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For this assignment, you will write a policy brief on a topic of your choosing, relevant to environment and development in the Global South.
Please check the assignment document for detailed instructions Download Please check the assignment document for detailed instructions– there are some specific formatting requirements that you will need to follow. The length should be between 1200 and 2000 words (2-4 pages in length, single-spaced). The upper word and page limits are firm, but the most important thing is for it to fit into two sides of two pages, no more, without being too small to read. You will need to carry out some scholarly research for this assignment, so please be sure to use reliable sources, cite all of your sources, and reference them properly using APA-style citations and referencing.
You are also asked to specify whether you are submitting an advocacy brief or an objective brief. Type this into the Comments box that you will see next to the submission area for your file; you need only say “advocacy” or “objective” – nothing more is required. This is mainly so that we understand your intentions, before we read your work (but it’s worth 1 mark towards the assignment). It’s also to encourage you to consider the differences between these two types of policy briefs – to read about these differences, please look at the assignment.
If you make an error with your file upload, you can resubmit it once.
Here are some additional resources, where you can read more about what a policy brief is, how they are formatted, what they aim to do, etc. Here are the two sources that are specifically referenced in the assignment:
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IDRC (n.d.), How To Write a Policy Brief, in “Toolkit for Researchers,” International Development Research Centre, https://www.idrc.ca/en/funding/resources-idrc-granteesLinks to an external site. (this link goes to the “Research Tools” section of IDRC’s website; scroll down to “How To Write a Policy Brief”
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UNFAO (2011) Preparing Policy Briefs, Lesson 4.1 in “Food Security Communications Toolkit,” Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations http://www.fao.org/docrep/014/i2195e/i2195e00.htmLinks to an external site. (and click on “Lesson 4: Writing Effective Reports”)
Here are two examples of policy briefs – there are many, many more examples (some good, some not-as-good) that you can look at online. The two attached here touch on similar topics – the impacts of the economic crisis of 2008 on rice prices:
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Sothearith, T. and S. Sovannarith (2009) Impact of Hiked Prices of Food and Basic Commodities on Poverty in Cambodia: Empirical Evidences from Five CBMS Villages. Download Sothearith, T. and S. Sovannarith (2009) Impact of Hiked Prices of Food and Basic Commodities on Poverty in Cambodia: Empirical Evidences from Five CBMS Villages.Policy Research Brief No. 48, Poverty and Economic Policy Research Network.
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UNFAO (2009) The 2007-08 Rice Price Crisis: How policies drove up prices and how they can help stabilise the market. Download UNFAO (2009) The 2007-08 Rice Price Crisis: How policies drove up prices and how they can help stabilise the market.Economic and Social Perspectives, Policy Brief No. 13, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Both of these policy briefs fit nicely into a two-page format; the first is >1700 words, and the second is >1200 words. Try to figure out whether you think these two examples are “advocacy” briefs, or “objective” briefs.
This all in the attach file.