Cities And The SDGs: An Interdependent Partnership
"We need to make the SDGs more central to city planning and cities more central to the achievement of the SDGs."
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Opinion: The SDGs are good enough and it's time to stop analyzing and start acting
"The SDGs may represent our last chance to transition to a world characterized by justice, opportunity, peace, and stability. We must do everything possible not to miss this chance. That means accepting that the stage settings are good enough, and getting on with the play. Whether or not it turns out to be a tragedy is up to us."
What will Canada’s energy future look like?
"Amin Asadollahi is the North American lead on climate change mitigation at the International Institute for Sustainable Development. He doesn’t see an overnight elimination of hydrocarbons, but envisions the adoption of sustainable energy sources as an inexorable movement toward greater efficiency as well as an environmental imperative."
Together, Canada, China and the EU Can Fill Trump's Climate Leadership Void
"Canada, the European Union and China are sending a powerful signal that they are willing to fill the leadership void created by the Trump Administration backing out of the Paris agreement. This weekend’s summit in Montreal offers the chance for governments to raise their collective efforts and demonstrate how they are leading by example."
Together, Canada, China and the EU Can Fill Trump's Climate Leadership Void
A critical summit offers the chance for 34 major world economies to raise their collective climate efforts—without the aid of the U.S.
Financing High Performance Climate Adaptation in Agriculture: Climate Bonds for Multi-Functional Water Harvesting Infrastructure on the Canadian Prairies
This article explores distributed water harvesting, a climate change adaptation strategy that can offer the co-benefit of enhancing ecosystem services.
Meeting of Negotiators on Investment Agreements and Dispute Settlement – Buenos Aires
IISD and the Secretariat of International Economic Relations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Worship of the Argentine Republic co-hosted a meeting of negotiators on investment treaties and the settlement of investment disputes in Buenos Aires, Argentina, from September 13 to 15, 2017.
Time for results on Lake Winnipeg
"Our politicians must seize this opportunity and invest it wisely in the best interests of Lake Winnipeg. Let’s not find ourselves reading the same disappointing evaluation in another five years, with plenty of money spent, but no real improvements."