Press Releases
-
February 18, 2010
Accountability Through Measurement: CSIN conference to advance best practices for sustainability
WINNIPEG—February 18, 2010—How to gauge progress towards social, economic and environmental sustainability is the main focus of the Canadian Sustainability Indicators Network's two-day conference on Accountability Through Measurement, to be held at the Marriott Courtyard in Toronto, March 2 and 3, 2010. CSIN is a one-of-a-kind Canadian network of 1,200 members with a mission to...
Read More -
February 02, 2010
Costa Rican Franz Tattenbach appointed president and CEO of IISD
Succeeds David Runnalls, a prominent and longstanding exponent of sustainable development WINNIPEG—February 2, 2010—Franz Tattenbach is to become the fourth president and CEO of the International Institute for Sustainable Development, a Canadian-based international public policy research institute. Tattenbach replaces David Runnalls who will retire in June 2010 after 10 years of...
Read More -
January 13, 2010
Climate change requires innovation and a sharper focus on integrated water and land management in Manitoba: IISD
WINNIPEG—January 13, 2010—Successfully adapting to climate change will require technological and governance innovation to more tightly integrate water and land management issues, according to a report by the International Institute for Sustainable Development, released today. Climate change threatens to increase the magnitude and frequency of major weather events and...
Read More -
December 16, 2009
UPDATE 2: Clean Energy and Climate Change Action in North America: A Coordinated Approach
MEDIA ADVISORY: Includes confirmation of panelist Gabriel Quadri, Senior Environment Advisor to Mayor Ebrard of Mexico City Copenhagen UNFCCC Official Side Event Date: December 16, 2009Time: 18:15 - 19:30 CET (GMT +1)Location: Liva Weel Room, Bella Centre As part of an ongoing joint project, the International Institute for Sustainable Development and the Pembina Institute will host...
Read More -
December 14, 2009
IISD expert on climate change and security features work at high level debate at COP15
COPENHAGEN--December 14, 2009--The International Institute for Sustainable Development's senior project manager on climate change and security, is in Copenhagen during COP15 and available to answer questions about his leading edge research on climate change and security issues in Africa and the Middle East, commissioned by the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Oli Brown will be...
Read More -
December 13, 2009
Moving to a Low Carbon Development Pathway
Media Advisory IISD Side Event: Moving to a Low Carbon Development PathwayMonday, December 14, 2009, 09:00-10:15 CET (GMT +1)Koncerthuset (The Concert House), DR Byen (Two Metro stops from the Bella Centre)UNFCCC COP15, Copenhagen This session will assess the challenges and opportunities to support the transition of developing countries to a low carbon development pathway, by mobilizing...
Read More -
December 13, 2009
Trade and Investment: Fostering or Frustrating Climate Objectives?
Media Advisory IISD Side Event: Trade and Investment: Fostering or Frustrating Climate Objectives? Monday, December 14, 2009, 09:00-13:00 CET (GMT +1)*Crowne Plaza Hotel, IETA room Mount Everest 3, Orestads Blvd 114-118 (One Metro stop from the Bella Centre at Orestad)UNFCCC COP15, Copenhagen IISD has been working intensively on trade and climate change issues since it helped...
Read More -
December 13, 2009
Phasing out Fossil-Fuel Subsidies: Moving from rhetoric to reform
Media Advisory IISD Side Event: Phasing out Fossil-Fuel Subsidies: Moving from rhetoric to reform Monday, December 14, 2009, 15:00-17:00 CET (GMT +1)*Crowne Plaza Hotel, IETA room Mount Everest 3, Orestads Blvd 114-118 (One Metro stop from the Bella Centre at Orestad)UNFCCC COP15, Copenhagen Reforming fossil fuel subsidies would save governments billions of dollars while also...
Read More -
December 13, 2009
IISD CEO says world can't wait for political agreement on climate: sees trade as catalyst for change
COPENHAGEN—December 13, 2009—"The world urgently needs an international framework to address climate change, but cannot wait for political agreement. Effective actions must be taken now," said David Runnalls, president and CEO of the International Institute for Sustainable Development. IISD is kicking off the second week of the international climate change conference in Copenhagen...
Read More -
December 11, 2009
REDD and Development: Ensuring the Integrity of Greenhouse Gas Reductions and Development Benefits
Media Advisory REDD and Development: Ensuring the Integrity of Greenhouse Gas Reductions and Development Benefits Friday, December 11, 2009, 3:30-5:00 P.M. CET (GMT+1)Koncerthuset (The Concert House), DR Byen (Two Metro stops from the Bella Centre)UNFCCC COP15, Copenhagen Agreement on an international framework to reduce emissions from deforestation and forest degradation in...
Read More