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Trade, Investment and Food Security: Designing rules for sustainable food systems

How would you design investment and trade rules to achieve food security and nutrition? This side event at the Committee on World Food Security's plenary, CFS 44, will provide an opportunity for a multistakeholder interactive dialogue on these issues.

Event October 12, 2017

Lakehead University, experimental lakes area sign five-year agreement

"A five-year agreement between Lakehead University and the International Institute for Sustainable Development's experimental lakes area (ELA) will be a big benefit to Lakehead students, a researcher said."

IISD in the news October 11, 2017

Why Innovation Is Critical to Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals

The SDGs are interconnected and complex. We are working to tackle that problem head-on while developing innovative approaches to achieving them.

Insight October 11, 2017

92 per cent of Winnipeggers Consider Quality of Life ‘Good’ or ‘Very Good’

92 per cent of Winnipeggers believe that their quality of life is ‘good’ or ‘very good’—up from 87 per cent in 2002. This is according to the latest report from our Peg project.

Press release October 10, 2017

LU inks collaboration deal for Experimental Lakes Area

"Faculty and students from Lakehead University will receive easier access to the Experimental Lakes Area as a result of a new five-year memorandum of understanding."

IISD in the news October 10, 2017

Canada Must Do More to Adapt to Climate Change, Environment Commissioner Says

Canada’s Commissioner for Environment and Sustainable Development, Julie Gelfand, just called on the federal government to do more to prepare Canadians for the impacts of climate change. We explore how that needs to happen.

Insight October 10, 2017

Manitoba Prairie Lakes: Mass balance budget for nutrient management at Pelican Lake, Manitoba

This study documents the variance and relative importance of different nutrient sources and internal lake processes for a Prairie lake (Pelican Lake, Manitoba).

Report October 10, 2017

Towards Sustainable Development in Manitoba: Recommendations for Manitoba's Watershed-Based Policy Framework

IISD's recommendations to strengthen proposed programs under Manitoba's Watershed-Based Policy Framework aim for net gains through geographic targeting, an evaluation framework to assess cumulative impacts and value for money, as well as coordination of local level-actions through aligned metrics with other programs related to land and water management.

Report October 10, 2017

Lakehead University and IISD Experimental Lakes Area team up to safeguard Canada’s fresh water

IISD Experimental Lakes Area is thrilled to announce that it has signed a five-year MOU with Lakehead University, making collaboration between the two organizations much easier.

Press release October 9, 2017

How Scientific Knowledge Can and Should Guide Policy-Making

Now that it is welcoming its first federal chief science advisor, Pauline Gerrard explains how Canada can best support and nurture its scientific community.

Insight October 6, 2017

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