International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD)
International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) is a other that is part of the pulse of the water sector. Here we bring together everything it publishes on Smart Water Magazine: its news, its blogs and the events it takes part in.
UN-Water considers options to follow-up to UN 2023 Water Conference
During the first meeting of UN-Water's Members and Partners since the UN 2023 Water Conference took place, participants discussed ways to analyze and foster further engagement through the voluntary commitments announced at the March meeting. Participants also discussed whether and how a UN system-wide strategy on water and sanitation could be developed, noting that such a strategy would assist a Special Envoy on water in their work.
Using nature in infrastructure projects could save USD 248 billion per year
New UN-backed Resource Centre launches ahead of COP 26 to build business case for natural solutions to infrastructure challenges.
Richard Florizone appointed new President and CEO of the IISD
Dr. Richard Florizone has been named the new President and CEO of the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD), an award-winning research organization dedicated to accelerating the global transition to fair economies, clean water and a stable climate. Florizone, President Emeritus and former Vice-Chancellor of Dalhousie University in Halifax, Canada, was appointed to the role on January […]
Declining calcium levels in lakes in Europe and North America impact some species
A new global study of how calcium concentrations are changing in freshwater lakes around the world has revealed that in widespread areas in Europe and eastern North America, calcium levels are declining towards levels that can be critically low for the reproduction and survival of many aquatic organisms. The decline of calcium may have significant impacts on […]