Adaptive Monitoring on the Winnipeg River
IISD and Aquatic Life® have partnered in a pilot project of adaptive monitoring in the Winnipeg River basin, to deploy high-frequency sensors that deliver data in near real-time.
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Compromises Make Agreements
As in politics and economics, so in environment and climate; it is compromises that allow for reaching major agreements, where facts are intertwined, interests are diverged and options are conflicting. Compromises are not a defect, as no one is the sole possessor of the truth in these complex issues.
HLPF 2022: All you need to know
An overview of what to expect when countries report their SDG progress to the UN at the 2022 High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development.
It’s Taken More than 20 Years and Is Full of Holes, but a New International Agreement Targets Fishing Subsidies
After 20 years of failed negotiations, the World Trade Organization (WTO) has secured a deal to curb harmful subsidies that contribute to overfishing. Conservationists and campaign groups welcomed last week’s agreement as historic, despite criticism of “big holes” in the agreement.
Governments Must Live Up to Promises to Stop Funding Oil and Gas Internationally
At COP 26, 39 countries and public finance institutions signed the Glasgow Statement on International Public Support for the Clean Energy Transition. How can signatories get back on track to meet their commitments by the statement's 2022 deadline?
Renewable energy, not gas, is the answer to South Africa's long-term energy security
Amidst soaring gas and oil prices and global shifts in energy markets, many decision makers in the private and public sectors in South Africa seem intent on investing in gas. But if we really want long-term energy security – and a just transition to a low carbon economy – we must look to renewable energy.
Acting on the Glasgow Statement: Shifting international public finance from fossil fuels to clean energy
At this London Climate Action Week webinar, get a first look at a new report on the potential impact of the Glasgow Statement, where signatories are at now, and best practices for implementation.
Countries could shift USD 28 billion/year from fossil fuels to clean energy
A new report shows Glasgow Statement signatories must urgently implement their COP 26 pledge to end new international public support for fossil fuels by the 2022 deadline.
Guerra de Ucrania pone en riesgo los compromisos de la COP26 de Glasgow: IISD (in Spanish)
Los países que se comprometieron en la COP26 a dejar de financiar la extracción internacional de combustibles fósiles van camino de incumplir sus objetivos debido a la búsqueda de alternativas al gas ruso por la guerra de Ucrania, según un informe del Instituto Internacional para el Desarrollo Sostenible (IISD).
Summary of the 2022 International Institute for Sustainable Development Canadian Prairie Water Retention Monitoring and Modelling Workshop
The 2022 Canadian Prairie Water Retention Monitoring and Modelling Workshop brought together water retention experts to share and identify next steps for advancing research.