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Learn About Groundbreaking New Research Into Oil Spills at the World’s Freshwater Laboratory

Vince Palace is inviting all those who are interested in science and protecting fresh water to join IISD Experimental Lakes Area for a public presentation at Lakehead University, Thunder Bay, on exciting upcoming research on oil spills.

Event April 15, 2019

Sustainable Public Procurement Management at the University of Rome Tor Vergata

The purpose of this course is to enable participants to appreciate that sustainable public procurement is about making purchasing and investment decisions based on trade-offs.

Event April 15, 2019

New research examines gaps in tool used to fight climate change

A life-cycle assessment is the best tool available for evaluating the greenhouse gas emissions of building products and designs. But the tool has its limits.

IISD in the news April 11, 2019

Comments to the Proposals for Amendment of the ICSID Arbitration Rules

This commentary focuses on select aspects of the ICSID Secretariat's March 15, 2019 draft proposals for amendment of the ICSID Arbitration Rules.

Policy Analysis April 11, 2019

In Medellin, Cable Cars Transformed Slums—In Rio, They Made Them Worse

In city halls across Latin America, Medellin has a reputation for making miracles happen. Colombia’s second city, which was previously infamous for drug and gang violence, has transformed some of its most dangerous slums with a cable car system. Built in the early 2000s, the MetroCable connects the city centre to the sprawling hilltop slums - "barrios" - on the city’s outskirts, the most violent of which used to be Santa Domingo.

Policy Analysis April 11, 2019

Implications for the Caribbean: Fisheries subsidies negotiations at the WTO

The workshop will assemble policy-makers from across the Caribbean region and experts for an in-depth discussion of WTO fisheries subsidies negotiations.

Event April 11, 2019

Samantha Zhang

Person April 10, 2019

Shifting to Below 2°C Economies: Strategies for just energy transitions

This event aims to discuss and identify successful approaches for just energy transitions.

Event April 10, 2019

WTO Negotiations on Fisheries Subsidies: Implications for Latin America

Event April 10, 2019

Communications and Awareness Strategies: Raising awareness about the health impacts of coal in Indonesia

This brief showcases examples of communications and awareness strategies for air pollution in India and China, with a focus on lessons that can be drawn for Indonesians looking to raise the level of public focus on air pollution issues in Indonesia.

Brief April 10, 2019

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