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This case study from the NAP Global Network describes the development of Colombia's National Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) system for climate change adaptation, focusing on lessons learned and future steps. It is part of a broader series examining the alignment of national efforts across the Paris Agreement, the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction, and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

This briefing note describes the role of the integrated vulnerability assessment (IVA) framework in supporting National Adaptation Plan (NAP) processes in Kiribati, Tuvalu, and the Solomon Islands.

This report summarizes a 2018 forum on advancing natural infrastructure (NI) in Canada. It highlights the economic value of NI in mitigating climate risks, such as flooding, and identifies critical barriers to its implementation, including restrictive public sector accounting standards and funding gaps in federal programs like the ICIP and DMAF. The report recommends adopting natural asset accounting, utilizing green and resilience bonds, and creating dedicated federal NI funding to complement traditional grey infrastructure.

This policy brief analyzes the Agreement on Environmental Cooperation (ECA) and Chapter 24 of the Canada–United States–Mexico Agreement (CUSMA), evaluating how they replace the environmental frameworks of NAFTA. The author examines the role of the Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC), changes to dispute settlement, and new definitions regarding trade and environmental enforcement.

This IISD report presents the results of a 2018 online survey of 72 respondents from 54 developing countries regarding their investment treaty negotiation processes. It examines trends in treaty renegotiation, the impact of investment disputes, the use of model treaties, ratification procedures, and the specific government agencies involved in leading and supporting these negotiations.

This report examines the gendered impacts of kerosene and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) subsidies and their subsequent reform in Bangladesh, India, and Nigeria, focusing on the welfare, productivity, and empowerment of women and girls in low-income households.

This report analyzes Indonesia's fiscal relationship with fossil fuels, examining the decline in production revenues, the inefficiency of consumption subsidies, and the potential for investing in renewable energy to drive economic diversification.

This report examines how the tokenization of sustainable infrastructure—the digitalization of assets into blockchain-based tokens—can lower financing costs and increase bankability. It highlights that sustainable projects often face higher upfront costs and perceived risks than traditional infrastructure. While offering benefits like enhanced liquidity and lower transaction costs, the report notes that regulatory and technological hurdles remain for widespread adoption.

This case study research analyzes six water quality trading and offset programs across Canada, the United States, and New Zealand to identify policy and program mechanisms for reducing nutrient and contaminant loading, specifically phosphorus and nitrogen, with a view toward application in Manitoba.

A review of local planning documents in Manitoba found that very few development, emergency, or watershed management plans explicitly address climate change adaptation. The report recommends that the province provide better access to local climate projections and update planning templates to guide municipalities in risk mitigation.

A review of 30 local plans in Manitoba reveals that most do not explicitly incorporate climate change adaptation. While flooding is widely recognized as a risk, drought and other climate-driven hazards are often overlooked. Only a small minority of plans identify specific climate trends or establish adaptation actions, with integrated watershed management plans generally showing more detail and clarity than development or emergency plans.

This report documents a workshop held in August 2018 in Johannesburg, South Africa, hosted by the SADC Secretariat and the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD). The meeting focused on defining and implementing 'facilitating investment for sustainable development' for SADC member states, distinguishing this approach from traditional investment facilitation and trade facilitation.

This report applies the Sustainable Asset Valuation (SAVi) methodology to evaluate the financial and macroeconomic viability of green economy (GE) investments in Georgia, specifically focusing on the building, agriculture, and tourism sectors. It demonstrates that while traditional financial analysis may show limited returns, a systemic approach accounting for externalities and GDP growth reveals significant positive returns for taxpayers.

This report by the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) provides commentary on the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) Secretariat's second working paper (WP #2) regarding proposed amendments to the ICSID Arbitration Rules. The IISD argues that the proposed changes are insufficient to promote meaningful reform of investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) and suggests that several priority reforms require amendments to the ICSID Convention itself rather than just the Arbitration Rules.

This report describes a workshop held from July 1 to 5, 2019, in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, focused on managing community development related to the mining industry for member states of the West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU). Organized by the Intergovernmental Forum on Mining, Minerals, Metals and Sustainable Development (IGF) and the WAEMU Commission, the event aimed to improve the use of mining local development funds (MLDFs) and other community development tools.

This report analyzes the global coffee market, focusing on the growth and impact of voluntary sustainability standards (VSSs). It examines production and consumption trends, the role of Low Human Development Countries (LHDCs), and the risks posed by price volatility and climate change to the sector's sustainability goals.

This fact sheet presents results from a 2018 online survey of 72 respondents from 54 countries, conducted between March and May 2018. The survey targeted government officials and regional organization members from developing countries involved in investment policy and treaty disputes, specifically members of the Investment Policy Network (IPN).

The Sustainable Asset Valuation (SAVi) tool, developed by the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD), is a simulation-based methodology designed to integrate environmental, social, and economic risks and externalities into the financial valuation of infrastructure assets.

This guidebook by the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) examines how Voluntary Sustainability Standards (VSSs) in agriculture can be leveraged to advance gender equality and women's empowerment in alignment with the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Analyzing five key standards, the document identifies opportunities for VSSs to improve women's working conditions and decision-making, while warning that without gender-sensitive implementation, they may inadvertently increase women's unpaid labor burdens or reinforce patriarchal norms.

This report presents interim results from a Sustainable Asset Valuation (SAVi) analysis conducted for the government of Jammu & Kashmir to develop a business case for the long-term conservation of Lake Dal in Srinagar, India. The analysis evaluates various scenarios to address anthropogenic pressures—such as untreated sewage, fertilizer runoff, and encroachment—that have caused eutrophication and declining fish stocks.