Fisheries Subsidies: Building legal coherence
Reflecting on key issues in the WTO fisheries subsidies negotiations, experts will discuss potential approaches consistent with existing international laws.
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IISD at the Responsible Business Forum on Food & Agriculture 2019
The International Institute for Sustainable Development will be in Bangkok, Thailand, from March 25 to 27, 2019, for the Responsible Business Forum on Food & Agriculture (RBF), which has as its 2019 theme: Innovation in Value Chains for Food and Nutrition Security.
Public Procurement as a Driver of Canada's Low-Carbon Economy and Cleantech Industry
IISD is co-hosting a workshop March 22 in Ottawa, Canada, highlighting how to ensure public procurement focuses on the best available technologies to meet public needs, rather than purchasing yesterday’s solutions.
Undertreated Sewage Contributes to Harmful Algal Blooms
In this short brochure, the Lake Winnipeg Foundation and the International Institute for Sustainable Development, present their plans for an interim solution to Winnipeg's phosphorus woes.
New Report: Cost-effective interim retrofit to Winnipeg’s North End sewage treatment plant would help protect Lake Winnipeg
On World Water Day, the Lake Winnipeg Foundation and the International Institute for Sustainable Development are releasing a report recommending an interim retrofit to Winnipeg’s largest sewage treatment plant. This retrofit could be implemented quickly and at low cost to significantly reduce the facility’s phosphorus contribution to Lake Winnipeg.
Sustainability Standards and Empowering Women’s Food Security
Food security is an intersectional issue and development organizations can use voluntary sustainability standards (VSSs) to contribute to empowering women’s food security in agriculture.
Sustainable Asset Valuation (SAVi) of the Contournement de Rabat (Morocco)
IISD has carried out an economic and financial assessment of different risk scenarios of the contournement de Rabat, the bypass road in Morocco. The assessment included the valuation of different externalities related to the road project.
Leveraging Voluntary Sustainability Standards for Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment in Agriculture: A Guide for Development Organizations Based on the Sustainable Development Goals
Our report, available in English and French, explains how voluntary sustainability standards (VSSs) can be used as a tool to meet the SDGs and targets related to gender equality and women’s empowerment in agriculture.
Sustainable Infrastructure: Valuing the cost of risks
We are co-hosting an event March 19 alongside UNEP, the MAVA Foundation and the Geneva Environment Network to discuss our Sustainable Asset Valuation (SAVi).
Statement on Canada's Federal Budget 2019
IISD is pleased to find that Canada’s federal budget for 2019 offers meaningful support for workers and communities who will be affected by a shift away from fossil fuels—especially coal.