Making Financing for Development Work in a Fragmented World
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We’re at the midpoint of the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (#FfD4) in Sevilla, where countries adopted the Compromiso de Sevilla on day one — a key step that has shifted the focus squarely toward implementation.
The U.S. decision to step away from the agreement highlights the fragility of multilateral cooperation, even as countries strive to find common ground. In this context, what practical steps can move commitments toward real, lasting progress?
Despite temperatures in Sevilla pushing past 40°C, side events remain full as participants focus on answering this very question.
IISD seeks to do so as well. Our latest analysis breaks down the main sources of development finance and highlights those most vulnerable to geopolitical risk, helping FfD4 prioritize policies that can lead to tangible results and weather future crises.
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Why Coordinated Withdrawal from ECT is Key for Urgent and Legally Sound Climate Action
Last weekend, the EU’s exit from the Energy Charter Treaty (ECT) came into effect, a treaty that has generated more ISDS claims from fossil fuels than any other. Here's why coordinated withdrawals from states who remain in the treaty—together with tailored deals to neutralize its ‘sunset clause’ between exited states—are key both for climate action and clearing up the current legal mess.
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Bonn Climate Talks Analysis: Where do we go from here?
Countries lost the first two days of climate talks debating the agenda. What progress—if any—did negotiators make on the road to COP 30 in Brazil? ENB offers its analysis.
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Why Canada’s Oil and Gas Industry Could Leave the Nation Facing Significant Economic Risks
Canada's oil and gas industry is highly exposed to shifting international markets, with 81% of oil and 44% of gas exported abroad. Oil and gas expert Greg Muttitt warns that Canada faces massive economic risks as oil consumption peaks this decade.
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The Vital Manitoban Ecological Landscape in Need of Protection
One of the world’s most ecologically intact landscapes, Manitoba’s Hudson Bay Lowlands, is a biodiversity hotspot and conservation powerhouse, providing nearly CAD 250 million in economic value locally and globally every year, as well as CAD 1.2 trillion in carbon storage value. Here's why it needs protecting.
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How Nature-based Solutions Can Help Address Climate Change Impacts on Senegalese Women
Senegal’s mangrove forests have been severely depleted, with devastating consequences: vanishing fish habitats, entire villages being washed away by floods, and women losing their main source of income. How can nature-based solutions address all these challenges at once?
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Exploring the Promise of Micro-agrivoltaics
In north Bihar, India, some farmers are installing small solar plants to run irrigation pumps and continue farming beneath the panels. Doing so without formal support or mainstream recognition, the grassroot innovation of micro-agrivoltaics has been hiding in plain sight.
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Rethinking Investment Treaties: Join our consultation
An IISD paper sets out how the treaty system can be rethought to accelerate sustainable development. As Josef Ostřanský explains in this video, now we need everyone in the investment community—policymakers, CSOs, academics, investors, campaigners—to help turn the ideas into concrete policies by contributing to our public consultation.
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What Can We Learn About Financing for NAP Processes From Countries’ Plans?
Financing is an important enabling factor for effective, inclusive NAP processes. A new NAP Global Network analysis sheds light on how countries are addressing adaptation finance issues throughout the NAP process.
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Adding Value to Go Beyond Extraction
From the Global South to the G7, mineral-rich countries want to shift away from the extract-and-export development model. A new IGF blog outlines key issues and trends that will be discussed at the leading mining policy forum later this year.
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