Livia Bizikova
Lead, Monitoring and Governance
Dr. Livia Bizikova is the Lead, Monitoring and Governance of IISD's International Environmental Governance program, with experience in the fields of sustainable development, scenario development, participatory planning and integrated assessment.
She works with diverse stakeholders: decision-makers at various levels; agencies including the United Nations Environment Program, the United Nations Development Program and the World Bank; and countries including Canada, Ghana, Uganda, Kenya, Mozambique, Tajikistan, China, Bangladesh, Vietnam, Honduras and Nicaragua.
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- Areas of expertise
- Measurement, Assessment, and Modelling
- Sustainable Development Goals
- Climate Change Adaptation
- Governance and Multilateral Agreements
- Food and Agriculture
- Indicators
- Participatory Planning
- Scenario Development
- Education
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PhD in Economic Forecasting, University of Economics, Slovakia, 2004Postgraduate Course in Biodiversity Conservation, Comenius University, Slovakia, 2000Master of Science in Mathematics and Biology : Academia Istropolitana Nova, 2000
Contributions
Publications
A Measure of Care
As countries consider how to move beyond GDP in better measuring prosperity, this report explores how to ensure the unpaid labour of women is counted.
Report
March 4, 2026
Recommendations to Strengthen the First Draft of the Fourth Financing for Development Conference Outcome Document
This document outlines key recommendations from the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) to inform negotiators ahead of the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD4), taking place June 30–July 3, 2025, in Seville, Spain. As the global community confronts urgent financing challenges for sustainable development, climate, and nature, IISD draws on its interdisciplinary expertise to propose actionable solutions that align financial systems with the needs of people and the planet. These recommendations aim to support a more integrated, equitable, and effective global financing framework.
Report
May 29, 2025
Modelling the Impacts of Policy Interventions for Agrifood Systems Transformation in Indonesia
This report provides context and insights for agrifood systems transformation efforts in Indonesia by detailing an innovative modelling approach and offering policy implications and next steps to inform the Indonesian government's development planning.
Report
July 16, 2024
Produced Capital in Ethiopia, Indonesia, and Trinidad and Tobago
Part of comprehensive wealth, produced capital is the value of the stock of all human-made assets used to produce goods and services in the economy.
Brief
May 23, 2024
Articles
How FfD4 Helped Reinvigorate Political Will to Move Beyond GDP
Moving “beyond GDP” talks are usually technical. At the year’s biggest finance for development conference, FfD4, the arguments turned political and moral.
Insight
July 22, 2025
Why FfD4 Must Move Beyond GDP
The upcoming International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD4) in Seville comes amid global conflicts, rising debt, and deepening inequalities. At the heart of these challenges lies an outdated measure: gross domestic product (GDP). FfD4 offers a chance to rethink this approach and shape a financial system that prioritizes well-being, dignity, and resilience.
Insight
June 20, 2025
How Can We Transform Food Systems to Meet Food, Nutrition, and Climate Needs?
This article outlines three key policy measures that can help governments meet the food and nutritional needs of their people in the context of a changing climate.
Policy Analysis
November 27, 2023
Policy Coherence and Food Systems Transformation
To develop national pathways toward sustainable food systems, we need to align a diverse range of policy areas. How can countries overcome contradictions, inconsistencies, and trade-offs?
Policy Analysis
October 16, 2023
Sustainable Food Systems in Canada
IISD undertook a scoping exercise to hear from our staff, civil society, and policy partners about what they see as some of the biggest challenges in charting a path to sustainable food systems in Canada.
Deep Dive
December 16, 2021
Visual Representations of Food Systems: What do we see?
IISD has reviewed a number of food system visualizations (FSVs) to compare how they focus on and represent different components of food systems and to assess how they cover policy and decision-making priorities, including the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
Deep Dive
January 21, 2021