Policy Analysis

To put it simply, this is a space for our policy experts to wonk out—after all, some issues can only be tackled with technical expertise on niche subjects. IISD's team understands the importance of effective commentary and the ways in which it can lead to transformative policy change in the real world. 

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Digital Trade and Global Data Governance

Neha Mishra explores the current landscape of international trade law and considers how to strike a balance between achieving trade goals and the imperative of privacy protection, fairness, and competition.

Policy Analysis

October 30, 2024

The AfCFTA Digital Protocol

Kholofelo Kugler examines how the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Digital Trade Protocol could enhance Africa's participation in the digital economy while also considering the challenges that remain.

Policy Analysis

October 30, 2024

Addressing the Environmental Footprint of E-Commerce

Shamika N. Sirimanne highlights the importance of assessing the environmental impacts of the rapidly growing e-commerce sector and examines the role stakeholders play in balancing economic growth with sustainability.

Policy Analysis

October 30, 2024

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In Medellin, Cable Cars Transformed Slums—In Rio, They Made Them Worse

In city halls across Latin America, Medellin has a reputation for making miracles happen. Colombia’s second city, which was previously infamous for drug and gang violence, has transformed some of its most dangerous slums with a cable car system. Built in the early 2000s, the MetroCable connects the city centre to the sprawling hilltop slums - "barrios" - on the city’s outskirts, the most violent of which used to be Santa Domingo.
Policy Analysis April 11, 2019

Social Impact Bonds Are Helping Solve South Africa’s Hardest Challenges

How do you address the health of a young woman, while ensuring that she completes her schooling, finds economic opportunity, and gains agency in her relationships? If you are in government and contracting an organisation to address this issue, how do you wrap all of that into a service?
Policy Analysis March 11, 2019

The Multiple Benefits of Natural Infrastructure

Natural infrastructure is an area or system that is either naturally occurring or naturalized and then intentionally managed to provide multiple benefits for the environment and human well-being. How humans and the environment can gain from it?
Policy Analysis October 19, 2018