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Scaling Up the Adoption of Ecosystem-Based Adaptation Using Behaviour-Centred Design: The case of vetiver grass for riverbank erosion control in Fiji
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Expert panel says Canada needs to 'up its game' on climate data to better adapt
A new report suggests Canada is not doing enough to adapt to and prevent the effects of climate change and is lacking the critical data it needs to do so.
B.C.'s costly climate disasters show Canada's insurance gap
The storms that battered British Columbia in November left taxpayers on the hook for billions of dollars because few homeowners had overland flood insurance.
Watch the Fine Print, Analysts Advise, as Canada Tackles Public Finance Phaseout for Fossil Fuels
While the Canadian government is working on a plan to phase out public financing to the fossil fuel sector, the high-profile announcement may only result in a change in the way Ottawa supports the industry, not a reduction in the dollars that change hands, according to an analysis last week in the Globe and Mail.
Canada is leaving communities in the dark about the risks and costs of climate disasters
A new report finds the federal government isn’t doing enough to act on or disclose detailed information about the growing hazards of a warming climate, including extreme temperatures, flood, fires, landslides and drought.
EU Lawmaker Wants Carbon Border Tax to Cover More Goods, Enter Into Force Sooner
The lawmaker leading the European Parliament’s work on an EU carbon border tax has submitted a draft report on the proposal to establish a carbon border adjustment mechanism.
Green Tech: Fishing for Dark Data
How do antidepressants affect fish? Can biological remediation improve water health (e.g. intentionally planting cattails in dirty waterways)? How can the Internet of Things (IoT), blockchain, and artificial intelligence (AI) innovate freshwater research? These are just a few of the questions researchers at International Institute for Sustainable Development’s (IISD) Experimental Lakes Area (ELA) have been tackling over the last few years.
Socio-Economic Factors Affecting the Adoption of Agri-Environmental Beneficial Management Practices in Manitoba
This Living Lab brief examines the socio-economic factors that drive the uptake of agri-environmental beneficial management practices on agricultural lands in Manitoba, Canada.
From Land Degradation to Land Restoration
Combating desertification, land degradation, and droughts can win socio-economic benefits for people in drylands and reduce climate change impacts.