Policy Briefs

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

VOLUME:

Policy Report No. 9

AUTHORS:

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

Download PDF: 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:

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

Download PDF: 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:

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

Download PDF: 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:

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

Download PDF: 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:

by Christopher Hobson, Milja Kurki and Jeff Bridoux

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Towards sustainable land management in the Pamir-Alai mountains

VOLUME:

Policy Brief No. 5, 2012

Download PDF: 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:

by Katie Kuschminder

Download PDF: 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:

by Melissa Siegel and Sonja Fransen

Download PDF: 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:

by Katharina Eisele

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Economic Development, Migration, Population

The Mobility Partnership

VOLUME:

Migration Policy Brief No. 1

AUTHORS:

by Natasja Reslow

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Migration, Population

The Emerging Remittances Market in Burundi: Opportunities for Development

VOLUME:

Migration Policy Brief No. 6

AUTHORS:

by Sonja Fransen and Lisa Andersson

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Economic Development, Migration, Population

A Who’s Who in Ethiopian Migration?

VOLUME:

Migration Policy Brief No. 5

AUTHORS:

by Melissa Siegel and Katie Kuschminder

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Migration, Population

Advanced Academic Update Overview: Return, Reintegration and Development

VOLUME:

IS Academy Policy Brief No. 11

AUTHORS:

by Katherine Kuschminder and Jessica Butcher

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

ASEAN Turns 45

VOLUME:

Policy Brief No. 2, 2012

AUTHORS:

by Stephen Kingah, Hana Umezawa, Elena Ponte and Sonja Nita

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Economic Development, Human Rights, Regional Integration

The Role of the Diaspora in Knowledge Transfer and Capacity Building in Post-Conflict Settings: The Temporary Return of Qualified Nationals to Afghanistan

VOLUME:

IS Academy Migration Policy Report No. 1

AUTHORS:

by Katherine Kuschminder

Download PDF: The Role of the Diaspora in Knowledge Transfer and Capacity Building in Post-Conflict Settings: The Temporary Return of Qualified Nationals to Afghanistan (3.4 MB pdf)

Migration, Population

Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Developing Countries

VOLUME:

Policy Brief Number 1, 2011

AUTHORS:

by Wim Naudé, Adam Szirmai and Micheline Goedhuys

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Economic Development, Entrepreneurship, Technology & Innovation

EU Migration cooperation with Cape Verde

VOLUME:

Migration Policy Brief No. 7

AUTHORS:

by Natasja Reslow

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Migration, Population

European policy debate: the Mobility Partnerships

VOLUME:

Migration Policy Brief No. 9

AUTHORS:

by Natasja Reslow

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Migration, Population

Diaspora Engagement in Morocco: Understanding the Implications of a Changing Perspective on Capacity and Practices

VOLUME:

Migration Policy Brief No. 10

AUTHORS:

by Ozge Bilgili and Silja Weyel

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Migration, Population

Weathering Uncertainty – Traditional knowledge for climate change assessment and adaptation

VOLUME:

Joint UNESCO-UNU Report, 2012

AUTHORS:

by Douglas Nakashima, Jennifer Rubis, Ameyali Ramos Castillo, Kirsty Galloway McLean and Hans Thulstrup

Download PDF: Weathering Uncertainty, Traditional knowledge for climate change assessment and adaptation (1.0 MB pdf)

Climate Change, Human Security, Natural Resources