Towards a Pollution-Free Planet: North American Multi-Stakeholder Consultation in advance of the United Nations Environment Assembly
Pollution damages human health and impairs natural ecosystems.
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Study says 66 per cent of Winnipeg’s homeless population is 'invisible'
"A report from Peg—a partnership between the International Institute of Sustainable Development and United Way of Winnipeg—says 66 per cent of Winnipeg’s homeless are invisible to the average Winnipegger."
Research on Eutrophication of Shallow Prairie Lakes
"The International Institute of Sustainable Development (IISD) has released a new study where researchers developed a nutrient mass balance model that can be used to identify the variance and relative importance of different nutrient sources and internal lake processes."
Up in smoke
"Pollution and its impacts on human health and assets cost Canadians tens of billions of dollars each year, according to a recent report from the Winnipeg-based International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD)."
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.
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.
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.
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.
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!
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?