Past Events
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April 23, 2018
Stakeholder Session on UNCITRAL ISDS Reform Process
The United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) is currently engaged in a process to consider reform of investor-state arbitration (also known as investor-state dispute settlement or ISDS). ISDS is also one of the controversial issues being addressed in the NAFTA renegotiations, and driving the EU-led initiative to create a multilateral court for investment claims.Alongside the
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April 23-27, 2018
Capacity-Building Workshops on the Sustainable Asset Valuation Tool (SAVi) in Senegal
IISD is hosting a series of capacity-building workshops on the use of SAVi and the financing of sustainable infrastructure from April 23 to 27, 2018.
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April 17, 2018
Webinar: UNCITRAL Process on ISDS Reform
IISD is launching its Webinar Series on Investment Law and Policy with its first webinar April 17 at 9:00 a.m. ET in preparation for the upcoming meeting of the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) in New York.
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April 13, 2018
Expert meeting on International Trade and Development
This one-day meeting, Towards a Progressive Model for International Trade and Development: North- South Trade Relations and the Future of Multilateralism, aims to formulate policy recommendations for a “progressive model for international trade and development” with a view to influence future trade and development policies of the EU and beyond
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April 6-7, 2018
Sustainable Investment in Agriculture and Mining Workshop
Parliamentarians will gather in Arusha, Tanzania, April 6-7 to discuss the East African Community (EAC) Mining Bill 2017 and Model Contract for Farmland Investment.
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March 30, 2018
Big Data for Resilience (BD4R) Storybook Launch Event
Could a ‘resilience lens’ help us to better understand and use Big Data in international development?Experiences around the world suggest that Big Data is enabling larger, creative, and often socially-driven changes involving highly diverse stakeholders. But there is still a lot to learn about the links that exist between Big Data, resilience, and the achievement of long-term development goals,
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March 29, 2018
Webinar | Will Agricultural Growth Poles and Corridors Brighten Africa’s Future?
Join us for a webinar on Thursday, March 29, 2018 to discuss key challenges and opportunities of agricultural growth poles and corridors
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March 22, 2018
Webinar | Gender-Responsive National Adaptation Plan (NAP) Processes
How can countries make their NAP processes more gender-responsive?Gender-responsive approaches go beyond sensitivity to the differences between women and men—they actively seek to promote gender equality. Applying this to the NAP process requires attention to gender throughout the iterative cycle of planning, implementation, and monitoring and evaluation. It also means consideration of gender
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March 19-23, 2018
World Bank Land and Poverty conference: Land Governance in an Interconnected World
The World Bank's Land and Poverty conference presents the latest research and practice on reforms, interventions and innovations in the land sector.
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March 15, 2018
Performance-Based Procurement to Drive Inclusive, Sustainable Growth in the Western Cape Province
How can global governments rethink public procurement laws, policies and processes towards delivering value for money across the life cycle of the goods, services and assets governments are buying?
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