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Moving Towards Sustainable Performance-Based Procurement in the Western Cape

Read this report to discover how public procurement is no longer a back-office function anymore, but a crucial pillar for delivering government services, and a strategic one for tackling climate change.

Report March 14, 2018

The goal is to study what happens when oil spills in a lake... without actually harming the lake

Jules Blais of the University of Ottawa speaks to CBC Ottawa's All in a Day with Alan Neal about upcoming research into the impacts of oil spills on fresh water at IISD Experimental Lakes Area.

IISD in the news March 13, 2018

Breakfast Event at CSW 62: The New 'A-Team' for Gender Equality

Join us for a breakfast event Tuesday, March 13, in New York to discuss the recently released Practice Guide to Auditing the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals: Gender Equality.

Event March 13, 2018

The Social and Environmental Benefits of Manitoba's Community Pastures

A total economic value analysis of Manitoba's community pastures, demonstrating the private and public benefits of sustainable grazing management.

Report March 13, 2018

Electricity Sector Reform in Uttar Pradesh: Analysis of tariff adjustments and the Ujwal Discom Assurance Yojana Plan (UDAY)

This study by IISD-Global Subsidies Initiative (GSI) examines the electricity sector of the state of Uttar Pradesh by analyzing tariff adjustments and the financial assistance scheme UDAY.

Report March 13, 2018

Manitoba's Biomass Fuel: Protecting our environment and saving us money

Biomass is a viable, abundant and environmentally sound source of renewable energy in Manitoba. This is what we need to do to make it a major renewable energy player in the province.

Brief March 12, 2018

Is it Adaptation or Development?

In 2007, Anne Hammill and Heather McGray developed "the adaptation continuum" to tackle the question: "Is it Adaptation or Development?" Their intention was to provide a framework that proposed a range of what adaptation could look like. Read about what they found 10 years later.

Policy Analysis March 8, 2018

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