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DE Attends Trade Mission in Saudi Arabia

admin — Sat, 01 Mar 2025 17:16:18 +0000

DE was invited by the Canadian government to participate in a trade mission in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. During this 7-day mission DE President Dr. Dave Oswald was able to share the wide range of DE sustainability work with representatives from the Giga Projects — Red Sea Global, NEOM, Dariyah, and several other PIF [...]

DE at GiKS Sustainability Conference in Saudi Arabia

admin — Sat, 01 Feb 2025 18:00:24 +0000

DE President, Dr. Dave Oswald, presented his research at the GiKS Sustainability Conference at King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals in Saudi Arabia. From January 28 to 29th, leaders in environmental and sustainability gathered in Dammam, Saudi Arabia to share experience and insights on some of the most pressing issues the world is facing.

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DE Presents at UNCCD COP16 in Riyadh, KSA

admin — Mon, 16 Dec 2024 07:42:37 +0000

DE President, Dr. Dave Oswald, presented DE’s work on climate change adaptation data visualization at UNCCD COP16 which was held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

The presentation was held during the Sustainability Innovation Week which featured research from King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, King Faisal University, [...]

DE Delivers Data for Nature Workshop in Caribbean

admin — Fri, 03 May 2024 08:43:51 +0000

DE, in collaboration with UN DESA and CARICOM delivered a three day workshop in Belize (April 30, May 1, 2), presenting the results of two different projects. The first project was with UN DESA and focused on assessing data solutions for nature in Caribbean SIDS, focusing on three themes:

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DE wins knowledge management project with the IISD

admin — Fri, 03 Mar 2023 18:12:47 +0000

DE was awarded the contract to help the Resilience Team of the IISD (International Institute for Sustainable Development) with a re-design of their knowledge management platform using Microsoft Sharepoint.

DE will bring its expertise in systems analysis, information design, and sustainability research to this important project.

DE Presents at Mongolia’s Mining Week

admin — Mon, 03 Oct 2022 17:15:20 +0000

DE President, David Oswald, delivered a keynote presentation on “Green Economic Transitions in the Mining Sector — An International Perspective” at Mongolia’s first Mining Week.

The Mongolian mining sector is thriving and has attracted significant international attention and investment. The leaders of these companies are working towards making Mongolia’s mining sector a global demonstration of [...]

NAP Trends Platform is Launched!

admin — Thu, 16 Jun 2022 02:25:24 +0000

The DE team was engaged by the IISD (International Institute for Sustainable Development) to conceptualize and design a database-driven online platform to present trends in climate adaptation data from countries around the world.

The platform is called NAP TRENDS and has been specifically designed to allow for cross-country queries on key climate change adaptation [...]

Launch of Antigua and Barbuda’s NEIS

David Oswald — Fri, 22 Oct 2021 09:55:27 +0000

The government of Antigua and Barbuda launched their NEIS (National Environmental Information System) and NRI (Natural Resource Inventory) to support their reporting to MEAs (Multilateral Environmental Agreements). DE and Caribbean partner, MGI, were selected to conceptualize and build the linked systems.

The country has celebrated the launch of this new platform as it [...]

DE Founder Moderates a Virtual Symposium on Circular Economy in Northern Ontario

admin — Wed, 20 Jan 2021 03:49:48 +0000

DE Founder, David Oswald, moderated a virtual symposium on the circular economy in Northern Ontario. Esteemed panelists from various industries and domains share their perspective on how the circular economy can become a reality in Northern Ontario. The symposium was sponsored by the Northern Policy Institute, Glencore, and delivered by Parlamericas, two leading research and [...]

DE and MGI win bid to develop ground-breaking environmental information system for Antigua and Barbuda

admin — Tue, 03 Mar 2020 03:14:42 +0000

DE and Caribbean partner, MGI, win the bid to design and implement Antigua and Barbuda’s National Environmental Data and Information system to support the MEA (Multilateral Environmental Agreement) reporting.

The project is funded by the GEF and supported by UNDP and will serve as a foundational step for Antigua and Barbuda to [...]