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Discussion Paper
Case Study: What is the true cost of coal in Central Java?
PLN expects to expand coal power capacity in Central Java, which is in the centre of Indonesia's economic corridor. But are PLN plans realistic and what will this cost—not just the cost to rate-payers, but also in terms of impacts on climate change and air pollution? Are there alternatives to these developments? Read More -
Briefing Note
Tracking the SDGs in Canadian Cities: SDG 1
The first brief in this series provides an overview of SDG 1—ending poverty in all its forms everywhere—across cities in Canada. Read More -
Paper
Towards an Indicative List of FDI Sustainability Characteristics
Based on a review of 150 instruments, ranging from international investment agreements to codes of multinational enterprises, this paper identifies ten core characteristics of sustainable FDI and twenty emerging sustainable FDI characteristics widely accepted across ten stakeholder groups Read More -
Blog
Four Lessons on Communicating ASM from IIED’s Stories of Change Initiative
In this guest column, IIED's Gabriela Flores presents four of the best lessons she has learned in communicating the complex topic of artisanal and small-scale mining. Read More -
Blog
Disaggregated Data is Essential to Leave No One Behind
If we are to truly achieve the SDGs—and be sure to"leave no one behind"—we need the kind of complete picture that only disaggregated data can provide. Read More -
Blog
Why Innovation Is Critical to Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals
The SDGs are interconnected and complex. We are working to tackle that problem head-on while developing innovative approaches to achieving them. Read More -
Report
Towards Sustainable Development in Manitoba: Recommendations for Manitoba's Watershed-Based Policy Framework
IISD's recommendations to strengthen proposed programs under Manitoba's Watershed-Based Policy Framework aim for net gains through geographic targeting, an evaluation framework to assess cumulative impacts and value for money, as well as coordination of local level-actions through aligned metrics with other programs related to land and water management. Read More -
Report
Manitoba Prairie Lakes: Mass balance budget for nutrient management at Pelican Lake, Manitoba
This study documents the variance and relative importance of different nutrient sources and internal lake processes for a Prairie lake (Pelican Lake, Manitoba). Read More -
Blog
Canada Must Do More to Adapt to Climate Change, Environment Commissioner Says
Canada’s Commissioner for Environment and Sustainable Development, Julie Gelfand, just called on the federal government to do more to prepare Canadians for the impacts of climate change. We explore how that needs to happen. Read More -
Blog
How Scientific Knowledge Can and Should Guide Policy-Making
Now that it is welcoming its first federal chief science advisor, Pauline Gerrard explains how Canada can best support and nurture its scientific community. Read More