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The Dangers of Cleaning Products We Don't Discuss | Opinion

In many ways, the COVID-19 pandemic is not over yet. While the world may seem to have moved on when it comes to our quotidian practices, we never fail to be struck by the continuing prevalence of sanitizers, masks, tests, and cleaning agents present in places of work, homes, and stores. What impact does this have on our environment?
IISD in the news February 21, 2024

Nutrition Financing Needs a Paradigm Shift: Save the Children

"And then we worked with the International Institute of Sustainable Development. They released a paper indicating that there’s roughly $11 billion a year required until 2030 and nutrition-sensitive [efforts] including agriculture and [water, sanitation and hygiene] and social-protection intervention. We basically added those two things up, the extrapolation plus the nutrition sensitivity."

IISD in the news April 25, 2018

Pathways to Sustainable Cities

Urban planning needs to be inclusive and responsive to the needs of local communities and build on participatory approaches that foster the engagement of marginalized actors.
Deep Dive April 28, 2022

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