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** Inside the G7: What’s at stake for environment, energy, and sustainability?
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The 2025 Summit will mark the 50th anniversary of the G7. It is also the deadline for members to deliver on commitments to phase out inefficient fossil fuel subsidies and double climate finance for adaptation from 2019 levels.

With the clock ticking, G7 members continue to be some of the highest emitters in the world and are at risk of not meeting their climate obligations this decade.

There’s now less than a month to go until G7 leaders make the trip to Kananaskis, Alberta.

Get up to speed ([link removed]) with recommendations on environment, energy, and sustainable development in the T7 Canada Communiqué, and stay tuned for more coverage and expert insights on these critical issues in the lead-up to the Summit.
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** How AI Can Help Us Better Understand Canada’s Environment
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Artificial intelligence is everywhere. So, why not use it for good? Allow IISD Experimental Lakes Area to explain how we are using it to better understand freshwater health and Canada's environment ([link removed]) , and how it could benefit our future.

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** How Investment Can Help Us Overcome This Threat to Biodiversity
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Invasive Alien Species (IAS) are one of the five major drivers of biodiversity loss. Marking the International Day for Biological Diversity, we highlight ([link removed]) the damage IAS cause to healthy ecosystems and suggest an economical way to manage them.

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** What Makes Today’s Debt Crisis So Pernicious?
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Many low-income countries are diverting scarce resources from development to service costly debt. But what’s driving current debt vulnerabilities—and what can be done about it ([link removed]) ?

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** IISD at CBA19
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Through CBA Scale+, we're working with local authorities, communities, and policy-makers in Southern Africa and beyond to scale up community-based adaptation (CBA) approaches that are nature-based, gender-responsive, and fair. Read takeaways ([link removed]) from our experts who have been at CBA19 exploring the tools being used to promote participation in adaptation at the local level, the challenges in implementation, and what's still needed to increase the effectiveness and uptake of CBA.

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** Unpacking the EU Deforestation Regulation
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The European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) is a game-changer for global trade and forest conservation. It mandates that key commodities and products must be deforestation-free and legally produced before entering the European market. Our new brief ([link removed]) breaks down obligations for operators and small and medium-sized enterprises and outlines the role of voluntary sustainability standards in supporting compliance

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** A Guide to Making Adaptation More Just, Inclusive, and Effective
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Drawing from lived experiences and real-world practices, our new working paper ([link removed]) explores how intersecting inequities influence vulnerability and resilience, and why adaptation must centre those most affected by climate change.

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** How Can WTO Rules Foster Climate Change Adaptation in Agriculture in Developing Countries?
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Earlier this month, we hosted a webinar to share insights on how adjustments to World Trade Organization rules could promote climate change adaptation in agriculture for developing countries. Missed it? Watch the recordings, available in both English ([link removed]) and French ([link removed]) .

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** Zanzibar Paves the Way to Assess Risks and Vulnerabilities to Impacts of Climate Change
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Supported by the NAP Global Network, the Government of Zanzibar hosted a workshop on Pemba Island to bring together a diverse group of actors to build consensus on the approach they will use for assessing risks and vulnerabilities related to climate change impacts on the island. Read more ([link removed]) about this milestone.

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