Press Releases
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October 13, 2005
Government of Canada Announces $6.7 Million in Funding For Sustainable Development Research
Winnipeg — Federal Government contributions to sustainable development research totaling $6.7 million were announced today by Reg Alcock, President of the Treasury Board, on behalf of the Honourable Aileen Carroll, Minister of International Cooperation and the Honourable Stéphane Dion, Minister of the Environment. This is yet another initiative under the Government of Canada's...
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September 20, 2005
Experts gather to confront water issues across the prairies
WINNIPEG — Media representatives are advised that water experts will speak to a host of issues ranging from critical information gaps, to prairie water "hot spots," to transboundary issues exemplified by the recent Devils Lake controversy. Event: Prairie Water Policy SymposiumWho: Henry David Venema, Director, Sustainable Natural Resources Management, IISDLance Yohe, Executive Director,...
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June 13, 2005
Alcan Executive to Chair the International Institute for Sustainable Development
MONTREAL — Alcan Inc. (NYSE, TSX: AL) announced today that its Senior Vice President, Corporate and External Affairs, Daniel Gagnier (59) has been appointed the Chairman of the Board of the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD). IISD contributes to sustainable development by advancing policy recommendations on international trade and investment, economic policy,...
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June 09, 2005
IISD Receives $1 million for Sustainable Development Research in Manitoba
Momentum building for sustainable development issues WINNIPEG — Provincial contributions to IISD for sustainable development research totalling $1 million were announced today in Winnipeg. At IISD's 15th anniversary reception the announcement capped off a year where momentum has been gaining for IISD—the Commonwealth Secretariat hosted an event in April to launch IISD's model...
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May 19, 2005
IISD Senior Fellow Konrad von Moltke Passes Away
"We will miss his humanity," says IISD President WINNIPEG — On May 19, 2005, Konrad von Moltke, PhD, a Senior Fellow of IISD, passed away in Vermont. Von Moltke had fought a short, but courageous battle with cancer. "I have known Konrad for more than 30 years and his passing leaves a great void. We will miss Konrad's gentle wit. We will miss his legendary creative summers where he would...
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April 27, 2005
Experts call for new rules on businesses investing abroad
Time for outdated model of investment treaties to go WINNIPEG — With $560 billion dollars flowing between countries, the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) is calling for new international rules on foreign investment that address the development, environmental and human rights concerns that lie at the heart of sustainable development. Guests gathered today at the...
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February 25, 2005
Climate commitments aplenty, but where's the Kyoto plan?
Budget funds climate change action, but Kyoto Protocol doesn't seem to be part of the equation. WINNIPEG — The first budget from the Liberal minority government may send out a strong signal that Canadians and industry will be rewarded by pursuing cleaner, more climate friendly modes of development, but it seems to have ignored the fact these initiatives are a response to our Kyoto...
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February 17, 2005
IISD President Addresses Commons Committee
WINNIPEG – On February 17, 2005, David Runnalls, IISD's President and CEO, made a presentation to Canada's House of Commons Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development in Ottawa. His remarks centred on how Canada can achieve a necessary portion of its emission reduction objectives through careful use of the Kyoto Protocol mechanisms of Joint Implementation, the Clean...
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February 11, 2005
IISD Ranked as Most Effective SD Research Organization
Experts rank IISD at the top of the list WINNIPEG — Ask a sustainability expert which sustainable development research organization they think is particularly effective and the International Institute for Sustainable Development tops the list more times than any other organization. That is one of the findings presented in the recently released GlobeScan Survey of Sustainability Experts...
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December 16, 2004
How do Prairie communities best manage climate change challenges?
IISD, PFRA and NRI launch Adaptation as Resilience Building project WINNIPEG — IISD has launched a new project in partnership with the Prairie Farm Rehabilitation Administration (PFRA—the rural extension service of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada that has from its inception in the aftermath of the "dirty 30s," built adaptive capacity among farmers and farm communities to cope with...
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