Search the site | International Institute for Sustainable Development

Long-term cyanobacterial dynamics from lake sediment DNA in relation to experimental eutrophication, acidification and climate change

Cyanobacterial blooms in aquatic environments have impacted ecosystem health, altered food webs and contributed to substantial regional economic losses. The relative impacts of climate change, eutrophication and other environmental stressors on the formation of cyanobacterial blooms remain unclear as a consequence of the lack of long-term data. The analysis of lake sediment archives can help address such questions.

IISD in the news March 31, 2023

Decoder: Can Indonesia bid farewell to coal?

Across the wide bay, past wooden fishing boats, a large column of smoke rises against a backdrop of tree-covered mountains as it has done 24 hours a day for the best part of a decade. In another decade or so, the flames that produce that endless plume at the coal-fired power plant in the small fishing port of Pelabuhan Ratu in western Indonesia will finally be extinguished.

IISD in the news March 31, 2023

IISD Announces Appointment of Nathalie Bernasconi-Osterwalder, Martha Casey as Interim Co-Presidents and Co-CEOs

The International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) is pleased to announce that, as of April 1, 2023, Nathalie Bernasconi-Osterwalder and Martha Casey will begin serving as Interim Co-Presidents and Co-CEOs.

Statement March 31, 2023

The Evolving Context and Dynamics of the WTO Joint Initiative on E-Commerce

This report aims to give a stocktake of the Joint Statement Initiative on e-commerce as of December 2022 while focusing on dynamics and developments throughout the year and considering recent trends in the e-commerce policy activity and governance landscape at the national, regional, and multilateral levels.

Report March 31, 2023

Canada Water Agency coming to Winnipeg

With the unveiling of the 2023 federal budget on Tuesday, the federal government has chosen Winnipeg to become the future headquarters of the new Canada Water Agency.

IISD in the news March 30, 2023

Winnipeg accueillera la nouvelle Agence nationale de l’eau (in French)

Le budget fédéral de 2023-2024 prévoit qu’une nouvelle Agence nationale de l’eau soit basée à Winnipeg. La création de cette nouvelle agence fédérale fera l’objet d’un projet de loi d’ici la fin de l’année.

IISD in the news March 30, 2023

NBI Deep Dive: The Value of Wetland Restoration in Colombia

In the second session of our NBI Deep Dive series, we focus on a Sustainable Asset Valuation (SAVi) case study of wetland restoration in La Mojana, Colombia.

Webinar March 29, 2023

Winnipeg chosen as site of federal water agency

Winnipeg stands to gain hundreds of jobs and tens of millions in federal investments after being chosen as the site of the new Canada Water Agency. Plans for the federal agency, one of the few not based in Ottawa, were unveiled in the Liberal government’s budget Tuesday.

IISD in the news March 29, 2023

Federal budget calls for Winnipeg to serve as HQ for new Canada Water Agency

The 2023 federal budget calls for a new national water agency to be based in Winnipeg, provided Justin Trudeau's Liberal government remains in power long enough to see it established in the Manitoba capital.