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L’Okanagan Basin Water Board appuie la nouvelle agence nationale de l’eau (in French)

Un changement majeur dans la politique de gestion de l’eau au niveau national est accueilli avec un optimisme prudent par les responsables de la gestion de l’eau. L’inauguration de la nouvelle Agence canadienne de l’eau (ACE), dont le siège social sera à Winnipeg, a été révélée lors de la publication du budget fédéral la semaine dernière. Le budget 2023-2024 propose de fournir 85,1 millions de dollars sur cinq ans, avec 21 millions de dollars par la suite pour soutenir la création de l’agence.
IISD in the news April 1, 2023

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.
Project April 1, 2023

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.
IISD in the news March 31, 2023

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.
IISD in the news March 31, 2023

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 in the news March 31, 2023

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.
Report March 31, 2023

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.
IISD in the news March 30, 2023

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.
IISD in the news March 29, 2023