ISID Policy Briefs

Jamal Saghir and Ede Jorge Ijjasz-Vasquez. Climate Adaptation in Africa: Locally Led and Nature Based Solutions

Brenden McKinney. Increasing Access to Affordable Agricultural Microinsurance in Sub-Saharan Africa

Jamal Saghir and Ede Jorge Ijjasz-Vasquez.  Climate Adaptation in Post-Pandemic Economic Recovery

Erik Martinez Kuhonta, Franque Grimard, and Kai Scott. Key Issues in the Myanmar November 2020 Elections

Jamal Saghir and Yasmina El Amine.  Preparing for a Looming Water Crisis: Lessons Learned from COVID-19 in the Middle East and North Africa Countries

[Policy paper]

Jamal Saghir.  Water: A Key Driver for Sustainable Growth

Miguel Angel Carpio, Farhan Majid, Sonia Laszlo, Alan Sanchez y Zeljko Janzic.  Programa de Transferencias Condicionadas JUNTOS Perú: Focalización Geográfica

[Policy Paper]

Miguel Angel Carpio, Farhan Majid, Sonia Laszlo, Alan Sanchez and Zeljko Janzic. Peru’s JUNTOS Cash Conditional Transfer Program: Geographic Targeting (2005-2017)

[Policy Paper]

Megan Bradley.  The Return of Internally Displaced Persons: Patterns, Possibilities and Gaps in Knowledge

Franque Grimard and Christian Novak. Updating the DFIs' Operating Models and Methods Towards Helping Achieve the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development

Francesco Amodio and Andreas Menzel.  Working in Export Manufacturing:  A Blessing or a Curse?

[Policy Brief]

Rachel Kiddell-Monroe and Celine de Richoufftz.  Fleeing Violence in Central America: Time to Implement Canada's Resettlement Policy

Megan Bradley. Recognizing Natural Disasters as a Concern for Transitional Justice.

[Policy Brief]

Jamal Saghir and Khaled Agha.  Scaling Up Energy Efficiency in Emerging Markets: Global Experiences, Challenges, and Opportunities

Claire Paoli, Francesco Amodio and Angelo Martelli.  The Effect of the Italian Support System for Refugees and Asylum Seekers on the Local Economy

[Policy Brief]

Natalia Aguilar Delgado and Paola Perez-Aleman.  Vulnerable Non-State Actors in Transnational Regulation Decision- Making

[Policy Brief]

Yann le Polain et al. Understanding policy impact amidst controversy: Lessons from forest zoning in Argentina

[Policy Brief]

Jamal Saghir.  Getting Africa's Urbanization Right

[Policy Brief]

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PB-2018-01

Jamal Saghir. Water Security and Growth: The case of the Middle East and North Africa Countries. 

[Policy Paper]

Kazue Takamura and Eric Kuhonta. Human Rights of Non-Status Migrants in Japan.

[Policy Brief]

Francesco Amodio and Michele Di Maio. Trade restrictions lead to lower wages and more violence.

[Policy Brief]

PB-2017-05-SP

Rachael Garret, Eric Lambin, and Yann le Polain de Waroux. Para frenar la deforestación en Sudamérica, reduzcan las diferencias de regulaciones entre regiones y actores.

[Policy Brief]

Rachael Garret, Eric Lambin, and Yann le Polain de Waroux. To eliminate deforestation in South America, reduce differences in regulations across regions and actors.

[Policy Brief]

Maxime Honigmann. Fostering Sustainably Resilient Communities: What Works and What is Required?

[Policy Paper]

Maxime Honigmann. Moving Towards More Socially-Connected Educational Systems: From Theory to Practice.

[Policy Paper]

Jamal Saghir. Sustainable Infrastructure Development in Sub Saharan Africa: A View from the Ground

[Policy Paper]

Jamal Saghir and Hans Hoogeveen. Transforming Sub Saharan Africa Agriculture

[Policy Paper]

CS-2016-02

Shashank Aeri and Trevor N. May. Creating Value Through the Chain: SABMiller & the Tenderos

[Case Study]

CS-2016-01

Lauren Konken and Geneva List. Mine the (Development) Gap? A Case Study

[Case Study]

Iryna Volynets. Social Innovation and Aboriginal Communities 

[From the Aboriginal Policy Briefs series, funded by the National Association of Friendship Centres]

Ben Geboe. Comparative Approaches to Reconciliation: Canada, United States, Australia and New Zealand

[From the Aboriginal Policy Briefs series, funded by Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada]

Katie Saulnier. Aboriginal Self-Determination: A Comparative Study of New Zealand, Australia and the United States

[From the Aboriginal Policy Briefs series, funded by Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada]

Ben Geboe. An Overview of Community Development Initiatives Engaging Indigenous People in Australia, New Zealand and the United States of America

[From the Aboriginal Policy Briefs series, funded by Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada]

Tonia Warnecke. Targeting the ‘Invisible’: Improving Entrepreneurship Opportunities for Informal Sector Women

[From the CIDA-funded project, ‘Strengthening the Contributions of Universities to Evidence-Based Policymaking.’]

Sonia Laszlo. Breaking Down the Barriers to Rural Education: Recent Evidence from Natural and Randomized Experiments in Developing Countries

[From the CIDA-funded project, ‘Strengthening the Contributions of Universities to Evidence-Based Policymaking.’]

Erik Martinez Kuhonta, Amy R. Poteete and David Rothwell. A Tripartite Analysis of Sustainable Development: Environmental, Social, and Political Forms of Sustainability

[From the CIDA-funded project, ‘Strengthening the Contributions of Universities to Evidence-Based Policymaking.’]

Shelley Clark. Improving the Future of Maternal and Child Health in Sub-Saharan Africa by Investing in Adolescent Girls

[From the CIDA-funded project, ‘Strengthening the Contributions of Universities to Evidence-Based Policymaking.’]

Manuel Balán and Lorenzo Daïeff. Promoting the Rule of Law abroad: Towards a Multi-dimensional Approach

[From the CIDA-funded project, ‘Strengthening the Contributions of Universities to Evidence-Based Policymaking.’]

Christopher Wade. Strengthening Food Security in Africa: A Case for Supporting Pastoralism in East Africa

[From the CIDA-funded project, ‘Strengthening the Contributions of Universities to Evidence-Based Policymaking.’]

Sarah Jane Wilson. Making Tree-planting Projects Work for the Rural Poor in Latin America

[From the CIDA-funded project, ‘Strengthening the Contributions of Universities to Evidence-Based Policymaking.’]

Lorenzo Vargas. Citizens’ Media as a Tool for the Local Construction of Peace in Colombia: Opportunities for Youth

[From the CIDA-funded project, ‘Strengthening the Contributions of Universities to Evidence-Based Policymaking.’]

Sara Thiam. “Xale Buur La” or “The Child is King”: The Importance of Culture in Preventing and Prosecuting Child Trafficking in West Africa

[From the CIDA-funded project, ‘Strengthening the Contributions of Universities to Evidence-Based Policymaking.’]

Matthew Pritchard. Land Tenure Reforms for Food Security in South Sudan

[From the CIDA-funded project, ‘Strengthening the Contributions of Universities to Evidence-Based Policymaking.’]

Nathaniel Laywine. Power and Empowerment within Canada’s Volunteer Cooperation Program

[From the CIDA-funded project, ‘Strengthening the Contributions of Universities to Evidence-Based Policymaking.’]

Carlyn A. James. CIDA’s Role in Enhancing Smallholder Food Security: Insights from the Informal Economy

[From the CIDA-funded project, ‘Strengthening the Contributions of Universities to Evidence-Based Policymaking.’]

Efeoghene Igor. The Illusion of Race Neutrality: Re-Thinking Poverty in Post-Apartheid South Africa

[From the CIDA-funded project, ‘Strengthening the Contributions of Universities to Evidence-Based Policymaking.’]

Valérie Dagenais. Investir dans le développement holistique des jeunes enfants : une priorité vers une réduction de la pauvreté

[From the CIDA-funded project, ‘Strengthening the Contributions of Universities to Evidence-Based Policymaking.’]

Cassandra Cotton. Growing Up on the Edge: The Well-Being of Children and Youth in the Slums of Sub-Saharan Africa

[From the CIDA-funded project, ‘Strengthening the Contributions of Universities to Evidence-Based Policymaking.’]

Arlette Saint-Ville. Using Social Network Analysis (SNA) to map social capital and social networks of smallholder farmer knowledge networks to enhance innovation and food security policy in the Caribbean Community

[From the CIDA-funded project, ‘Strengthening the Contributions of Universities to Evidence-Based Policymaking.’]

Mark Daku. Improving Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission (PMTCT) Programs in sub-Saharan Africa: Policy Recommendations

[From the CIDA-funded project, ‘Strengthening the Contributions of Universities to Evidence-Based Policymaking.’]

Colleen Sheppard. Indigenous Peoples in Canada: Understanding Divergent Conceptions of Reconciliation

[From the Aboriginal Policy Briefs series, funded by Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada]

Ian Kalman. Indigenous Self-Government: An International Perspective

[From the Aboriginal Policy Briefs series, funded by Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada]

Candice Shaw. The Contours of Family Violence in Indigenous Communities: the Prevalence and Effectiveness of Initiatives Implemented to Address Indigenous Family-based Violence

[From the Aboriginal Policy Briefs series, funded by Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada]

Philip Oxhorn and Susan Dodsworth. The Challenge of Sustainable Resource Development in Indigenous Communities

[From the Aboriginal Policy Briefs series, funded by Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada]

Understanding the Links Between Sexual and Reproductive Health Status and Poverty Reducation.

[From the UNFPA Policy Briefs series, funded by the United Nations Population Fund]

Final Report commissioned by the United Nations Population Fund and prepared jointly by the Institute for the Study of International Development, McGill University, and the National University of Ireland, Galway.

Camila Lanusse. Ecuador frente a la VI Cumbre de las Américas y otros temas de política exterior

[Commissioned by the Carter Center and the Institute for the Study of International Development]

Camila Lanusse. Ecuador: Facing the Summit of the Americas and Other Foreign Policy Issues

[Comissioned by the Carter Center and the Institute for the Study of International Development]

Camila Lanusse. Relación entre el Gobierno y los Medios de Comunicación

[Comissioned by the Carter Center and the Institute for the Study of International Development]

Camila Lanusse. The Relationship Between the Government and the Media: the Ecuador Situation

[Comissioned by the Carter Center and the Institute for the Study of International Development]

Colleen Eidt. The Canadian International Development Agency’s (CIDA) Role in applying the Action Research Planning and Optimization Framework for Food Security in the East African Community (EAC)

[From the CIDA-funded project, ‘Strengthening the Contributions of Universities to Evidence-Based Policymaking.’]

Stephanie Shumsky. Food Security from the Forest: Regulating Wild Edible Plants for Household Food Security in Sub-Saharan Africa

[From the CIDA-funded project, ‘Strengthening the Contributions of Universities to Evidence-Based Policymaking.’]

Verena Seufert. Organic Agriculture as an Opportunity for Sustainable Agricultural Development

[From the CIDA-funded project, ‘Strengthening the Contributions of Universities to Evidence-Based Policymaking.’]

Josée Méthot. Managing Food Security for Resilience: The Role of Ecosystem Services

[From the CIDA-funded project, ‘Strengthening the Contributions of Universities to Evidence-Based Policymaking.’]

Ifeyinwa Mbakogu. Child Trafficking in Africa: The Need for Child-Centred Approaches

[From the CIDA-funded project, ‘Strengthening the Contributions of Universities to Evidence-Based Policymaking.’]

Mark Mattner. The Development Impact of Extractive Industries: Policy Options for CIDA

[From the CIDA-funded project, ‘Strengthening the Contributions of Universities to Evidence-Based Policymaking.’]

José Carlos Marques. Canada’s CSR Policy: Insights from Recent CSR Research and a Comparative Industry Study

[From the CIDA-funded project, ‘Strengthening the Contributions of Universities to Evidence-Based Policymaking.’]

Kedra Hildebrand. Improving CIDA’s Aid Effectiveness Agenda in Vietnam by Targeting the Mekong Delta

[From the CIDA-funded project, ‘Strengthening the Contributions of Universities to Evidence-Based Policymaking.’]

Susan Dodsworth. The Policy Implications of Evolving Aid Modalities

[From the CIDA-funded project, ‘Strengthening the Contributions of Universities to Evidence-Based Policymaking.’]

Isabelle Deschamps. Stimulating Sustainable Economic Growth in Sub-Saharan Africa with Legal Systems Enabling Women Entrepreneurs’ Creativity

[From the CIDA-funded project, ‘Strengthening the Contributions of Universities to Evidence-Based Policymaking.’]

Kim Coleman. Coping with Childhood Trauma: Art as a Policy Strategy

[From the CIDA-funded project, ‘Strengthening the Contributions of Universities to Evidence-Based Policymaking.’]

Serge Adjognon. Contract Farming as a Tool for Poverty Reduction in Sub-Saharan Africa

[From the CIDA-funded project, ‘Strengthening the Contributions of Universities to Evidence-Based Policymaking.’]

Matthieu Chemin, Krzysztof Pelc and Paola Perez Aleman. Economic Growth and Food Security: Overlooked Opportunities at the Local, National, and International Level

[From the CIDA-funded project, ‘Strengthening the Contributions of Universities to Evidence-Based Policymaking.’]

Jon Unruh. The Role of Land Resource Rights in the Maximization of Adaptation Investments: The Example of Darfur

[From the CIDA-funded project, ‘Strengthening the Contributions of Universities to Evidence-Based Policymaking.’]

Claudia Mitchell and Kyung-Hwa Yang. Woman+Teacher+Rural: Bringing Gender into the Policy Framework on Teacher Deployment in Rural Areas

[From the CIDA-funded project, ‘Strengthening the Contributions of Universities to Evidence-Based Policymaking.’]

Akosua K. Darkwah. Understanding the Links Between Sexual and Reproductive Health, Gender Equality and Poverty Reduction: A Case Study from Ghana

[From the UNFPA Policy Briefs series, funded by the United Nations Population Fund]

Jocelyn DeJong and Sonya Meyerson-Knox. Lebanon: An Overview. Context, Evolving Demographics for Women, Sexual and Reproductive Health, Poverty and Women, Gender and Rights

[From the UNFPA Policy Briefs series, funded by the United Nations Population Fund]

Rosana Heringer. Gender Equality, Sexual and Reproductive Health, and Poverty Reduction:Understanding the Links with Economic Growth and Improvements in Household Income

[From the UNFPA Policy Briefs series, funded by the United Nations Population Fund]

Philip Oxhorn. Peace and Development Research Project - Final Report and Case Studies

[Funded by the International Development Research Centre and the World Bank]

Diego Ayo Saucedo. Reporte sobre Democracia y Autonomías en Bolivia en el periodo de Evo Morales

[Funded by the Canadian International Development Agency]

Juan Enrique Huerta‐Wong. La revolución mexicana cambió los privilegios de las élites, ¿o no?

[Funded by the  International Development Research Council]

Juan Enrique Huerta‐Wong. Did the Mexican Revolution Change the Privileges of the Elite or Not? The Role of Education on Social Mobility in Mexico and Chile

[Funded by the  International Development Research Council]

Carmela Chavez Irigoyen. Derechos Humanos y Gobernabilidad Democrática. Oportunidades para la Cooperación Canadiense en el Perú

[Funded by the Canadian International Development Agency]