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    Dr. Mostafa Tolba: Architect of the Montreal Protocol, IPCC and Biodiversity Convention

    Dr. Mostafa Tolba: Architect of the Montreal Protocol, IPCC and Biodiversity Convention

    A tribute to the life of Dr. Mostafa Tolba, who sadly passed away on March 28, 2016. Dr. Mostafa Tolba led the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) for almost 20 years, and played a pivotal role in setting the global environmental agenda.   Read More
  • Policy Brief
    Follow-Up and Review for the 2030 Agenda: Bringing coherence to the work of the HLPF

    Follow-Up and Review for the 2030 Agenda: Bringing coherence to the work of the HLPF

    IISD prepared this contribution to informal consultations going on in New York as the first step in a process leading to a resolution in the UN General Assembly on follow-up and review for the 2030 Agenda. Read More
  • Blog
    New Study Sheds Light on Energy Sector’s Responses to Extreme Weather Events

    New Study Sheds Light on Energy Sector’s Responses to Extreme Weather Events

    How was the energy sector in Canada affected by recent extreme weather events? How prepared was the sector to address these impacts? Read More
  • Blog
    It’s Time the SEC Enforced its Climate Disclosure Rules

    It’s Time the SEC Enforced its Climate Disclosure Rules

    "The SEC should step up to its responsibilities" argues Robert Repetto. Read More
  • Video
    On World Water Day, Dimple Roy Proposes Phosphorus Targets for Manitoba's Lakes

    On World Water Day, Dimple Roy Proposes Phosphorus Targets for Manitoba's Lakes

    "We need phosphorus targets for Manitoba's lakes" Read More
  • Video
    Journey of Awakening

    Journey of Awakening

    In June 2015, elders and students from Naotkamegwanning (Whitefish Bay) First Nation embarked on a three-day canoe trip to visit sacred sites near IISD-ELA, located within Treaty 3 land in northwestern Ontario. Read More
  • Data brief
    Rapid Scenario-Planning Exercise to Review Risks of the Agricultural Sector

    Rapid Scenario-Planning Exercise to Review Risks of the Agricultural Sector

    The brief summarizes the outcomes of a rapid scenario-planning exercise to stress test a series of business risk-management programs under a set of plausible economic, social and environmental conditions. Read More
  • Blog
    Deaths in Honduras Underline the Grave Risks Facing Indigenous Leaders

    Deaths in Honduras Underline the Grave Risks Facing Indigenous Leaders

    Environmental activists and indigenous leaders face deadly risks in many countries, as recent murders in Honduras demonstrate.  Read More
  • Webinar: Climate change and its effects on our lakes

    Webinar: Climate change and its effects on our lakes

    IISD Experimental Lakes Area collaborated with the Canadian Water Resources Association to host a webinar about what we have discovered about the effects of climate change on our lakes. Read More
  • Extreme Climate Events and the Energy Sector in the Souris River Basin: Key stakeholder perspectives

    Extreme Climate Events and the Energy Sector in the Souris River Basin: Key stakeholder perspectives

    Impacts of and responses to recent extreme weather events by the energy sector and local municipalities in the Souris River Basin. Read More

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