IISD In The News
IISD's research, experts and publications are regularly featured by press outlets and on multimedia platforms around the world.
The list below is a selection of recent mentions. Click Here for other media-related content.
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The Breakthrough Secret to Negotiating the SDGs
Huffington Post - September 17, 2015 Lynn Wagner contributes to a a series produced by The Huffington Post, "What's Working: Sustainable Development Goals," and looks at the key to negotiating the Sustainable Development Goals.
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Child Care Spaces Growing Within Winnipeg: Report
ChrisD.ca - September 09, 2015 "More child care spaces are becoming available in Winnipeg, according to new data from Peg."
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Experimental Lakes Area expands mandate far beyond fish
TB News Watch - August 30, 2015 "Now that the IISD has taken over the station, education isn't the only opportunity on the horizon. Chief research scientist Mike Paterson has worked at ELA for 23 years and has never been more excited about its potential."
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On road to Paris climate change talks, Obama detours through Alaska
Alaska Dispatch News - August 30, 2015 “The U.S. is chairman of the Arctic Council and so that country gets to drive the agenda,” said Lynn Wagner, who analyzes multilateral environmental negotiations as a senior manager with the International Institute for Sustainable Development in Washington, D.C. “They can get people talking about an issue in the way they...
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Middle East faces water shortages for the next 25 years, study says
The Guardian - August 27, 2015 "The International Institute for Sustainable Development has estimated that the Jordan river may shrink by 80% by 2100 and that ground water supplies will deteriorate further as demand increases."
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Experimental Lakes Area Project Lets Fish Take The Measurements
FishSens - August 21, 2015 "Researchers at the Experimental Lakes Area in Canada are using a new way to track dissolved oxygen levels and their effects on fish, according to a research highlight from the International Institute of Sustainable Development that oversees the area. The new...
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Four cyclists will ride to remind others of water quality problems
Kenora Daily Miner - August 17, 2015 "The Cycle for Solutions ride is an initiative from the Lake Winnipeg Foundation to celebrate its 10th anniversary and to highlight the science generated by [IISD] Experimental Lakes Area researchers here in Northwestern Ontario."
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A better tomorrow
China Daily - August 14, 2015 "The time frame to achieve these goals is tight. However, we believe that it is critical to ensure basic needs of the people (are met) by 2030," says Livia Bizikova, director of knowledge for integrated decisions at Canada-based International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD).
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What are the benefits of phasing out fossil fuel subsidies?
Dukascopy - August 10, 2015 Laura Merrill speaks with Dukascopy explaning what fossil fuel subsidies are and why we need to eliminate them.
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Science, Studies, And Reports
Circle of Blue - August 07, 2015 "A device that can be attached to the back of a fish and measures dissolved oxygen concentrations in water has been developed at the International Institute for Sustainable Development’s Experimental Lakes Area in Canada."
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