and systemic link between poverty and environmental degradation, arguing that sustainable development requires integrating these two goals. It highlights how extreme wealth inequality drives resource overconsumption and how the world's poorest populations are disproportionately affected by climate-related disasters, conflict, and zoonotic pandemics like COVID-19. The text advocates for shifting government metrics from GDP to national well-being indices and limiting the resource consumption of the wealthiest 10% to allow the poor to escape poverty within planetary boundaries.

This report examines the tension between trade liberalization and environmental conservation in the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS). It highlights how rapid economic growth and infrastructure development have exacerbated illegal wildlife and timber trade and increased vulnerability to climate change, while regional governance remains hampered by non-binding agreements and limited administrative capacity.

This fact sheet outlines the economic and environmental benefits of Green Public Procurement (GPP) based on the IISD GPP model, highlighting that GPP can offset its own costs through energy, health, and environmental savings.

The Entrepreneur’s Toolkit is a collaborative, wiki-based online platform launched in 2008 to provide social and environmental entrepreneurs with resources, knowledge, and peer-to-peer advice to enhance business performance and sustainable development impacts.

This fact sheet describes the Trade Knowledge Network (TKN), a global collaboration of research institutions coordinated by the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) since 1998. The TKN aims to promote sustainable development by strengthening research capacity in developing countries and generating policy analysis on trade and investment.

This executive summary, published by the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) in April 2023, evaluates the legal and policy framework for Environmental and Social Impact Assessments (ESIA) in Madagascar's mining sector. Based on the Intergovernmental Forum on Mining, Minerals, Metals and Sustainable Development (IGF) guidelines, the document identifies strengths in Madagascar's existing regulations and institutions while highlighting critical gaps regarding stability clauses, ministerial powers, permit sequencing, and public participation. It provides specific recommendations to align national laws with international best practices to ensure sustainable mining development.

This fact sheet describes a joint project by the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD), Climate Change and Development Consultants (CC&D), and the Center for Clean Air Policy (CCAP) to analyze how the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) can be used to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the transportation sector, with a specific focus on Chile.

This 2009 report by the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) examines the use and impact of investment incentives used by Southeast Asian nations to attract foreign direct investment (FDI). It analyzes how these incentives affect economic growth, government revenue, technology transfer, employment, and the environment, while exploring the dynamics of investment competition within the region and with China.