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January 2021 Newsletter Lisa Sachs ccsi@law.columbia.edu via gmail.mcsv.net 4:06 PM (17 hours ago) to me January 2021 Newsletter Dear Colleagues, The Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment (CCSI) is pleased to update you on select events, recent publications and projects at the Center. Please check our website for more information about these and other activities. Announcements
Call for Papers - Yearbook on International Investment Law and Policy CCSI is pleased to announce a call for papers for the 2020 edition of the Yearbook on International Investment Law and Policy, published by Oxford University Press (OUP). The Yearbook monitors current developments in international investment law and policy. Original contributions to be considered for publication in the Yearbook will be accepted on a rolling basis until February 28, 2021. Please see here for details. More information is available on our website. In the News: Can Coffee Be Saved from Climate Change? Kaitlin Cordes was quoted in a Fast Company article on “How to save coffee from climate change.” Drawing from CCSI’s research on coffee, which demonstrated how producers bear most of the burden of the low price crisis and the climate change crisis, Cordes highlighted some of the changed business practices and support that could help producers, such as improved access to insurance and long-term contracts that better share climate risks between producers and buyers. Publications New from Politics of Extractive Industries: Overcoming a Key Barrier to Stakeholder Empowerment Informational asymmetries can both reflect and perpetuate power asymmetries, undermining governance and development outcomes along the way. In a recent piece for CCSI's Politics of Extractive Industries project, CCSI Senior Fellow Tom Mitro, with input and insights from Cielo Magno and Jeremy Weate, proposes a tool for addressing one of the informational barriers to leveling the playing field between global extractives companies and host country government officials and communities. By drawing on impartial publicly-available information on company social and environmental track records, the tool could be used in a variety of ways to empower host governments and communities in their dealings with these companies. Anyone interested in exploring a possible pilot of this tool should contact CCSI at ptoled@law.columbia.edu. Benefit Sharing, Power, and the Performance of Multi-Stakeholder Institutions at Ghana's Ahafo Mine Sam Szoke-Burke co-authored this academic article, which examines the role of power, influence, and participation in driving the formation and operation of project-level multi-stakeholder institutions at the Ahafo gold mine in Ghana. Drawing on field interviews, other data, and political economy theory, the article finds that the multi-stakeholder institutions reflected existing power structures and struggled to enable broad-based participation in decision-making concerning benefit sharing and beyond. The findings point to the role that complex political dynamics play in shaping the formation and implementation of multi-stakeholder processes at the project-level. The article is open for free access until March 11, 2021. Nigeria’s Petroleum Industry Bill: A Missed Opportunity to Prepare for the Zero-Carbon Future Solina Kennedy, Martin Dietrich Brauch, Perrine Toledano, and Tehtena Mebratu-Tsegaye wrote a new blog on Nigeria’s proposed Petroleum Industry Bill, and the country’s unique opportunity to rethink the role of the oil and gas industry and build out the country’s energy sector and economic capacity for the long term. Complementing CCSI’s recent report on Equipping the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation for the Low-Carbon Transition, the blog provides a brief analysis of the bill, highlighting laudable steps while identifying gaps and outlining recommendations for Nigeria to prepare for and seize the opportunity of the energy transition. The blog was recently featured in the newspaper The Guardian Nigeria. Read the full blog here. An Inventory of Concrete Measures to Facilitate the Flow of Sustainable FDI: What? Why? How? “An Inventory of Concrete Measures to Facilitate the Flow of Sustainable FDI: What? Why? How?', by CCSI Resident Senior Fellow Karl P. Sauvant, Matthew Stephenson, Khalil Hamdani, and Yardenne Kagan, contains a compilation of investment facilitation measures, their rationale and ways in which these measures are—or can be—implemented in practice. It is meant to be of use to the WTO’s negotiations of an investment facilitation framework for development and to investment promotion agencies seeking to attract FDI, especially sustainable FDI. The Inventory is available here. Past Events
Virtual Executive Training on Extractive Industries and Sustainable Development (June 7-18, 2021): Rolling Admissions Open Until February 28, 2021 Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis for the 2021 Virtual Executive Training on Extractive Industries and Sustainable Development until February 28. This comprehensive virtual course is designed to equip participants with the necessary skills to promote the responsible development of the extractive industries sector in resource-rich developing countries, apply analytical tools and frameworks to the unique context of extractive industries in their country, and to facilitate knowledge-sharing among the different countries represented at the course. Participants will engage in live sessions with panelists and will have access to asynchronous lectures and other resources to enhance their learning. CCSI is waiving the course fee for government officials from low- and middle-income countries and for representatives of non-profit organizations. Click here for more information about the training and here to access the application form. Virtual Executive Training on Sustainable Investments in Agriculture (June 15-25, 2021): Rolling Admissions Open Until March 31, 2021 Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis for the 2021 Virtual Executive Training on Sustainable Investments in Agriculture until March 31. This training equips participants to address challenges and opportunities of international agricultural investments. Bringing together government officials, civil society representatives, and other participants, the training also enables a rich dialogue about practices from around the world. Participants will have the opportunity to engage in live discussions with practitioners and experts from within and beyond Columbia University, and to access asynchronous video lectures and other learning resources. CCSI is waiving the course fee for government officials from low- and middle-income countries and for representatives of non-profit organizations. Click here for more information about the training and here to access the application form. Copyright © 2020 Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment (CCSI), All rights reserved. ccsi@law.columbia.edu Our mailing address is: Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment (CCSI) Columbia Law School - Earth Institute, Columbia University 435 West 116th Street New York, NY 10027 This email was sent to peterbnyc@gmail.com Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment (CCSI) · Columbia Law School - Earth Institute, Columbia University · 435 West 116th Street · New York, NY 10027 · USA ... [Message clipped] View entire message |