Nicholas Lyall, Karam Shaar This study is available to download here. Contents 1. A Looming Crisis? 1.1 Assessing the Severity of the Drought 1.2 Can Syria Rely on Irrigation to Make Up for the Rainfall Deficit? 2. Economic Impacts of the Drought 2.1...
Executive Summary This study aims to contribute to international endeavors to increase youth engagement in conflict zones. We studied the youth of Syria, a country that stepped out of four decades of dictatorship into a public uprising overwhelmingly shaped by youth,...
Executive Summary The conflict in Syria has created a devastating, decade-long humanitarian crisis with ripple effects felt throughout the world. It has been described as one of the most brutal wars in recent history, with widespread use of torture, enforced...
Executive Summary In this study with COAR, we investigate the impacts of family separation due to the conflict on those left behind. The data we collected from three neighborhoods in Damascus indicate that two-thirds of Syrians have relatives abroad, and nearly...
Executive Summary Podcasting as an emerging medium continues to capture global interest; as a result, more Syrian individual and institutional producers are utilizing it. A number of promising Syrian podcasts have emerged in recent years, and their producers are now...
Orwa Khalifa, Karam Shaar This study is available to download here. Contents Executive Summary Introduction Methodology Section I: Employment Section II: Income Section III: Consumption Conclusion Recommendations Executive Summary During the past ten years, the...