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Livia Bizikova
Director, Knowledge for Integrated Decisions
Dr. Livia Bizikova is Director, Knowledge for Integrated Decisions, with experience in the fields of sustainable development, scenario development, participatory planning and integrated assessment.
She works with diverse stakeholders: decision-makers at various levels; agencies including the United Nations Environment Program, the United Nations Development Program and the World Bank; and countries including Canada, Ghana, Uganda, Kenya, Mozambique, Tajikistan, China, Bangladesh, Vietnam, Honduras and Nicaragua.
Livia Bizikova is currently on leave.
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Effective Public Investments to Improve Food SecurityThe world has made significant progress in reducing hunger over the past decade. But hunger remains a major challenge. This policy brief identifies the most effective and efficient ways to invest in improving food security. -
Disaggregated Data is Essential to Leave No One BehindIf we are to truly achieve the SDGs—and be sure to"leave no one behind"—we need the kind of complete picture that only disaggregated data can provide. -
How Can the G20 Effectively Address Migration?We make the case for how the upcoming G20 summit's core focus—how to strengthen economic resilience and further integrate global financial markets—can help address both hunger and migration. -
What Is the Link Between Hunger and Migration?In the context of the current refugee crisis—and the rhetoric surrounding international migration—we investigated how international migration is affected by economic growth, hunger and increased agricultural productivity. -
Can We Measure Resilience? Reducing Agriculture’s Vulnerability to Climate ChangeThirty-six indicators make up this framework to promote resilience to climate change impacts and vulnerabilities in Canadian agriculture. -
Cities - The engines for implementing the Sustainable Development GoalsCities play a critical role in advancing sustainability through the actual implementation of solutions that bring together the social, environmental and economic aspects of development. -
Indicator Preferences in National Reporting of Progress Toward the Sustainable Development GoalsThe Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are intended to offer an ambitious and transformational agenda for our common future through 2030. In this brief, we review countries’ voluntary reviews to the HLPF to identify the indicators that countries have actually been using in their reports to date, and data attached to those indicators. -
How Can We Successfully Integrate the Sustainable Development Goals Into Our Current Policies? How can we make sure that the Sustainable Development Goals are part of our governments' polices? -
How Can the SDGs Contribute to Gender Equality? How are the Sustainable Development Goals looking to ensure gender equity. This International Women's Day, Livia Bizikova takes a look. -
Sustainable Development Goals Interactive ToolDiscover how IISD research products relate to one or more of the Sustainable Development Goals in different regions of the world. -
IISD Perspectives on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable DevelopmentAs the Sustainable Development Goals were in the final hours of negotiation in 2015, and in the early days of implementation in 2016, IISD experts reflected on the implications for countries, the UN system, and our own programs of work. These articles, first published as a series of blog postings, are the outward expression of that thought process. -
Private Investments and Agriculture: The importance of integrating sustainability into planning and implementationRecently, we have seen an increase in large-scale investment into agriculture. An important policy question is to what extent these large-scale agricultural investment contribute to improving local livelihoods, as well as economic and environmental conditions. -
Comprehensive Wealth in Canada—Measuring what matters in the long runThis report seeks to introduce the concept of comprehensive wealth to Canadians and outline why it should be considered an essential complement to the other measures such as gross domestic product. -
Three Ways Canada Can Make Progress With the Sustainable Development GoalsHow can Canada implement the SDGs successfully? We present three steps that will allow Canada to show it is taking the 2030 Agenda seriously. -
What it Would Take to End HungerAn event on the sidelines of CFS 43 focused on the public investment required to end hunger. -
Ending Hunger: What would it cost?The International Institute for Sustainable Development and the International Food Policy Research Institute joined forces to estimate what it would cost to end hunger, and the contribution that donors need to make. -
Aligning Sustainability Reporting Between the Public and Private Sectors"Here’s the good news: sustainability reporting is now widespread in both the public and private sectors...." -
Bottom-up Accountability for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): Are subnational indicator systems aligned?This briefing note evaluates, as a test case, alignment between subnational sustainable development indicators and the new Sustainable Development Goal indicators. -
Towards a Strategy for Implementing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in CanadaCanada is thus obliged, like other UN member states, to help achieve the SDGs both domestically and internationally by 2030. -
Rapid Scenario-Planning Exercise to Review Risks of the Agricultural SectorThe brief summarizes the outcomes of a rapid scenario-planning exercise to stress test a series of business risk-management programs under a set of plausible economic, social and environmental conditions. -
Watershed Indicators: The challenge of consistencyIn 2014–2015, with support from Environment Canada, the Canadian Sustainability Indicators Network (CSIN) explored the question of watershed indicator consistency and coherency across Canada and between Canada and the United States. -
Are We There Yet? Five criteria for successfully measuring progress on the SDGsTo measure progress, we need a starting point. Where are we with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)? -
Why Private Sector Reporting on the Sustainable Development Goals is ImportantGoals and targets to advance corporate social responsibility (CSR) and sustainability have been widely embraced by the private sector. -
Water-Energy-Food Security and Mining in Suriname: A project overviewWater, energy and food security constitutes critical components of human well-being and includes aspects of supply, demand and access to all three. -
Water-Energy-Food Resource Book for MiningThis manual briefly explains IISD’s water-energy and food security framework. -
WEFsat-Mining Tool User-Guidance Manual: Water, energy and food security analysis tool for miningWater, energy and food (WEF) security are interlinked and co-dependent components of security and... -
Implementing the Sustainable Development Goals at HomeOur earth and its people face serious challenges, from ecosystem degradation and biodiversity... -
The Way Forward: How scenario analysis will help countries implement the SDGsThe Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are intended to offer a ‘supremely ambitious and transformational vision’ for our common future till 2030.
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Mainstreaming Climate Change Integrated Landscape Assessment, Decision-Support Process & Tool Kit: Guidebook to Implementing the Quantitative and Qualitative Aspects of the Assessment This guidebook provides an overview and application of scenario approaches as a method of conducting complex regional and place-based assessments and providing information to support planners developing longer-term adaptation plans. -
Mainstreaming Climate Change Integrated Landscape Assessment, Decision-Support Process & Tool Kit: Lessons from Southeastern OntarioThis briefing document summarizes approaches used and lessons learned with a focus on identifying... -
Sustainable Consumption and Production Indicators for the Future SDGsThe purpose of this document is to assist Member States in identifying potential indicators for... -
Water-Energy-Food Security: What are the potential contributions of the mining industry?On the event of the 2014 Annual General Meeting of the Intergovernmental Forum on Mining,... -
Water-Energy-Food for Policymakers: What does it mean?In developed and developing countries alike, there is increasing demand for water, energy and... -
Watershed IndicatorsA common barrier to effective planning In watersheds around the world is the complexity of the... -
Using Process-Based Indicators to Help Design Effective Policies on Food Security in the Context of Climate ChangeThis briefing note presents a series of resilience indicators as examples for measuring the... -
Recent Progress in Applying Participatory Scenario Development in Climate Change Adaptation in Developing Countries Part II Climate change adaptation strategies need to be multifaceted—in particular, they require stronger... -
Participatory Scenario Development and Future Visioning in Adaptation Planning: Lessons from experience Part IIn this paper, we introduce and present major lessons learned from the application of... -
Measuring Local Food Systems’ Resilience: Lessons learned from Honduras and NicaraguaClimate variability and change are already affecting food security of vulnerable populations.Poor... -
GovernAbilities: The nexus of sustainability, accountability and adaptability. Essential tools for successful governance in the 21st centuryGovernments today are challenged more than ever in three operational areas: pursuing sustainable... -
Summary of Capacity-building Needs to Advance Sustainable Development Planning and Implementation This paper highlights common capacity-building needs identified across the three regional... -
Sustainable Consumption and Production (SCP): Targets and Indicators and the SDGsThe United Nations and its Member States are currently crafting a post-2015 development agenda to... -
Water-Energy-Food Nexus and Agricultural Investment: A sustainable development guidebookThe nexus between water, energy and food (WEF) security is a critical component of human well... -
2013 ADAPTool Application Strengthening Adaptive Capacity in Four Canadian Provinces: ADAPTool analysis of selected sectoral policies. A synthesis reportThe Adaptive Design and Policy Assessment Tool (ADAPTool) is an Excel-based online tool developed... -
2013 ADAPTool Application Adaptive Policy Analysis of Nova Scotia: Selected policies and programs of Nova Scotia EnvironmentThe Adaptive Design and Policy Assessment Tool (ADAPTool) is an Excel-based online tool developed... -
Exploring Trends in Low-Carbon, Climate-Resilient DevelopmentIn recent years, the concept of low-carbon, climate-resilient development (LCCRD) has emerged as... -
CRiSTAL Forests User's Manual In partnership with CIFOR and C3D+, IISD has developed CRiSTAL Forests, a decision-support tool... -
Climate Resilience and Food Security: A framework for planning and monitoringThis working paper was developed jointly by all partners of the Climate Resilience and Food Security in Central America (CREFSCA) project. -
Building Capacities to Improve Mainstreaming of Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEAs) Into Development Strategies and Policies in the Caribbean RegionIn recent years, governments have begun negotiating multilateral environmental agreements (MEAs)... -
Comparative Analysis of Climate Change Vulnerability Assessments: Lessons from Tunisia and IndonesiaVulnerability assessments (VAs) are central to shaping climate change adaptation decisions.They... -
The Water-Energy-Food Security Nexus: Towards A Practical Planning and Decision Support Framework for Landscape Investment and Risk ManagementIn recent decades, researchers and policy-makers have increasingly emphasized the importance of... -
Capacity Assessment and Awareness Raising on Climate Change in TajikistanThe present Participatory Scenario Development (PSD) report was commissioned as one of the... -
Africa Transformation-Ready: The strategic application of information and communication technologies to climate change adaptation in Africa Information and communication technologies (ICTs) have had an increasing impact on economic and... -
Community Sharing Circle Briefing Note: Poplar River First Nation, ManitobaAn interactive sharing circle-style workshop was held in Poplar River on March 22, 2011 to... -
Community Sharing Circle Briefing Note: Bloodvein First Nation, ManitobaAn interactive sharing circle-style workshop was held in Bloodvein on February 17, 2011 to... -
Understanding the Contribution of the Environment to Human Well-Being: A review of literatureThis paper provides a review of literature on the linkages between ecosystem services and human... -
Understanding the Role of the Boreal Environment in Supporting the Well-Being of Remote First Nations Communities in CanadaIISD collaborated with two remote First Nations Communities in Manitoba to advance an assessment... -
Training Module - Achieving National and Sectoral Development Priorities: The use of integrated environmental assessment tools for improved MEA implementationThis training module presents integrated environmental assessment (IEA) tools that can generate... -
Evaluation of Integrated Management InitiativesThis paper summarizes key definitions of the integrated place-based approaches applied in Canada... -
Participatory scenario development for climate change adaptationThere is a growing number of studies on the impacts of climate change and potential adaptation... -
Review of Key National and Regional Policies and Incentives to Support Adaptation and Adaptive Capacity in the Agricultural SectorAdaptation to climate change impacts is increasingly recognized as a priority for policy-making... -
Participatory Scenario Development Approaches for Identifying Pro-Poor Adaptation Options: Capacity Development ManualParticipatory scenario development is a process that involves the participation of stakeholders... -
Participatory Scenario Development Approaches for Identifying Pro-Poor Adaptation OptionsParticipatory scenario development is a process that involves the participation of stakeholders... -
Informing the Policy Process through Integrated ManagementIntegrated management (IM) approaches have emerged as promising ways to address trade-offs,...
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Developing a System of Sustainability Indicators for the Lake Balaton RegionLake Balaton has a long history of scientific research and monitoring, making it one of the best... -
Investigating Stakeholder Decision Priorities for Adapting to Climate Change in the Lake Balaton Recreational Area of HungaryThis report provides a summary of the outcomes of a series of capacity-building workshops... -
Scenario-Based Planning for a Changing Climate in the Bras d'Or EcosystemResponding to climate change is becoming a necessity and communities can no longer afford to rely... -
IEA Training Manual Volume Two: Vulnerability and Impact Assessments for Adaptation to Climate Change (VIA Module)In collaboration with the United National Environment Programme and the United Nations Institute... -
Assessing Vulnerability and Adaptive Capacity to Climate Risks: Methods for Investigation at Local and National LevelsEffective planning for climate change adaptation programming in developing countries requires a... -
Challenges and Lessons Learned from Integrated Landscape Management Projects There are growing concerns about local and regional ecosystems and their vulnerability in...
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