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International Institute for Sustainable Development

Type: Organization

Name: International Institute for Sustainable Development

Web Address: http://iisd1.iisd.ca/

First reported 7 hours ago - Updated 7 hours ago - 1 reports

UN General Assembly

IISD RS @ Third Session of the UNGA Open Working Group on SDGs, 22-24 May 2013, New York, US

International Institute for Sustainable Development - Reporting Services (IISD RS), Earth Negotiations Bulletin (ENB), Sustainable Development, Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), UN General Assembly (UNGA), Open Working Group (OWG), Third Session of ... [Published IISD - 7 hours ago]

Entities: Sustainable Development, International Institute for Sustainable Develop..., UN General Assembly

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated 8 hours ago - 1 reports

IISD RS @ IHA 2013 World Congress on Advancing Sustainable Hydropower, 21-24 May 2013, Kuching, Malaysia

International Institute for Sustainable Development - Reporting Services (IISD RS), IHA World Congress Bulletin, Conference Reporting Service (CRS), International Hydropower Association (IHA), Hydropower, Sustainable Development, Climate Change, Energy, ... [Published IISD - May 21 2013]

Entities: Kuching, Hydro Power, Malaysia

First reported May 19 2013 - Updated May 19 2013 - 1 reports

IISD RS @ 2nd APWS, 19-20 May 2013, Chiang Mai, Thailand

International Institute for Sustainable Development - Reporting Services (IISD RS), Asia-Pacific Water Summit Bulletin, Conference Reporting Service (CRS), Asia-Pacific Water Summit (APWS), 2nd APWS - Water Security and Water-related Disaster Challenges: ... [Published IISD - May 19 2013]

Entities: Chiang Mai (Thailand), Thailand, International Institute for Sustainable Develop..., Disaster, Leadership

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

John Kerry

16 May 2013: Addressing Climate Change Focal Point of Arctic Summit

: Addressing Climate Change Focal Point of Arctic SummitCanadian Arctic Minister Leona Aglukkaq signs a resolution at the Arctic Ministerial Council as Secretary of State John Kerry looks on.Reprinted from IIP Digital.The Arctic Council presides over ... [Published US Embassy Canada: Ottawa - May 16 2013]

Entities: Global Warming/Climate Change, John Kerry, Acidification

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

Caribbean Community

Multilateral Environmental Agreements Mainstreaming Training Workshop

BELMOPAN (DOE) -- The Department of the Environment (DOE), within the Ministry of Forestry, Fisheries and Sustainable Development, is partnering with the Caribbean Community (Caricom) and the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) ... [Published CaribSeek - May 16 2013]

Entities: Multilateral, Caribbean Community, Belize, Environment

First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

Stephen Harper

Harper to take oilsands crusade to New York

OTTAWA - When Stephen Harper takes the stage at a leading U.S. think-tank on Thursday to talk about Canada's energy prospects, his pitch will more than likely mention that Canada is halfway towards meeting its greenhouse gas emissions target.OTTAWA - ... [Published MSN Money Canada - May 15 2013]

Entities: Canada, Stephen Harper, Emission

First reported May 09 2013 - Updated May 10 2013 - 7 reports

Research facility shuttered by Ottawa to reopen in time for summer work

A world-renowned freshwater research facility that was shuttered by the federal government in April is reopening for experimentation this summer and there are strong indications a deal can be reached to keep it operating in the long term.The Department ... [Published Globe and Mail - May 10 2013]

Entities: Ottawa, Keith Ashfield, Fisheries

First reported May 07 2013 - Updated May 07 2013 - 1 reports

Lake of the Woods District Property Owners Association members treated to a surprise update on Experimental Lakes Area

Bonnie Baltessen/Special to the Daily Miner and NewsHank Venema, vice president of science and innovation at the International Institute for Sustainable Development updates LOWDPOA members about ongoing negotiations for the future of the Experimental ... [Published Kenora Daily Miner - May 07 2013]

Entities: International Institute for Sustainable Develop..., Property, Kathleen Wynne, Invention

First reported May 02 2013 - Updated May 03 2013 - 3 reports

Governments, industry nearing consensus on oil and gas emissions: think-tank

OTTAWA — An independent sustainable development think-tank says Alberta, Ottawa and the oil and gas industry are close to reaching a meaningful consensus on how to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The Winnipeg-based International Institute for Sustainable ... [Published Financial Post - Top Stories - May 03 2013]

Entities: Emission, Canada, Ottawa, International Institute for Sustainable Develop..., Pembina Institute

First reported Apr 24 2013 - Updated Apr 25 2013 - 5 reports

Feds must 'step up' to help experimental lakes program

Proponents of research program say summer activities need to be given the green light But the founder of the Coalition to Save the ELA, Diane Orihel, says it's only the first step as the province enters talks with the federal government, Manitoba, and ... [Published CBC - Apr 25 2013]

Entities: Bruce Hyer, Ottawa, International Institute for Sustainable Develop...

First reported Apr 24 2013 - Updated Apr 24 2013 - 2 reports

Council of Canadians thanks Ontario Premier Wynne for saving the ELA

MEDIA RELEASEFor Immediate ReleaseApril 24, 2013The Ontario government has announced that it will step in to help save the world-renowned Experimental Lakes Area, in partnership with the Manitoba government, the International Institute for Sustainable ... [Published Council of Canadians - Apr 24 2013]

Entities: Maude Barlow, International Institute for Sustainable Develop..., Deadline

First reported Apr 22 2013 - Updated Apr 22 2013 - 2 reports

The Netherlands: IEA-RETD Issues Report on Communication Best-Practices for Renewable Energy

Posted on Apr 22nd, 2013 with tags Best-Practices, Communication, energy, europe, IEA-RETD, issues, Netherlands, News by topic, renewable, report.IEA-RETD has announced the release of a report providing best practice for renewable energy communication ... [Published Offshore Wind - Apr 22 2013]

Entities: Renewable Energy, Netherlands, case studies, Force Technology, International Institute for Sustainable Develop...

Quotes

...produce leading-edge freshwater ecosystems science in the public domain and in the public interest," said Scott Vaughan, CEO and president of IISD. "IISD has been working with the federal government for several months to get to this point. This is not a finished deal but is an important step, and we look forward to working with Ottawa, Ontario and Manitoba going forward."

MOU Reached on Future of Experimental Lakes Area [Published IISD - 17 hours ago]

...of research quantitative and qualitative research assessing the extent of the negative or positive impacts on smallholder farmers," says Charles. "Campaigning groups publish very emotional pieces showing small farmers in Asia, for example, being displaced from their land by large monoculture biofuel operations. [But] it's hard to know how academic or rigorous that analysis is."

Biofuels a boon for Brazils rural poor, but obstacles. . . [Published Equities.com - May 21 2013]

...with large-scale, capital intensive, and long-term projects overseas," writes Chevron VP Edward Scott in a letter to USTR dated May 7, 2013. "Robust investment protections enable Chevron, and companies like us, to put our capital at risk in order to provide the energy required to fuel economic growth and energy security."

Chevron calls for strong investor rights chapter in U.S.-EU trade deal [Published Rabble.ca - May 17 2013]

"Temperatures, we know, in the Arctic are increasing more than twice as fast as global averages," Kerry said, "and they are endangering habitats and they are endangering ways of life."

16 May 2013: Addressing Climate Change Focal Point of Arctic Summit [Published US Embassy Canada: Ottawa - May 16 2013]

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IISD RS @ Third Session of the UNGA Open Workin... [Published IISD - 7 hours ago]
MOU Reached on Future of Experimental Lakes Area [Published IISD - 17 hours ago]
IISD RS @ IHA 2013 World Congress on Advancing ... [Published IISD - May 21 2013]
Biofuels a boon for Brazils rural poor, but obs... [Published Equities.com - May 21 2013]
Biofuels a boon for Brazil's rural poor, but ob... [Published Guardian.co.uk - May 21 2013]
Small institute saves freshwater research station [Published StraightGoods.ca - May 20 2013]
No more non-radical option for emissions [Published Zimbabwe Herald - May 19 2013]
IISD RS @ 2nd APWS, 19-20 May 2013, Chiang Mai,... [Published IISD - May 19 2013]
Chevron calls for strong investor rights chapte... [Published Rabble.ca - May 17 2013]
16 May 2013: Addressing Climate Change Focal Po... [Published US Embassy Canada: Ottawa - May 16 2013]
Multilateral Environmental Agreements Mainstrea... [Published CaribSeek - May 16 2013]
DFO, IISD Sign Agreement on ELA [Published Water Canada - May 16 2013]
The time is now for a UN High Commissioner for ... [Published Switchboard, from NRDC - May 15 2013]
Harper to take oilsands crusade to New York [Published MSN Money Canada - May 15 2013]
Governments, industry nearing consensus on oil ... [Published Canadian Business Magazine - May 14 2013]
Another Week of Anthropocene Antics, May 12, 20... [Published ScienceBlogs : Combined Feed - May 14 2013]
MP Del Mastro supports Environmental Lakes Area... [Published My Kawartha - May 13 2013]
IISD RS @ ECOSOC Integration Meeting, 13 May 20... [Published IISD - May 13 2013]
International Arbitration Does Over Rule Nation... [Published Forbes.com - May 12 2013]
ELA will go on [Published Interlake Group - May 10 2013]
'Save ELA' Group Pleased With Deal [Published CKDR Dryden - May 10 2013]
Public-private partnerships (PPPs): are they th... [Published Eurodad - May 10 2013]
How EU subsidies inflate biofuel prices (Opinion) [Published EurActiv.com - May 10 2013]
Research facility shuttered by Ottawa to reopen... [Published Globe and Mail - May 10 2013]
Experimental Lakes Area research facility in On... [Published Metronews - May 10 2013]
Experimental Lakes deal allows research to go o... [Published News 1130 - May 09 2013]
ELA Has A New Operator [Published CKDR Dryden - May 09 2013]
Rickford – MOU Signed on ELA [Published NetNewsledger.com - May 09 2013]
MOU signed [Published Thunder Bay Source - May 09 2013]
Deal would see scientists return to Experimenta... [Published CBC - May 09 2013]

Blogs

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The time is now for a UN High Commissioner for ... [Published Switchboard, from NRDC - May 15 2013] John Romano, Global Fellow, International Program, New York City NRDC has joined hundreds of other civil society organizations in support of a proposal for the establishment of a UN “High Commissioner for Future Generations.” While the top national ...
Another Week of Anthropocene Antics, May 12, 20... [Published ScienceBlogs : Combined Feed - May 14 2013] Logging the Onset of The Bottleneck Years This weekly posting is brought to you courtesy of H. E. Taylor . Happy reading, I hope you enjoy this week’s Global Warming news roundup skip to bottom Information is not Knowledge…Knowledge is not Wisdom ...
Peter Foster: Unsustainable oversight [Published Financial Post \| Opinion » FP Comment - Feb 08 2013] Commissioner is joined at the hip with eco-radicalism Was there ever a nanogram of doubt that this week’s report from the Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development would be tale of woe? When it comes to bureaucratic overseers, ...

Press Releases

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New Agreement Reached on Future of Experimental... [Published Marketwire - Breaking News Releases - May 09 2013]