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Ethnic inequality and forced displacement

How does ethnic inequality shape victimization in violent conflicts? Our case study of the 2010 conflict in Kyrgyzstan…

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Weather shocks across seasons and child health: Evidence from a panel study in the Kyrgyz Republic

It has been shown consistently in the literature that early life exposure to extreme weather events affects children’s…

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The Economic Burden of Violent Conflict

Calculating the consequences of global public bads such as climate change or pandemics helps uncover the scale, distribution…

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ISDC delivered an independent evaluation of a UK-funded agriculture programme in Syria. The programme was aiming to strengthen the food security of vulnerable Syrians, delivering more sustainable forms of assistance in what has become a protracted and highly complex humanitarian crisis. The evaluation generated valuable evidence on the impacts of the programme, and its quasi-experimental features strengthened the confidence of attributing results, positive and negative, to specific interventions. ISDC demonstrated through their design and adaptive management of the evaluation that it is possible to run complex and quasi-experimental impact analysis in volatile and conflict-affected settings. The evaluation report has been instrumental in the development of a new 5-year UK-funded resilience-building programme in Syria.

UK Office for Syria

ISDC has a rare combination of the highest level of international expertise on the latest experimental research approaches, advanced knowledge of in-depth qualitative methods and how they complement each other, as well as up-to-date context knowledge and genuine appreciation for the country.

Uma Kandalaeva, Country Director-Palestine, MercyCorps

ISDC has been a collaborative, reliable and impactful partner of the Knowledge Platform Security & Rule of Law. Whether producing rigorous and methodologically strong data through academic funding channels, or adopting a more applied, practice-oriented approach in collaboration with programming partners, the team has always carefully tailored their research projects. This ensures the target audience not only understand but, more importantly, use the findings of their work. Tilman and his team consistently strike the rare and necessary balance of precision and pragmatism.”

Megan Price, Head of Knowledge Platform Security & Rule of Law

UNDP Uganda commissioned ISDC to undertake a comprehensive assessment of data gaps for the Sustainable Development Goal on Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions (SDG 16). The innovative study has become instrumental in assessing Uganda’s readiness to report on SDG 16 and provided an excellent learning opportunity to assess capacities for other SDGs. It was a pleasure to work with the excellent team from ISDC throughout.”

Tony Muhumuza, National Economist and Team Leader of Strategy and Policy, UNDP Uganda

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