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Key Message

IISD contributes to the sustainability transition by helping societies define, chart, assess and ultimately navigate the way forward.

Team


László Pintér· László Pintér
Director - Measurement and Assessment
Christa Rust· Christa Rust
Project Officer
Cory Searcy· Cory Searcy
Associate
Dale S. Rothman· Dale S. Rothman
Senior Researcher
Darren A. Swanson· Darren A. Swanson
Senior Project Manager
Graham Ashford· Graham Ashford
Associate
Jane Barr· Jane Barr
Associate
Jim Perry· Jim Perry
Associate
Mark Anielski· Mark Anielski
Associate
Maryline Guiramand· Maryline Guiramand
Associate
Peter Hardi· Peter Hardi
Senior Fellow
Richard Grosshans· Richard Grosshans
Project Officer

Measurement and Assessment

Navigating the sustainability transition

What's New in Measurement and Assessment?

  • Read about M&A involvement in GEO
    On October 25, 2007 the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) launched the GEO-4 report, the latest in the series of its flagship reports on the global environment. Dale Rothman, Senior Researcher and Jane Barr, Associate in M&A contributed as Coordinating Lead Authors of Chapter 9 on The Future Today and Chapter 6 on Regional Perspectives, respectively. Jane Barr and David Runnalls also participated in a panel at the launch of the report in Ottawa and Dale Rothman attended the launch in Washington, DC.

    On 19 November 2007, Jane Barr presented GEO-4's findings in a keynote speech she delivered to the Association of Canadian Community Colleges at its Symposium on Environmental Sustainability in Ottawa.

Navigating the sustainability transition requires good instruments that orient us and tell us where we are, where we may be headed and what our options are. There are instruments that can help set goals and targets, others can be used to monitor and report on progress, while some are useful in exploring alternative futures. All of them are essential for effective sustainable development strategies and adaptive management, and inform political discourse about economic, social and environmental goals.

IISD has been working to develop, enhance and apply measurement and assessment tools and processes for navigating the path to sustainable development since 1995. Our aim is to make significant local, national and international contributions, and to build the institute into a world centre of expertise in this field.

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