Climate Adaptation and Protected Areas Initiative
A new initiative will use nature-based solutions to support local communities in adapting to climate change while safeguarding critical ecosystems in and around protected areas.
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Inclusive International Tax Systems Crucial in Strengthening Developing Countries’ Fiscal Policies, Green Transition, Speakers Tell Economic and Social Council
Fair and inclusive tax systems are essential in enhancing developing countries’ efforts to strengthen their financial and fiscal policies and accelerating the green transition, the Economic and Social Council heard today, as members held the 2023 Special Meeting on International Cooperation in Tax Matters.
Long-term cyanobacterial dynamics from lake sediment DNA in relation to experimental eutrophication, acidification and climate change
Cyanobacterial blooms in aquatic environments have impacted ecosystem health, altered food webs and contributed to substantial regional economic losses. The relative impacts of climate change, eutrophication and other environmental stressors on the formation of cyanobacterial blooms remain unclear as a consequence of the lack of long-term data. The analysis of lake sediment archives can help address such questions.
Decoder: Can Indonesia bid farewell to coal?
Across the wide bay, past wooden fishing boats, a large column of smoke rises against a backdrop of tree-covered mountains as it has done 24 hours a day for the best part of a decade. In another decade or so, the flames that produce that endless plume at the coal-fired power plant in the small fishing port of Pelabuhan Ratu in western Indonesia will finally be extinguished.
IISD Announces Appointment of Nathalie Bernasconi-Osterwalder, Martha Casey as Interim Co-Presidents and Co-CEOs
The International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) is pleased to announce that, as of April 1, 2023, Nathalie Bernasconi-Osterwalder and Martha Casey will begin serving as Interim Co-Presidents and Co-CEOs.
The Evolving Context and Dynamics of the WTO Joint Initiative on E-Commerce
This report aims to give a stocktake of the Joint Statement Initiative on e-commerce as of December 2022 while focusing on dynamics and developments throughout the year and considering recent trends in the e-commerce policy activity and governance landscape at the national, regional, and multilateral levels.
Canada Water Agency coming to Winnipeg
With the unveiling of the 2023 federal budget on Tuesday, the federal government has chosen Winnipeg to become the future headquarters of the new Canada Water Agency.
Winnipeg accueillera la nouvelle Agence nationale de l’eau (in French)
Le budget fédéral de 2023-2024 prévoit qu’une nouvelle Agence nationale de l’eau soit basée à Winnipeg. La création de cette nouvelle agence fédérale fera l’objet d’un projet de loi d’ici la fin de l’année.
Winnipeg chosen as site of federal water agency
Winnipeg stands to gain hundreds of jobs and tens of millions in federal investments after being chosen as the site of the new Canada Water Agency. Plans for the federal agency, one of the few not based in Ottawa, were unveiled in the Liberal government’s budget Tuesday.
Federal budget calls for Winnipeg to serve as HQ for new Canada Water Agency
The 2023 federal budget calls for a new national water agency to be based in Winnipeg, provided Justin Trudeau's Liberal government remains in power long enough to see it established in the Manitoba capital.