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.
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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)
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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?
'Nobody was happy': Alberta coal town Grande Cache struggles with mine closure
"But even if that happens, in order to compete internationally, the mine will need to use more automation, which is a growing trend in the coal industry. It means more use of self-driving vehicles, autonomous crushers and automated monitoring systems. According to the Winnipeg-based International Institute for Sustainable Development this would replace 40 to 80 per cent of coal miners."
UNIGE-IISD Lunch Series on Investment Disputes: Implementing the OECD Tax Erosion and Profit Shifting Action Items
Investor–state dispute settlement cases have significant public policy implications, including in the areas of health,
environmental protection, economic development and taxation.This lunch series aims to examine the relationships between international investment law cases and sustainable development goals and policies.
From Bali to Marrakech: A decade of international climate negotiations
This book builds on IISD's Earth Negotiations Bulletin (ENB) coverage of a decade of climate change negotiations from the meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP) in Bali, Indonesia in 2007 to Marrakech, Morocco in 2016.
Boat tours bring awareness
"Providing in depth information about the Netley Marsh renewal project was Richard Grosshans, who is a senior research scientist with the International Institute for Sustainable Development. He has conducted extensive research in Netley-Libau Marsh on Lake Winnipeg and has examined the long term wetland changes."
Investment for Sustainable Development: Views from the Global South
This brief presents the priorities for investment policy-making from a developing country perspective.
Towards an Indicative List of FDI Sustainability Characteristics
Based on a review of 150 instruments, ranging from international investment agreements to codes of multinational enterprises, this paper identifies ten core characteristics of sustainable FDI and twenty emerging sustainable FDI characteristics widely accepted across ten stakeholder groups