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IISD at the World Bank's Land and Poverty Conference

The International Institute for Sustainable Development will be presenting at various sessions at the World Bank's Land and Poverty Conference from March 25 to 29, focusing on different facets of agricultural investment.

Event March 25, 2019

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.

Event March 25, 2019

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.

Event March 25, 2019

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.

Event March 22, 2019

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.

Guide March 22, 2019

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.

Press release March 21, 2019

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.

Insight March 21, 2019

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.

Report March 21, 2019

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.

Report March 20, 2019

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).

Event March 19, 2019

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IISD at the World Bank's Land and Poverty Conference

Fisheries Subsidies: Building legal coherence

IISD at the Responsible Business Forum on Food & Agriculture 2019

Public Procurement as a Driver of Canada's Low-Carbon Economy and Cleantech Industry

Undertreated Sewage Contributes to Harmful Algal Blooms

New Report: Cost-effective interim retrofit to Winnipeg’s North End sewage treatment plant would help protect Lake Winnipeg

Sustainability Standards and Empowering Women’s Food Security

Sustainable Asset Valuation (SAVi) of the Contournement de Rabat (Morocco)

Leveraging Voluntary Sustainability Standards for Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment in Agriculture: A Guide for Development Organizations Based on the Sustainable Development Goals

Sustainable Infrastructure: Valuing the cost of risks