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Why Gender Matters in Climate Change Adaptation

Effective climate change adaptation recognizes that women, men and children experience impacts differently depending on where they live, how they sustain their livelihoods, and the roles they play in their families and communities.

Insight June 6, 2019

The Value of Natural Infrastructure

How municipalities advance climate change adaptation through management of natural infrastructure assets that provide municipal and ecosystem services.

Video June 6, 2019

Geography Matters: Targeting "hotspots" for cumulative environmental benefits

Using open data from a variety of sources, we demonstrated how Manitoba can target its limited resources to deliver public programming to agricultural regions and gain better outcomes.

Brief June 6, 2019

Training Workshop on Capacity Development for Inclusive Business Models

This is a three-day workshop in Kigali, Rwanda, bringing together farmers and producer organizations to explore the legal and policy dimensions of contract farming and other inclusive business models.

Event June 6, 2019

Standard-Compliant Coffee Production is Rising, with Growth from Least Developed Countries

The amount of coffee produced in compliance with voluntary sustainability standards (VSS) is increasing at a higher rate than the overall sector, with significant growth coming from countries with low human development.

Press release June 5, 2019

We Must do More to Speed up Ending Fossil Fuel Subsidies

Fossil fuels—oil, gas, coal and their derivatives—pollute the atmosphere and emit the greenhouse gases that are ramping up global heating to dangerous levels. But did you know that governments around the world are subsidizing this pollution?

IISD in the news June 5, 2019

Five Ways to Promote Mitigation and Adaptation in the Mining Sector

In the face of the climate crisis, there is an urgent need for the mining sector to adapt to the impacts of climate change.

Insight June 5, 2019

Infrastructure Investment Frontiers

IISD will be participating in the Infrastructure Investment Frontiers June 5–6, 2019, in London, England.

Event June 5, 2019

Power Talk at Women Deliver 2019 Conference

IISD is participating in the world's largest conference on the health, rights, and wellbeing of girls and women.

Event June 5, 2019

The Circular Economy and Inclusive Employment: Modelling key sectors and products

Our side event will present the results of a study carried out by Sitra and IISD to estimate the employment impacts of adopting a circular economy in Finland.

Workshop June 4, 2019

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