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UN Water Conference Should Highlight African Great Lakes

It is with great excitement, mild trepidation, and much hope for the future that I look forward to March 22 which doubles up this year as World Water Day and the kick off to the UN Water Conference.

IISD in the news March 20, 2023

Global Market Report: Banana prices and sustainability

This report explores market trends in the banana industry and how standards and other supply chain actors can build producers' resilience to sustainability challenges.

Report March 20, 2023

Key differences persist as IPCC meet stretches on

Government representatives from 195 countries strived to make progress in approving the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s Synthesis report scheduled for release on Monday, with negotiations stretching into the weekend as nations remained divided on several key issues. According to the Earth Negotiations Bulletin (ENB) of the International Institute of Sustainable Development (IISD), "significant work was still to be done" before the meeting ended at 2am on Friday.

IISD in the news March 18, 2023

How USD 10 Billion Can Transform Food Systems in Ethiopia, Malawi, and Nigeria: Report launch

This webinar presents the findings of a new report exploring food systems, nutrition, and environmental sustainability in Ethiopia, Malawi, and Nigeria.

Webinar March 16, 2023

Tapasya Subedi

Person March 16, 2023

Il rapporto IISD incoraggia l'adozione di standard di sostenibilità volontari come il Better Cotton nel settore del cotone dell'Asia meridionale (in Italian)

Un nuovo studio dell'Istituto internazionale per lo sviluppo sostenibile ha incoraggiato il settore cotone della regione ad accelerare l'adozione di norme di sostenibilità volontarie. La mappatura dei criteri di VSS e del potenziale di mercato dell'IISD ha rilevato che le iniziative operanti nella regione, tra cui Better Cotton e Fairtrade, possono aiutare a risolvere i problemi relativi alla gestione dei parassiti, alla gestione delle acque e ai redditi degli agricoltori. La relazione si è concentrata sul settore del cotone in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh e Sri Lanka. Dal 2008 al 2018, l'Asia meridionale ha contribuito per il 30% circa alla produzione globale di peli di cotone. La relazione ha rilevato un potenziale di mercato significativo per i VSS che operano nel settore del cotone.

IISD in the news March 16, 2023

Canada is sitting on 12 'carbon bombs.' Here's where they are

Just under the surface of B.C. and Alberta, in a rock formation known as the Montney Play, lies enough potential greenhouse gases to blow past Canada's 2030 emissions targets 30 times over. It's one of 12 fossil fuel reserves researchers in the journal Energy Policy have identified in Canada — called "carbon bombs" — that would each release a billion tonnes or more of carbon into the atmosphere if their resources were extracted and burned. This would be catastrophic for the world's efforts to slow rising global temperatures, the authors argue.

IISD in the news March 16, 2023

Voluntary Sustainability Standards in South Asia: A focus on the cotton sector in Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka

This public webinar discussed research findings from IISD's State of Sustainability Initiatives.

Webinar March 15, 2023

Ouvrir la voie à l’investissement responsable (in French)

La Suisse s’engage en faveur de l’application des Principes pour un investissement responsable dans l’agriculture et les systèmes alimentaires approuvés en 2014 par le Comité de la sécurité alimentaire mondiale des Nations Unies. Le chemin reste toutefois long jusqu’à une mise en œuvre complète.

IISD in the news March 15, 2023

Shifting Public Financial Flows From Fossil Fuels to Clean Energy Under the Paris Agreement

This report assesses global progress made on aligning public financial flows —such as subsidies and other forms of government support —with the need to reduce emissions within a pathway for a safe climate.

Report March 15, 2023

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