HealthArticle - Sunday, July 18, 2010
Reaching success or reaffirming failure
Canadian Prime Minister and 2010 G8 President Stephen Harper summarized the Muskoka Initiative: Maternal, Newborn and Under-Five Child Health by exclaiming, ``We have been successful.”
Article - Monday, July 5, 2010
Canada’s Chance to Lead Global Food Aid Reforms
The rules that govern international food aid need serious overhaul, and Canada is well placed to do something about it. CIGI Chair Jennifer Clapp discusses Canada’s strong reputation as a leader in advancing global food security and its unique opportunity to press for meaningful renegotiation of the Food Aid Convention.
Article - Monday, May 10, 2010
Africa must move climate change higher on priority list
The power outage that swept across north-central U.S. and southeastern Canada in 2003 left businesses incapacitated, many closing their doors to wait out the blackout. About 55 million people were affected. Hospitals were forced to rely on backup generators.
Article - Wednesday, April 28, 2010
Canada wants flexible approach to G8 plan on maternal and child health
HALIFAX, N.S. — Development ministers from some of the world's richest countries agreed Wednesday on a set of principles to reduce maternal and child mortality in poor nations, but offered few details on how they would achieve the ambitious goal or how much it would cost.
Article - Friday, March 19, 2010
Contraception a part of maternal-health plan, Harper says
PM's promise contradicts earlier statements by government ministers, while funding for abortion remains off the table
Article - Tuesday, March 16, 2010
GHG cut requires 'total' transport effort: Conf Board
OTTAWA -- Despite impressive improvements in fuel and engine efficiency over the years, truck-generated emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) are still an important area for policy attention, according to a Conference Board of Canada report.
Article - Wednesday, January 27, 2010
With plight of mothers, Harper seeks new G8 course
Stephen Harper is highlighting the healthcare plight of mothers and infants in the developing world as a means of transforming the role of the G8 club of wealthy countries.
Article - Monday, January 25, 2010
Concerned about the consequences
COPENHAGEN: - Civil society clearly has something to say about this, "says physicist Jason Blackstock, who works for the think tank Center for International Governance Innovation (CIGI).
Article - Thursday, January 14, 2010
Geo-political expert and award-winning journalist gives talk at CIGI
Waterloo, Ontario – January 14, 2010 – Geo-political expert and award-winning journalist Cleo Paskal will give a talk at The Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI) on January 14, as part of CIGI’s ongoing Signature Lecture Series.
Article - Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Experts gather in Uganda to build adaptation strategy for climate change in Africa
Kampala, Uganda – October 28, 2009 – The Centre for International Governance Innovation’s (CIGI) African Initiative is hosting the first of its kind congress addressing the most serious and immediate impacts of climate change in Africa, November 1-4. This event aims to provide guidelines and strategies for mitigation and adaptation in African nations least able to cope with this global challenge.