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Why Supporting Food Systems and Protecting Biodiversity Need to Go Hand in Hand

Phasing out or repurposing incentives harmful to biodiversity is critical for sustainable development. What can we learn from existing efforts in the United Kingdom, India, and Brazil?

Deep Dive November 6, 2023

Determining the Price of Minerals: A transfer pricing framework

Practical guidance to support developing countries in accurately pricing mineral sales for the purposes of revenue collection.

Report November 3, 2023

How energy transition affects jobs

Concrete analysis of job impacts is needed to inform efforts for a just transition. Now, a study finds that decarbonizing US electricity generation will create jobs, but with uneven distribution among states, industrial sectors and skill needs.

IISD in the news November 2, 2023

Hackathon encourages collaboration, communication

On Oct. 23, the International Institute for Sustainable Development's Experimental Lakes Area launched its 2023 Hackathon at the University of Winnipeg, an exercise in environmental problem-solving for students and "nerds" of all technical expertise, which runs until Nov. 6. Teams of hackers, working virtually, will attempt to resolve problems related to the geographical scale of research, guideline limitations, and more—but each issue always circles back to improving freshwater lab work and monitoring across the country.

IISD in the news November 1, 2023

Integrating Gender Equality and Mine Closure: Actions for governments

Report on how mine closure and gender equality intersect and how governments can ensure closure practices and policies integrate gender considerations.

Report November 1, 2023

Why Canada Needs to Transform Its Approach to Funding for Climate Disaster Recovery

Modernizing Canada's Disaster Financial Assistance Arrangements (DFAA) program is a critical step in building the country's climate resilience.

Insight October 31, 2023

IISD Annual Report 2022–2023

At IISD, we’ve been working for more than three decades to create a world where people and the planet thrive. As the climate crisis unfolds on our doorsteps and irreversible tipping points loom, our team has been focused more than ever on impact.

Annual Report October 31, 2023

Freedom from fossil fuels? Canada's energy-security future hinges on continued growth of renewables

It's often stated that Canada's abundant oil and gas reserves provide energy security. Yet recent geopolitical turmoil–such as Russia's invasion of Ukraine–has tested this notion, causing oil and gas prices to surge, fuelling inflation and making Canadians' lives more costly. Increasingly, especially given climate change's existential threat, it's apparent Canada's energy-security future involves moving beyond oil and gas.

IISD in the news October 30, 2023

Climate adaptation initiatives launched in Binga

The adoption of nature-based solutions for adaptation against climate change is seen as one of the steps to enhancing sustainability and food security. World Wildlife Fund Zimbabwe has come up with a Climate Adaptation and Protected Areas initiative where it is working with Binga and Hwange Rural District Councils, government departments, traditional leaders and local communities to promote natural solutions to strengthening climate resilience and protecting biodiversity.

IISD in the news October 30, 2023

Overcoming Capacity Limitations for Rural and Small Municipalities Across the Prairies

This webinar explores the challenges of Prairie municipalities as they struggle with capacity limitations in resilient infrastructure, as well as the efforts of Canadian organizations to help address the lack of capacity.

Webinar October 27, 2023

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