climate change /isid/taxonomy/term/427/all en State and Trends in Adaptation Report 2021: Africa /isid/channels/news/state-and-trends-adaptation-report-2021-africa-334488 <p>During his official visit to the Netherlands and the Global Center on Adaptation on October 29 2021, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (seen here with Dr. Patrick Verkooijen, Chief Executive Officer, Global Center on Adaptation) examines the "State and Trends in Adaptation Report 2021:  Africa", co-directed by ISID Professor of Practice Jamal Saghir.  The full report can be found online.</p> Fri, 29 Oct 2021 15:48:52 +0000 iain.blair@mcgill.ca 1466 at /isid New Policy Brief from ISID! Increasing Access to Affordable Agricultural Microinsurance in Sub-Saharan Africa /isid/channels/news/new-policy-brief-isid-increasing-access-affordable-agricultural-microinsurance-sub-saharan-africa-334227 <p>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.</p> Mon, 18 Oct 2021 14:15:53 +0000 iain.blair@mcgill.ca 1465 at /isid Climate Adaptation in Post-Pandemic Economic Recovery /isid/channels/news/climate-adaptation-post-pandemic-economic-recovery-329274 <p>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.</p> Thu, 04 Mar 2021 14:59:50 +0000 iain.blair@mcgill.ca 1449 at /isid ISID Professor of Practice Jamal Saghir on the post COVID-19 world and climate change /isid/channels/news/isid-professor-practice-jamal-saghir-post-covid-19-world-and-climate-change-321561 <p>ISID's Jamal Saghir has produced, in coordiation with the Payne Institute for Public Policy, a commentary paper entitled "Post COVID-19 New World Configuration and Climate Change Actions:  Two Urgent Priorities".  The full paper is available online at the <a href="https://payneinstitute.mines.edu/commentaryseries/">Payne Institute for Public Policy</a>.  </p> Tue, 14 Apr 2020 14:47:23 +0000 iain.blair@mcgill.ca 1431 at /isid