Can behavioural science help scale climate change adaptation solutions? Research shows that failure to properly engage with communities in understanding and testing the factors that influence behaviour can backfire. In Fiji, communities vulnerable to riverine erosion and flooding were given vetiver grass to plant along the riverbanks. Analysing the success of this project, our new deep dive illustrates how behavioural science can help to question and reframe our assumptions about people’s decision making. Read: https://lnkd.in/gUBn6vTr Rare | Julie Dekens | Philipe Bujold | Kate Mannle | Anne Hammill | Global EbA Fund
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The International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) is an award-winning think tank championing sustainable solutions to the world's most pressing problems. Our mission is to promote human development and environmental sustainability. Established in 1990, IISD has offices in Canada and Switzerland, and our work impacts economies, communities, ecosystems, and lives in over 100 countries. Our global reach allows us to bring networks together to build skills, share ideas and deliver results that last. We work at all levels, from intergovernmental forums to regional and local governments, to civil society and the private sector. As an independent think tank, we cut through political divisions to build broad-based coalitions and offer a voice of reason in an increasingly polarized world. Our Core Values - Excellence: We produce high-quality work and our advice is backed by evidence. - Independence: We are not driven by outside interests or hidden agendas. - Creativity: We encourage bold ideas and unique approaches to complicated questions. - Collaboration: We believe diverse partnerships produce better and more resilient outcomes.
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📢 #HIRING—Can you contribute to the development, implementation, and communication of technical support, peer learning, and research activities of the NAP Global Network, with a focus on the Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) region? We're searching for a Policy Advisor with knowledge of climate change adaptation in developing countries, and a solid understanding of development policy processes and dynamics, particularly in developing countries in the LAC region, to join the team. Interested? Apply now! https://lnkd.in/gzNQbisv #GreenJobs #ClimateJobs #SustainabilityJobs #EnvironmentalJobs
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Fossil fuel subsidies remain a persistent problem despite more than a decade of international commitments promising reform. How can governments strengthen existing commitments to make them fit for purpose? Fossil fuel subsidy reform works best when tailored to national circumstances. In Nature Portfolio, leading experts propose a new approach that includes requiring countries to submit national time-bound roadmaps to phase out fossil fuel subsidies, closing loopholes, and improving support for lower-income countries. Roadmaps should include clear definitions, deadlines and milestones, and progress reports. To close ‘inefficient’ loopholes, countries should assume all fossil fuel subsidies are inefficient unless proven otherwise, with justification instead required for any ‘efficient’ subsidy. Fossil fuel subsidies hit an all time high of USD 1.5 trillion in 2022. To date, the G7 is the only intergovernmental forum with a deadline for fossil fuel subsidy reform, but most governments are unlikely to make the 2025 target. By requiring national time-bound roadmaps, countries would reduce ambiguity on fossil fuel subsidy commitments, increase accountability, and could roll out targeted financial and technical assistance in line with roadmap stages. Read the full report: https://lnkd.in/gDMJeyTk Jakob Skovgaard | Harro Van Asselt | Natalie Jones | Lund University | University of Cambridge
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👉 The EU voted to leave #EnergyCharterTreaty, Ecuador’s citizens rejected #ISDS in the country’s referendum, and reform is underway in Africa through the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat. 2024 has seen growing momentum for #sustainable #investment governance around the world. On October 16-18, IISD is convening 100+ investment policymakers in Manila to share lessons from frontrunners and discuss how to move the dial further 🕰 Stay tuned! https://lnkd.in/gxzJThSW #2024IPF
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🚜🌾 IISD participated in the Digital Integration of Agricultural Supply Chains Alliance (DIASCA) Strategic Workshop in Berlin recently, engaging in critical discussions that are shaping the future of agriculture. 👥 Key stakeholders came together to: 1️⃣ Develop a vision and roadmap for DIASCA's new phase. 2️⃣ Identify challenges digital public infrastructure (DPI) can solve. 3️⃣ Find use cases to boost inclusion, efficiency, and innovation. 4️⃣ Set actionable goals for DPI implementation. We look forward to the significant progress ahead for the agricultural sector. 🌱🌐
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This #YouthDay, we're launching our free, fully interactive workshop series geared towards youth who are interested in sustainable development and climate activism. Registration is now open for the 2024-2025 IISD Next Campus Workshop Series on Sustainability. Four workshops. Six time zones. One incredible workshop series. Prospective students can sign up for one or all of the workshops, specific to their world regions. Participants who complete all four workshops will be awarded a course certificate. 📜 The workshops are Policy Engagement, Sustainable Development Goals (#SDGs), Water, and Green Economies. 🗣️ Policy Engagement: learn how to better engage directly with policy at varying levels of government and see more concrete changes through activism. 🗺️ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): a deep dive into the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its 17 Sustainable Development Goals. 🌊 Water: covers the link between science and policy using water as an area of focus. Learn how science can form a basis for policy-level decision making around freshwater resources. 📗 Green Economies: focuses on hot-button topics in sustainability discourse, such as eco-labelling and circular economies, to give students a better understanding of what these terms mean, what their nuances are, and what they look like in practice. The four workshops take place between September 2024 and March 2025. Registration is limited, so register for your time zone group today to secure your spot: https://lnkd.in/dGTEMG2F
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Identity shapes how people experience climate change and their capacity to adapt to the impacts. This is why climate change adaptation has to be driven by: ▶ Local knowledge ▶ Local communities ▶ Local priorities Those who are the most vulnerable to the climate crisis also hold the solutions. 🔎 https://lnkd.in/eWHjaQgV #IndigenousPeoplesDay
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#NatureBasedSolutions have emerged as a promising approach to tackle the #ClimateChange and biodiversity loss crises. But some Indigenous Peoples and local communities are questioning the concept and what it symbolizes. Nature-based solutions are a contentious concept, but they have the potential to address climate change, biodiversity loss, and other societal challenges if done right. This means adopting approaches that respect and incorporate the priorities, cultures, values, and knowledge of Indigenous peoples and local communities. On #IndigenousPeoplesDay, our expert Nicole Jang says we must act on calls from Indigenous Peoples and local communities to adopt more inclusive and respectful engagement strategies that allow for learning and community input from the outset of a project. 🔎 https://lnkd.in/ghQ5iSrz
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🚨 Register now! The 20th IGF Annual General Meeting is set for November 18-20 at the Palais des Nations in Geneva, hosted by UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD). This year's theme is Redefining Mining: Balancing the Need for Minerals with Protecting People and the Planet. Click here to register now 👉 https://lnkd.in/gwHV3p_p #IGFAGM #Mining #CriticalMinerals #EnergyTransition #SustainableDevelopment
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As of Aug 2024, a significant gap exists in participation of developing countries and Least Developed Countries (LDCs) in the WTO's e-commerce JSI negotiations. Notably, only nine African countries and five LDCs are actively involved, with the Caribbean and Pacific islands entirely absent. This uneven participation raises concerns about how the final agreement will address the diverse interests of all WTO members. Unpacking the Implications: Rashmi Jose and Rashid Kaukab delve into this issue in their new report, analyzing what developing countries can expect from the e-commerce JSI negotiations. Gain Deeper Insights: Report: https://lnkd.in/gzDyeYAa Webinar Recording: https://lnkd.in/gA8k4HrG #Ecommerce #JSI #Trade #DevelopingCountries #LDCs #DigitalDivide #CapacityBuilding #InternationalCooperation
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