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Gender Situational Analysis and Programmatic Review
Project Title: Gender Situational Analysis and a Gender Programmatic Review for UNICEF-Dominican Republic Country Office Client:UNICEF Dominican Republic Students: Alida Oegema Thomas, Elena Gordillo Fuertes, Simran Pachar, Christina Tse, Liliane Pari Umuhoza Faculty Lead: Grace Jaramillo Fieldwork Location: Dominican Republic Year: 2023-24 About the Project: This project involves conducting a comprehensive Gender Situational Analysis in collaboration […]
Incentive-based Regulatory Models to Improve Energy-saving and Efficiency
Project Title: Developing Policy Recommendations for Introducing and Implementing Incentive-based Regulatory Models to Improve Energy-saving and Efficiency Client:The Energy Regulatory Commission of Mongolia Students: Tajwar Arnab, Rachel Thibeault, Clarence Lau, Tong Zhang Faculty Lead: Tarun M. Khanna Fieldwork Location: Mongolia Year: 2023-24 Publications: The Diplomat About the Project: As a landlocked country with an infamously […]
Stswecem’c Xgat’tem First Nation Land Stewardship
Project Title: Stswecem’c Xgat’tem First Nation Land Stewardship Client: Stswecem’c Xget’tem First Nation Stewardship Program Students: Amir Alavi, Jenina Ibañez, Mitali Madhusmita, Rakashdeep Kainth Faculty Lead: Andrea Reimer Fieldwork Location: Stswecem’c Xget’tem territory (Northern Shuswap-Williams Lake area) Year: 2023-24 About the Project: The Stswecem’c Xgat’tem First Nation (SXFN) is interested in developing its own land stewardship […]
Forest Carbon and Land Tenure Issues in the Mekong Region
Project Title: Forest Carbon and Land Tenure Issues in the Mekong Region: A Scoping Study Client: Mekong Region Land Governance Students: Song Fu, Melissa Lo, Oluwole Soyinka, Sheng Huan Tang, Simran Kaur Faculty Lead: Juliet Lu Fieldwork Location: Laos Year: 2023-24 Publications: Mongabay About the Project: In recent years, land-based carbon management projects have become […]
Critical Minerals: Canada’s Position and Opportunities
Project Title: Critical Minerals: Canada’s Position and Opportunities Client: Green Technology Asia (GTAsia) Students: Zachary Nanji, Xuanming Na, Stephen Odoi Faculty Lead: Allison Macfarlane Fieldwork Location: Japan Year: 2023-24 About the Project: This project is to examine the Canadian Critical Minerals Strategy, exploring Canada’s future trade opportunities in the critical minerals sector. The project focuses […]
Promoting the Rights of Farmers and Workers in the Global South
Project Title: Promoting the Rights of Farmers and Workers in the Global South through Canada’s Upcoming Corporate Human Rights Due Diligence Legislation Client: Fairtrade Canada Students: Kirsten Badame, Meredith Barkey, Nozomi Shirakawa, Tanya Dawar Faculty Lead: Kristen Hopewell Fieldwork Location: Kenya Year: 2023-24 About the Project: Fairtrade Canada, as a member of Fairtrade International, aims […]
Canadian Contributions to Security in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta
Project Title: Canadian Contributions to Security in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta Client: Embassy of Canada in Vietnam, Global Affairs Canada Students: Ashley Brownlie, Charlotte Bull, Amanda Doyle, Quinn Goranson, and Nasim Victory Faculty Lead: Vina Nadjibulla Fieldwork Location: Vietnam Year: 2023-24 Publications: Policy Options About the Project: The Government of Vietnam recognizes the strategic significance of the […]
Enhancing Child Agency
Project Title: Enhancing Child Agency: Bridging the Gap Between Institutional Standards & Soldier-Centric Child Protection in Peacekeeping Missions Client: Dallaire Centre of Excellence For Peace And Security (DCOE) Students: Mahnan Omar, Raashi Dabola, Sarah Sam, and Aydan MacDougall Faculty Lead: Hugh Gusterson Fieldwork Location: Uruguay Year: 2023-24 Publications: Policy Options About the Project: This research […]
ESG Report in the Context of BC Local Government
Project Title: Exploring environmental, social & governance (ESG) reporting in the context of BC local government Client: Climate Action Secretariat (CAS) of BC & Municipal Finance Authority (MFA) of BC Students: Cait Cameron, Chun Lok Tang, Jiaxin Zhang, Kritika Kukreja, Sanat Kanwar Faculty Lead: Andrea Reimer Fieldwork Location: Virtual – British Columbia Year: 2022-23 About the Project: This research […]
Responding to Climate Misinformation in Vancouver
Project Title: Responding to Climate Misinformation in Vancouver: Best Practices from Local Governments Client: Department of Planning, Urban Design, and Sustainability, City of Vancouver Students: Duo Pan, Xinyu Zhang, Nicolas Côté, Ian McAuliffe Faculty Lead: Andrea Reimer Fieldwork Location: Virtual – Vancouver, British Columbia Year: 2022-23 About the Project: Through the Climate Emergency Action Plan, the City of Vancouver […]
Embodying Values, Protecting Futures: A Sḵwxwú7mesh Constitution
Project Title: Embodying Values, Protecting Futures: A Sḵwxwú7mesh Constitution Client: Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish Nation) Students: Divija Madhani, Joseph Flores Ayala, Karla Erika Ordoñez, Matthew Putman Faculty Lead: Andrea Reimer Fieldwork Location: Virtual – Squamish Nation Traditional Territory Year: 2022-23 About the Project: This project explores how Indigenous peoples around the world have exercised their right to self-determination […]
National Security Threats Enabled by AI
Project Title: Understanding National Security Threats Enabled by Artificial Intelligence: Implications for CSIS Client: Canadian Security Intelligence Service Students: Linda Xu, Mackenzie Edwards, Edi Qereshniku, Hisham Hazari Faculty Lead: Chris Tenove Fieldwork Location: Virtual – Ottawa Year: 2022-23 About the Project: This research identifies three categories of threat-related activities exacerbated by AI-enabled technologies. It analyzes CSIS’ capabilities to […]
Consent in Nuclear Waste Disposal Siting
Project Title: Consent in Nuclear Waste Disposal Siting: The Role of Canada’s Nuclear Regulator Client: Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission Students: Rashi Chaturvedi, Sabah Haque, Jasmine Parmar, Jack Crompton Faculty Lead: Allison Macfarlane Fieldwork Location: Finland and Sweden Year: 2022-23 About the Project: Understanding how community consent is obtained and maintained for long-term radioactive waste management project proposals to inform the […]
Promoting Urban-to-Rural (Reverse) Migration in Mongolia
Project Title:Promoting Urban-to-Rural (Reverse) Migration in Mongolia Client: International Organization for Migration, Mission to Mongolia (IOM Mongolia) Students: Alyssa Brochu, Paola Matha, Nellie Kamau, Niloufar Vahid-Massoudi Faculty Lead: Julian Dierkes Fieldwork Location: Mongolia Year: 2022-23 Publications: The Diplomat About the Project: Understanding the needs and expectations of migrants and Ulaanbaatar inhabitants to incentivise reverse migration, away from Ulaanbaatar towards […]
Agri-Food Trade with ASEAN
Project Title: A Partner in Food Security: Canada’s Opportunity for Agri-Food Trade with ASEAN Client: Canada-ASEAN Business Council Students: Karine Kfoury, Khanh Pham, Mia MacKechnie, Oliver Boucher Faculty Lead: Kristen Hopewell Fieldwork Location: Singapore Year: 2022-23 About the Project: This project assessed the barriers to the two-way agri-food economic relationship between Canada and ASEAN and how Canada can increase its […]
Child Marriage and Early Unions (CMEU) in Latin America and the Caribbean
Project Title: Positioning the Issue of Child Marriage and Early Unions (CMEU) in Latin America and the Caribbean – The Case of UNICEF Dominican Republic Client: UNICEF Latin America and Caribbean Regional Office Students: Clara Renault, Condie Cantrell, Darby Walton, Norma Patiño Sánchez Faculty Lead: Grace Jaramillo Fieldwork Location: Dominican Republic Year: 2022-23 About the Project: The project consists […]
Canada, Latin America and the Russia-Ukraine War
Project Title: Canada, Latin America and the Russia-Ukraine War Client: Global Affairs Canada Students: Jose Villagra, Bianca Batacan, Genevieve Varelas, Gustavo Villela Faculty Lead: Maxwell Cameron Fieldwork Location: Washington, USA Year: 2022-23 Publication: Open Canada About the Project: Assessing the diverging responses from states in the Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) region to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine and […]
Trade Justice Advocacy in Canada
Project Title: Advancing Trade Justice Advocacy in Canada Client: Fairtrade Canada Students: Rutu Patel, Oliver Zhang, Celine Ng, Julia McKenzie Faculty Lead: Matias Margulis Fieldwork Location: Belgium, France, and Germany Year: 2022-23 Publication: Policy Options About the Project: This research explored leading trade justice policy jurisdictions in Belgium, Germany and France to understand how best to activate Canadian trade […]
MSME Climate Risk in Southeast Asia
Project Title: MSME Climate Risk in Southeast Asia: A Gender-Based Approach Client: Greentech Asia Students: Shifa Thobani, Mana Murakami, Maira Malik, Michelle Kadzirange Faculty Lead: Shashi Enarth Fieldwork Location: Thailand and Philippines Year: 2022-23 About the Project: This study aimed to identify the impact of climate change on women-owned micro-, small-, and medium-sized enterprises (WMSMEs) in ASEAN’s tourism sector. […]
Women, Peace and Security and Human Security
Project Title: Women, Peace and Security and Human Security: A Canadian Approach Client: Dallaire Centre of Excellence for Peace and Security (DCOE) Students: Samantha El-Ghazal, Nicole Johnston, Jasmine Mastracci, Delali Ofori, Panthea Pourmalek Faculty Lead: Luna KC Fieldwork Location: Ghana Year: 2022-23 Publication: Research Network on Women, Peace and Security About the Project: This research responds to a need […]