Migration
- Migration as a way for coping with environmental changes: evidence from Asia and the Pacific
- B.W. Édes; F. Gemenne; J. Hill / Asian Development Bank, 2012
- Asia and the Pacific is the global area most prone to natural disasters, both in terms of the absolute number of disasters and of populations affected. This report aims to identify policy and other responses to impacts of environment ...
- Sudanese in Cairo - livelihoods of refugees in urban centres of transit countries
- K. Jacobsen (ed); M. Ayoub (ed); A. Johnson (ed) / The American University in Cairo, 2012
- Transit countries are way stations or stopping points in the journey of migrants and refugees from their countries of origin to their intended destination countries. Many migrants and refugees become ‘stuck’, often for yea...
- micle
- micle is a research project focused on investigating the social-ecological conditions under which population movements take place.
- 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 briefing paper discusses findings f...
- Does conflict create poverty?
- A.M. Ibáñez; A. Moya / Microcon, 2009
- 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 conflict. To conduct such research t...
- 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 increasing their resilience to impeding E...
- 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 concentration of investment and empl...
- Livelihoods issues in rural-urban migration in Afghanistan
- A. Opel / Afghanistan Research and Evaluation Unit, 2005
- 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 management. Almost a thousand people...
- The importance of transnational migratory networks in the reconstruction of Afghanistan
- E. Stigter; A. Monsutti / Afghanistan Research and Evaluation Unit, 2005
- This paper highlights the importance of transnational migratory networks in the reconstruction of Afghanistan. Current trends in policy making on migration tend to focus on repatriation of Afghans from neighbouring countries. The Afgh...
- India: livelihoods issues within poor households in migration
- A. Rafique; D. Massey; B. Rogaly / Development Research Centre on Migration, Globalisation and Poverty, University of Sussex, 2006
- What can in-depth and long term ethnographic research contribute to our understanding of why some households use migration as part of their livelihood strategy while others do not? How can ethnography enrich our understanding of the c...
- Migration as a way for coping with environmental changes: evidence from Asia and the Pacific
- B.W. Édes; F. Gemenne; J. Hill / Asian Development Bank, 2012
- Asia and the Pacific is the global area most prone to natural disasters, both in terms of the absolute number of disasters and of populations affected. This report aims to identify policy and other responses to impacts of environment ...
- Sudanese in Cairo - livelihoods of refugees in urban centres of transit countries
- K. Jacobsen (ed); M. Ayoub (ed); A. Johnson (ed) / The American University in Cairo, 2012
- Transit countries are way stations or stopping points in the journey of migrants and refugees from their countries of origin to their intended destination countries. Many migrants and refugees become ‘stuck’, often for yea...
- 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 briefing paper discusses findings f...
- Does conflict create poverty?
- A.M. Ibáñez; A. Moya / Microcon, 2009
- 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 conflict. To conduct such research t...
- 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 increasing their resilience to impeding E...
- 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 concentration of investment and empl...
- Livelihoods issues in rural-urban migration in Afghanistan
- A. Opel / Afghanistan Research and Evaluation Unit, 2005
- 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 management. Almost a thousand people...
- The importance of transnational migratory networks in the reconstruction of Afghanistan
- E. Stigter; A. Monsutti / Afghanistan Research and Evaluation Unit, 2005
- This paper highlights the importance of transnational migratory networks in the reconstruction of Afghanistan. Current trends in policy making on migration tend to focus on repatriation of Afghans from neighbouring countries. The Afgh...
- India: livelihoods issues within poor households in migration
- A. Rafique; D. Massey; B. Rogaly / Development Research Centre on Migration, Globalisation and Poverty, University of Sussex, 2006
- What can in-depth and long term ethnographic research contribute to our understanding of why some households use migration as part of their livelihood strategy while others do not? How can ethnography enrich our understanding of the c...
- Sustainable livelihoods of Afghan migrants in Tehran, Iran
- J. Mohammad; D. Glazebrook; G. Jamshidiha / United Nations [UN] High Commission for Refugees, 2005
- This paper explores the experiences and livelihoods of Afghan migrants living in Iran. It aims to increase understanding of transnational migration as a key livelihood strategy in the regional context. As a result of Soviet...
