How Multilateral Development Banks Can Avoid Crowding Out Institutional Investors
David Uzsoki takes a look at the role multilateral development banks should play in financing infrastructure.
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Sewage SOS
IISD Experimental Lakes Area's Scott Higgins contributes a piece to this insert in the Winnipeg Free Press, explaining the science of phosphorus and algae.
Healthy Lives and Well-being for Everyone: Why SDG 3 matters and how we can achieve it
Creating a sustainable world—and reaching economic, environmental and social goals—depends on having a thriving and healthy human population. We explore how Sustainable Development Goal 3 plans to achieve that.
Sustainable Investment in Agriculture and Mining Workshop
Parliamentarians will gather in Arusha, Tanzania, April 6-7 to discuss the East African Community (EAC) Mining Bill 2017 and Model Contract for Farmland Investment.
Towards Gender-Responsive NAP Processes: Progress and Recommendations for the Way Forward
This report presents an analysis of progress on integrating gender responsive considerations in NAP processes. While there is no single approach to gender inequality and the linkages to climate change adaptation planning, implementation and M&E, countries often face similar challenges.
Climate Atlas of Canada Launched at the ROM Today
"The Climate Atlas of Canada is an interactive tool for citizens, researchers, businesses, and community and political leaders to learn about climate change in Canada. It combines data from 12 climate models, regional maps, and storytelling to bring the global issue of climate change closer to home, and is designed to inspire local, regional, and national action and solutions."
Asbestos: How it endangers human health and why a worldwide ban is needed
About 125 million people worldwide are exposed to asbestos at the workplace, resulting in roughly 107,000 occupational exposure deaths annually. In this guest article, Mesothelioma Cancer Alliance explores how it endangers human health and why a worldwide ban is needed.
Food Systems Transformation
IISD helps governments design policies that incentivize sustainable farming practices and promote improved food security and nutrition.
Webinars on Investment Law and Policy
IISD's webinars provide key information, cutting analysis, and lively discussions on the latest developments in international law and policy.
Preserving Prairie pastures more important than ever
"[T]he Association of Manitoba Community Pastures [...] worked with the International Institute for Sustainable Development and the University of Saskatchewan to measure the direct monetary and non-monetary value the 19 remaining Manitoba pastures provide by way of environmental, social and economic benefits."