Policy Briefs

Indicators of Resilience in Socio-ecological Production Landscapes (SEPLs)

AUTHORS:

Nadia Bergamini, Robert Blasiak, Pablo Eyzaguirre, Kaoru Ichikawa, Dunja Mijatovic, Fumiko Nakao and Suneetha M. Subramanian

Download: Indicators of Resilience in Socio-ecological Production Landscapes (SEPLs) (2.0 MB PDF)

Biodiversity, Education

Business and the Barrel of a Gun: Understanding Entrepreneurship and Violent Conflict in Developing Countries

VOLUME:

04/2013

AUTHORS:

Wim Naudé, Tilman Brück and Philip Verwimp

Download: Business and the Barrel of a Gun: Understanding Entrepreneurship and Violent Conflict in Developing Countries (401.7 kB PDF)

Conflict, Economic Development

Water Security & the Global Water Agenda

VOLUME:

01/2013

AUTHORS:

Sefano Burchi, Pasquale Steduto, Eelco van Beek, Patrick MacQuarrie, Anton Earle, Anders Jägerskog, David Coates, Themba Gumbo, Kees Leendertse, Stephen Donkor, Caridad Canales, Andrei Jouravlev, Gareth James Lloyd, Hongpeng Liu, Helena Wright, Salmah Zakaria, Alice Aureli, Siegfried Demuth, Miguel de França Doria, Anil Mishra, Raya Stephen, Jose Gesti Canuto, Andre Magnus, Cecilia Scharp, Fabrice Renaud, Julia Kloos, Zafar Adeel, Harriet Bigas, Zuzanna Chociej, Manzoor Qadir, Reza Ardakanian, Jens Liebe, Mark Briggs, Li Lifeng, Flavia Loures, Jian-Hua Meng and Meg Symington

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Water

Bytes beyond Borders: Strengthening Transboundary Information Sharing on Wildlife Crime through the Wildlife Enforcement Monitoring System (WEMS) Initiative

AUTHORS:

Remi Chandra, Ng S.T. Chong, Christopher Doll, Lisa Y. Lee, Manu V. Mathai, Khoi Nguyen and Govindan Parayil

Download: Bytes beyond Borders: Strengthening Transboundary Information Sharing on Wildlife Crime through the Wildlife Enforcement Monitoring System (WEMS) Initiative (1.8 MB PDF)

Biodiversity, Natural Resources

Achieving Development Success: Strategies and Lessons from the Developing World

VOLUME:

03/2013

AUTHORS:

Augustin Kwasi Fosu

Download: Achieving Development Success: Strategies and Lessons from the Developing World (387.5 kB PDF)

Economic Development

Industrial Policy for Development

VOLUME:

02/2013

AUTHORS:

Wim Naudé and Adam Szirmai

Download: Industrial Policy for Development (365.5 kB PDF)

Economic Development, Trade

Development Success: Historical Accounts from More Advanced Countries

VOLUME:

01/2013

AUTHORS:

Augustin Kwasi Fosu

Download: Development Success: Historical Accounts from More Advanced Countries (364.9 kB PDF)

Economic Development, Governance

Evidence from the Frontlines of Climate Change: Loss and Damage to Communities Despite Coping and Adaptation

VOLUME:

Policy Report No. 9

AUTHORS:

Koko Warner, Kees van der Geest, Soenke Kreft, Saleemul Huq, Sven Harmeling, Koen Kusters and Alex de Sherbinin

Download: Evidence from the Frontlines of Climate Change: Loss and Damage to Communities Despite Coping and Adaptation (6.3 MB PDF)

Climate Change

Where the Rain Falls: Climate Change, Food and Livelihood Security, and Migration

VOLUME:

Policy Report

AUTHORS:

Koko Warner, Tamer Afifi, Kevin Henry, Tonya Rawe, Christopher Smith and Alex de Sherbinin

Download: Where the Rain Falls: Climate Change, Food and Livelihood Security, and Migration (13.4 MB PDF)

Climate Change, Food & Nutrition, Migration

Enhancing Protection Capacity: Policy Guide to the Responsibility to Protect and the Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflicts

AUTHORS:

Hugh Breakey, Angus Francis, Vesselin Popovski, Charles Sampford, Michael G. Smith and Ramesh Thakur

Download: Policy Guide to the Responsibility to Protect and the Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflicts (1.5 MB PDF)

Human Security, Peace

Biofuels in Africa Impacts on Ecosystem Services, Biodiversity and Human Well-being

VOLUME:

UNU-IAS Policy Report

AUTHORS:

Alexandros Gasparatos, Lisa Y. Lee, Graham P. von Maltitz, Manu V. Mathai, Jose Antonio Puppim de Oliveira and Katherine J. Willis

Download: Biofuels in Africa: Impacts on Ecosystem Services, Biodiversity and Human Well-being (2.1 MB PDF)

Biodiversity, Energy, Poverty

Rethinking Democracy Support

VOLUME:

Policy Paper September 2012

AUTHORS:

Christopher Hobson, Milja Kurki and Jeff Bridoux

Download: Rethinking Democracy Support (455.0 kB PDF)

Towards sustainable land management in the Pamir-Alai mountains

VOLUME:

Policy Brief No. 5, 2012

Download: Towards Sustainable Land Management in the Pamir-Alai Mountains (3.3 MB PDF)

Green Economy, Natural Resources

Diaspora Engagement in Ethiopia: Finding its Footing

VOLUME:

Migration Policy Brief No. 4

AUTHORS:

Katie Kuschminder

Download: Diaspora Engagement in Ethiopia: Finding its Footing (727.9 kB PDF)

Migration, Population

Diaspora Engagement in Burundi: The Emergence of a Migration Policy

VOLUME:

Migration Policy Brief No. 3

AUTHORS:

Melissa Siegel and Sonja Fransen

Download: Diaspora Engagement in Burundi: The Emergence of a Migration Policy (2.6 MB PDF)

Migration, Population

Reflections on the EU Blue Card

VOLUME:

Migration Policy Brief No. 2

AUTHORS:

Katharina Eisele

Download: Reflections on the EU Blue Card (569.3 kB PDF)

Economic Development, Migration, Population

The Mobility Partnership

VOLUME:

Migration Policy Brief No. 1

AUTHORS:

Natasja Reslow

Download: The Mobility Partnership (320.5 kB PDF)

Migration, Population

The Emerging Remittances Market in Burundi: Opportunities for Development

VOLUME:

Migration Policy Brief No. 6

AUTHORS:

Sonja Fransen and Lisa Andersson

Download: The Emerging Remittances Market in Burundi: Opportunities for Development (824.3 kB PDF)

Economic Development, Migration, Population

A Who’s Who in Ethiopian Migration?

VOLUME:

Migration Policy Brief No. 5

AUTHORS:

Melissa Siegel and Katie Kuschminder

Download: A Who's Who in Ethiopian Migration? (731.0 kB PDF)

Migration, Population

Advanced Academic Update Overview: Return, Reintegration and Development

VOLUME:

IS Academy Policy Brief No. 11

AUTHORS:

Katherine Kuschminder and Jessica Butcher

Download: Advanced Academic Update Overview: Return, Reintegration and Development (1.2 MB PDF)