New Policy Brief from ISID! Increasing Access to Affordable Agricultural Microinsurance in Sub-Saharan Africa
In this new policy brief by Brenden McKinney, we learn that the effects of climate change are causing risk management to become an increasingly essential tool to help farmers anticipate and react to weather- related shocks like droughts and floods.
Course lecturers sought in International Development Studies
Date: September 30 2021
The Institute for the Study of International Development and its International Development Studies program seeks course lecturers (MCLIU - unionized) for a total of 3 courses for the Winter 2022 term at McGill University. Course lecturers are required for:
Lebanon has a new government. Now what?
ISID Professor of Practice Jamal Saghir is interviewed as an expert on Lebanon's new government. The full interview is available in the link from AUB (American University of Beirut).
Who should represent Myanmar at the UN? An Op/Ed piece by ISID Director Erik Kuhonta.
Since the Feb. 1 coup that ousted the democratically elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi, Myanmar has been stalemated between two very uneven, but equally resolute forces. Professor Erik Kuhonta explores the issue in an op-ed piece in the Globe and Mail. The full article can be found in the link provided.
The Institute for the Study of International Development has moved!
The Institute for the Study of International Development, previously located in Peterson Hall, has moved to a new building at 3610 McTavish. Our new home can be found just a two minute walk further up McTavish, on the corner of Dr-Penfield.
Justine Coutu, winner of the 2021 Hirschman Prize
ISID congratulates Justine Coutu -- winner of the 2021 Albert O. Hirschman Prize for Best Undergraduate Research Essay in International Development Studies for her paper on “Addressing the Humanitarian Needs of Venezuelan Migrants at the Colombian Border: Implementing the Food Voucher for Vulnerable Migrants Program". Justine submitted this paper as part of her work for INTD 497, "Freedom of Movement in the 21st Century", with Professor Blair Peruniak.
ISID Welcomes Bart Édes as Professor of Practice
Mr Bart Édes joins ISID as Professor of Practice for a two year term beginning May 1 2021. At the Institute, Mr Édes will broaden capacities in relation to Asia and will complement other ISID research agendas in such areas as development finance, strategic partnerships, and sustainable development. Of particular interest is his planned study of digital initiatives for development in the post-pandemic era.
Climate Adaptation in Post-Pandemic Economic Recovery
The post-COVID19 pandemic economic recovery plans provide a unique opportunity to make economies and communities more adapted and resilient to climate change. ISID Professor of Practice Jamal Saghir and Ede Jorge Ijjasz-Vasquez, former Senior Director for Sustainable Development and Infrastructure at the World Bank, discuss in ISID's latest policy brief.
ISID's Erik Kuhonta: Myanmar's military is taking its coup cues from Thailand
Professor Erik Kuhonta of ISID has written an oped piece in the Globe and Mail on the recent unrest in Myanmar. Read it here: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-myanmars-military-is-tak...
ISID Policy Brief: Key Issues in the Myanmar November 2020 Elections
On 8 November 2020, Myanmar will hold its second election since the country’s gradual liberalization began. Despite presenting itself as a force for liberal democracy five years ago, the National League for Democracy (NLD) has demonstrated its unwillingness to commit itself to the protection of civil freedoms and the expansion of federal governance.
Development Studies Option graduate student Alec Regino published in the Washington Post
Alec Regino, a graduate student in ISID's DSO (Development Studies Option) program, has penned an op/ed piece in the Washington Post on COVID-19 and the Duterte regime in the Philippines. The article is available online at the following link: https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/06/08/another-nail-coffin-philippines-waning-democracy/
ISID congratulates Émilie Vaillancourt
The Institute for the Study of International Development congratulates Ms Émilie Vaillancourt, this year's winner of one of two Norman Prentice awards. Émilie was a joint honours student in the International Development Studies program. The Norman Prentice awards are given annually to two students graduating in the Faculty of Arts with excellent academic records who have also made distinguished contributions to the Faculty and/or the University.
Barbara Clark, winner of the 2020 Albert O. Hirschman Prize.
ISID congratulates Barbara Clark -- winner of the 2020 Albert O. Hirschman Prize for Best Undergraduate Research Essay in International Development Studies for her paper on “Water Sanitation Security: The Implementation of Autonomous Desalination in the Gaza Strip."
ISID Policy Paper. Preparing for a Looming Water Crisis: Lessons Learned from COVID-19 in the Middle East and North Africa Countries
The challenge of water security is growing globally. Achieving and sustaining water security, in both developed and developing countries, is likely to increase in complexity and priority as climate change intensifies, but also as the demands of economic growth increase. For most MENA countries that were already facing water security and major social, health and economic challenges before COVID-19, this additional pressure is particularly excruciating.
ISID's Megan Bradley recipient of the 2020 Principal's Prize for Outstanding Emerging Researchers
ISID congratulates its faculty member and Associate Director, Professor Megan Bradley, for receiving the 2020 Principal's Prize for Outstanding Emerging Researchers! Professor Bradley was also recently named a William Dawson Scholar. McGill’s William Dawson Scholar Award recognizes scholars poised to become leaders in their fields and are awarded for a five-year term, similar to that of a CRC Tier 2 Chair.
