This Q&A is intended to highlight how concession agreements and the laws governing them were used to enhance sustainable investment in agriculture in Liberia.
« Nous sommes le deuxième pays émetteur de gaz à effet de serre au monde. Les États-Unis sont obligés d’être des leaders » pour renverser la situation, a affirmé lundi l’ancien président américain Barack Obama lors d’un discours à la conférence des Nations unies sur les changements climatiques (COP26). Tout le Canada devrait prêter l’oreille : nous sommes condamnés à la même chose.
Climate change is influencing the way consumers demand food. "Food miles" was an early expression of consumer power with farmers and campaigners in Europe and the US in the 2000s, promoting the idea that the distance a product travels from farm to the consumer contributes significantly to the overall carbon footprint of a food product.
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) are launching a capacity-building program on responsible investment in agriculture and food systems for members of the Parliament of the Gabonese Republic.
The Cop26 summit will generate significant momentum for climate actions across the globe if a detailed and precise rulebook on implementing the landmark Paris agreement emerges from Glasgow this week, Minister for Climate Eamon Ryan has said.
For generations, the waterfront in Liverpool, N.S., has been a gathering place. There you'll find the tourist bureau, Centennial Park, a statue of local hero and boxing champion Tiger Warrington, the local brewery, a small farmers' market, and 125 parking spaces serving downtown businesses. But all of it is threatened by rising sea levels, and this small town is waving a white flag.
In this session, our experts will showcase the outcomes of two projects that IISD and the NAP Global Network supported to foster innovative and creative ways to communicate the climate crisis through images: Next Season and Lensational.