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Please mark your calendars for our 3rd annual Global Policy Project s ymposium where we will learn from MPPGA student teams about the outcomes of each of their projects. Morning refreshments and lunch will be served.
Each team collaborated closely with a client on a real-world policy challenge. This year’s projects took place in Canada\, India\, Nepal\, Peru\, Ethiopia\, and Ghana.
The Global Policy Project is a defining component of the Master of Public Policy and Global Affairs professional program at UBC. It provides opportu nities for students to engage directly with policy makers and civil society on a real-world policy challenge.
V ENUE: Liu Institute for Global Issues - xʷθəθiqətəm (Place of many trees) r oom\, 1st floor\, 6476 NW Marine Dr\, Vancouver\, BC V6T 1Z2
PROGRAM: 9:00 PM - 3:00 PM
9:00 am – 12:20 pm: GPP590A - Internation
al Projects
12:20 pm - 1:00 pm: Lunch
1:00 pm – 3:00 pm: GPP590B – Domestic Projects
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Join by phone: Vancouver B.C. : +1 (604) 822-3636 (Canada)
Confere nce ID: 7588938
SCHEDULE
Emcee: Julianne Pipe r\, Graduate Program Manager
9:00 am - 9:05 am Opening Remarks by Shashi Enarth\, Graduate Di rector\, Master of Public Policy and Global Affairs (MPPGA)\, UBC
9:05 am - 9:35 am Nepal Team Present ation
9:40 am - 10:10 am Ethi opia Team Presentation
10:15 am - 10:40 am Ghana Team Presentation
10:50 am - 11:10 am Break
11:10 am - 11:40 am Peru Team Presentation
11:45 am - 12:20 pm India Team Presentation
12:20 pm - 1:00 pm Lunch< /strong>
1:00 pm - 1:30 pm B .C. Team Presentation
1:35 pm - 2:05 pm Alberta Team Presentation
2:10 p m - 2:40 pm City of Vancouver Team Presentation
2:45 pm - 3:00 pm Closing Remarks
INTERNATIONAL TEAM PROJECTS
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S tudents: Bashar Alsaeedi\, Shaf Noorani\, Marzia Rizvi\, Daniela Rodriguez\ , and Hadis Siadat
Client: Creating Possibil ities (CP)
Summary: Providing recommendation s on the adequacy of the Nepali public health policy infrastructure and ser vices’ for addressing the socio-economic impact of Sickle Cell Disease (SCD ) and supporting appropriate disease management in the Tharu community.
Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining in Ethiopia
Field Work – Addis A baba\, Ethiopia
Students: Adam Cassady\, Jul iana Craig\, Huilin Gao\, Sebastián Jarrin Grijalba\, and Catherine Tarimo< /p>
Client: Canadian International Resources Dev elopment Institute (CIRDI) and the Supporting the Ministry of Mines (SUMM) project\, Ministry of Mines\, Minerals\, Petroleum and Natural Gas of Ethio pia (MMMPNG)
Summary: Evaluating the adequac y of Ethiopia’s institutional mechanisms that are designed to enable gender inclusiveness in artisanal and small-scale mining operations.
Troubled Waters: Developing the Community Re sistance Tool for Free the Slaves
Field Work – Accra\, Ghana
Students: Ali Abdullah Bajwa\, John Ede\, Adedoyin Luwaji\, Ros Seibert\, and Simin Yook
Client: Free the Slaves (FTS)
Summary: Providing a robust mechanism to measure the effe ctiveness of Free the Salves’ intervention activities and resiliency of com munities from slavery.
Integrate d and Inclusive Water Resource Management in Peru
Field Work – Lima and Cusco\, Peru
Students: Diego Bastidas Chasing\, Tovo Jose\, Adrianna Spykre\, Misrak Yacob\, and Atieh Razavi Yekta
Clien t: Autoridad Nacional de Agua (National Water Authority of Peru) (ANA)
< p style="font-weight: 400">Canadian International Resources Development Ins titute (CIRDI)Summary: Studying the policie s\, programs and institutions within ANA in terms of their equitable and in tegrated approach to water management.
Field Work – Gujarat\, India
Students: Dorine Akwiri\, Alex Ash\, Alfonso Hernandez De lgadillo\, Tracy Ly\, and Rafael Posada
Clie nt: Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB)
Summary: Evaluating the approaches utilized by large development banks for assessing gender gaps in their infrastructure projects so the AIIB can implement their own gender assessment approach.
DOMESTIC TEAM PROJECT S
Balancing the Equatio n: Reconciling B.C.’s LNG Export to China with its Climate Targets
Students: Aboozar Ahmadi\, Jiaxin Li\, Nicole So\, and Darren Touch
Client: Minist ry of Energy\, Mines and Petroleum Energy for British Columbia (MEMPE)
< p style="font-weight: 400">Summary: Examining the policy options available to the Government of British Columbia for reconciling the desire to grow it s LNG industry and with the obligation to meet the provincial and national climate targets.Managing a Just Transition for Alberta’s Oil Sands Workers
Students: Susanne Beilmann\, Clare Kim\, Tommy Koh\, and Aaro n Nelson
Client: Alberta Federation of Labou r (AFL)
Summary: Exploring the strategies th at the Alberta Federation of Labour can advocate to manage the impact on oi l sands workers and their immediate communities\, focusing on maintaining t heir standard of living.
Greenin g Vancouver’s Fleets
Students: Luthfi Dhofier\, Sara Harb\, Nicholas Lloyd-Kuizk\, Alex Loginov\, and Chi amaka Mogo
Client: City of Vancouver – Plann ing\, Urban Design and Sustainability Unit
S ummary: Providing guidelines on the possibilities\, processes\, and barrier s to promoting the transition to zero emissions in the City of Vancouver ba sed on a scan of the best practices implemented in other cities.
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