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The Role of a Future Binding Instrument on TNCS and OBES with Respect to Human Rights in Providing Inclusive Remedies in Investment-related Disputes

IISD & the Durham Law School hosted a side event during the third session of the OEIGWG on Transnational Corporations and Other Business Enterprises on how a binding instrument could address human rights.

Event October 24, 2017

66% of Winnipeg’s Homeless are Invisible to the Average Winnipegger

1,400 Winnipeggers were experiencing homelessness during the first Street Census Survey, completed in 2015. 66% of these people weren’t staying in shelter or sleeping outside, but were still without a home.

Press release October 23, 2017

IISD Experimental Lakes Area 2016-2017 Annual Report

In this year's annual report, we explore how IISD Experimental Lakes Area is innovating in the arena of freshwater science, to improve its own research, but also limnology across the world.

Report October 23, 2017

The Adaptive Watershed: Training program for inclusive, ecosystem-based watershed management

The Adaptive Watershed (TAW) is watershed-based ecosystem management that explicitly addresses the need to understand and manage for a rapidly changing climate, while also incorporating the needs of vulnerable communities and women.

Report October 23, 2017

IISD Experimental Lakes Area (brochure)

Want to know more about IISD Experimental Lakes Area—the world's freshwater laboratory? Take a look at our brochure!

Guide October 23, 2017

Case Study: What is the true cost of coal in Central Java?

PLN expects to expand coal power capacity in Central Java, which is in the centre of Indonesia's economic corridor. But are PLN plans realistic and what will this cost—not just the cost to rate-payers, but also in terms of impacts on climate change and air pollution? Are there alternatives to these developments?

Report October 23, 2017

'Nobody was happy': Alberta coal town Grande Cache struggles with mine closure

"But even if that happens, in order to compete internationally, the mine will need to use more automation, which is a growing trend in the coal industry. It means more use of self-driving vehicles, autonomous crushers and automated monitoring systems. According to the Winnipeg-based International Institute for Sustainable Development this would replace 40 to 80 per cent of coal miners."

IISD in the news October 20, 2017

UNIGE-IISD Lunch Series on Investment Disputes: Implementing the OECD Tax Erosion and Profit Shifting Action Items

Investor–state dispute settlement cases have significant public policy implications, including in the areas of health, environmental protection, economic development and taxation.This lunch series aims to examine the relationships between international investment law cases and sustainable development goals and policies.

Event October 19, 2017

From Bali to Marrakech: A decade of international climate negotiations

This book builds on IISD's Earth Negotiations Bulletin (ENB) coverage of a decade of climate change negotiations from the meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP) in Bali, Indonesia in 2007 to Marrakech, Morocco in 2016.

Publication October 19, 2017

Boat tours bring awareness

"Providing in depth information about the Netley Marsh renewal project was Richard Grosshans, who is a senior research scientist with the International Institute for Sustainable Development. He has conducted extensive research in Netley-Libau Marsh on Lake Winnipeg and has examined the long term wetland changes."

IISD in the news October 18, 2017

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The Role of a Future Binding Instrument on TNCS and OBES with Respect to Human Rights in Providing Inclusive Remedies in Investment-related Disputes

66% of Winnipeg’s Homeless are Invisible to the Average Winnipegger

IISD Experimental Lakes Area 2016-2017 Annual Report

The Adaptive Watershed: Training program for inclusive, ecosystem-based watershed management

IISD Experimental Lakes Area (brochure)

Case Study: What is the true cost of coal in Central Java?

'Nobody was happy': Alberta coal town Grande Cache struggles with mine closure

UNIGE-IISD Lunch Series on Investment Disputes: Implementing the OECD Tax Erosion and Profit Shifting Action Items

From Bali to Marrakech: A decade of international climate negotiations

Boat tours bring awareness