World Water Congress: David Brooks Looks Forward to Scotland
Dr. David Brooks looks forward to the XVth World Water Congress of the International Water Resources Association (IWRA) which will meet in Edinburgh, Scotland, on May 25-29, 2015.
Dr. David Brooks looks forward to the XVth World Water Congress of the International Water Resources Association (IWRA) which will meet in Edinburgh, Scotland, on May 25-29, 2015.
In this Danish-language article, our GSI team talks to Politiken about why fossil fuel subsidies are so harmful to the environment.
As article that summarizes IISD-ELA's first research season under the management of IISD.
"China itself is secretive about these purchases, but the International Institute for Sustainable Development, a Canadian think-tank, calculates that it has bought 5m hectares in developing countries; others think the total is higher."
"The world-class Experimental Lakes Area [...] has been granted charitable status."
"It allows us to diversify our fundraising," said IISD-ELA executive director Matthew McCandless. "Right now, a lot of money is coming from government and now, we can receive money from Canadian citizens. This will ensure that the ELA will remain a viable operation for years to come."
"The group that now runs the Experimental Lakes Area in northwestern Ontario says it’s improved its chances of staying sustainable."
"Islanders can read how the Liberal government anticipated they should have been doing something in regard to climate change impacts in the Nov. 2013 report entitled Climate Change Adaptation and Canadian Infrastructure by the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD)."
An opinion piece from Dave Sawyer, a past vice-president with IISD.