International Institute for Sustainable Development / Institut International du Developpement Durable
Registration:
26
of
54
(2022-09-01
to
2022-09-01)
Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit
- Support for the IISD Experimental Lakes Area from Environment and Climate Change Canada and the Department of Fisheries and Oceans of $12.5 million in 2021.
These 58 lakes and their watersheds in northwestern Ontario are the only place where scientists can manipulate whole lakes to collect data from all levels of the ecosystem and understand how it all interacts. This support would go towards:
• maintaining the most comprehensive open dataset on freshwater research in the world, making substantive contributions to science and public understanding of Canada's freshwater resources;
• building a new public engagement center and replacing aging diesel infrastructure with solar power to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 330,000 kg/year; and
• increasing Canada’s cutting-edge water science on climate change, plastics and pharmaceuticals.
- Support for the National Adaptation Planning Global Network from Global Affairs Canada of $10 million over 4 years (2021-2025).
Established in December 2014, the NAP Global Network works with developing countries to advance adaptation planning and action. This is done through:
• South-South peer learning and exchange
• Technical assistance on NAP development and implementation
• Enhanced bilateral support to adaptation
• Knowledge production and communications
Policies or Program
- Climate change and energy policy – strengthening governance and federal policy on greenhouse gas mitigation and adaptation to climate change
- Federal budget and spending – providing resources for environmental and climate change initiatives; phasing out environmentally harmful subsidies & finance