Livelihoods and migration
The movement of people will be one of the most important domestic and foreign policy issues for governments over the next decade. Understanding the issues for poor people, why and how they migrate, and the implications for them is important in designing appropriate development policies and programmes. More...
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- How has conflict affected livelihoods and remittances in Darfur?
- ( H. Young;K. Jacobsen;A. Osman / Feinstein International Center, USA , 2009)
- In conflict zones where displacement and insecurity undermine people’s ability to pursue livelihoods, links with Diaspora and the remittances they send are an important source of support. This b...
- Does conflict create poverty?
- ( A.M. Ibáñez;A. Moya / Microcon , 2009)
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Determining assets as key indicators of household welfare, the authors of this paper seek to analyse how asset losses occur during internal conflicts and the process of asset accumulation following...
- Community perceptions of climate vulnerability in Peru
- ( F. Sperling;C. Validivia;R. Quiroz / World Bank Publications , 2008)
- While the scientific capacity to forecast El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) extremes, this papers questions the extent to which these advances have benefited vulnerable communities by increas...
- A UN report presenting data and examples exploring global patterns of urbanisation
- ( United Nations Population Division , 2008)
- This report presents a range of data and examples to illustrate and explore global patterns of urbanisation. Urbanisation is precipitated by agricultural industrialisation and further driven by the co...
- Livelihoods issues in rural-urban migration in Afghanistan
- ( A. Opel / Afghanistan Research and Evaluation Unit , 2005)
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This report analyses internal labour migration in Afghanistan. It aims to uncover the reasons for and patterns of rural to urban labour migration as part of household livelihood strategies and risk...
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