Advancing the Climate Resilience of Canadian Infrastructure
This report provides an overview of potential climate risks for Canada's built infrastructure and existing policies, guides, and actions to support resilience building.
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Natural Infrastructure Solutions for Climate Resilience
Natural infrastructure can provide protection against a range of climate change hazards, such as coastal flooding, riverine flooding, extreme heat in urban areas, and drought, as well as generate co-benefits such as species habitat and recreational opportunities.
Climate Change Risks and Resilience Options for Canada’s Built Infrastructure
Canada’s climate is changing, bringing new risks and challenges for the nation’s infrastructure. A new IISD report, prepared with support from Infrastructure Canada, reviews current literature on climate change hazards, impacts, and adaptation options for six types of built infrastructure across Canada.
Canada Must Climate-Proof its Infrastructure Investments
WINNIPEG–The climate crisis is here and its impacts, such as record-breaking high temperatures in Western Canada, are bringing new risks and challenges for the nation’s infrastructure.
Brochure: Advisory and Capacity Development Services for Responsible Agricultural Investment
IISD's team of legal and policy experts provide high-quality advice and capacity development to governments and regional bodies on laws, policies, and contracts to promote responsible investment in agriculture and food systems.
Fisheries Subsidies at the World Trade Organization: It’s a (re) balancing act…
IISD’s Alice Tipping explains the state of play in the WTO fisheries subsidies negotiations, and foreshadows the Ministerial meeting on the topic called for July 15.
International Public Funds Are Fuelling a Dash for Gas in Developing Countries
International financial institutions are providing four times as much funding for gas projects in low- and middle-income countries as for wind or solar, finds a new report.
Canadian Governments Provided at Least CAD 23 Billion to Oil & Gas Pipelines
Since 2018, oil and gas pipelines received more than CAD 23 billion in support from Canadian federal and provincial governments, including CAD 10 billion during the COVID-19 pandemic, reveals a new study.
Canada needs to cap its pipeline of fossil fuel supports
Rather than attempting to revive yesterday’s energy and economic systems, the federal government has an opportunity to 'build back better' by supporting the transition to renewable energy and a more equitable economy.