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Winnipeg chosen as site of federal water agency

Winnipeg stands to gain hundreds of jobs and tens of millions in federal investments after being chosen as the site of the new Canada Water Agency. Plans for the federal agency, one of the few not based in Ottawa, were unveiled in the Liberal government’s budget Tuesday.
IISD in the news March 29, 2023

Timelines key as federal budget promises billions for green transition

The Liberals unveiled the federal budget 2023 on March 28, promising tens of billions of dollars to speed the energy transition. But many industry leaders said they were impressed by something other than the size of the financial commitments. What caught their attention was an apparent effort to move policies announced long ago closer to implementation.
IISD in the news March 29, 2023

Natur'ELLES

This project aims to improve mangrove protection through an ecosystem approach, using nature-based solutions to benefit 8,000 people, particularly women, in the Sine Saloum and Casamance deltas in southern Senegal.
Project March 29, 2023

Great Lakes Take Global Stage

For three days last week the world came together at the United Nations in New York City to discuss ways to place water at the center of decision-making. The UN Water Conference, the first such event in 46 years, was billed as a marquee attraction, a chance to corral public and political attention and train it on the global challenges of too much water, too little water, and water that is too polluted.
IISD in the news March 28, 2023

RICHARD HALSEY: Energy storage can be a huge part of the solution to SA's power crisis

Considering the devastating effects of prolonged load-shedding it is hardly a surprise that the government has declared a state of disaster. What does surprise, though, is that energy storage (including utility scale batteries) receives relatively little attention in the array of solutions being considered, when it could play an important role in solving SA's electricity crisis.
IISD in the news March 28, 2023