Migration
- Making migration work for development
- This DRC report is a summary of six years of investigation into migration policy and practice. Its findings indicate that, for migration to have its full developmental impact, the most beneficial policy change would be to reduce barriers to migration at all levels.
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- The impact of the Theun-Hinboun Expansion Project on vulnerable people in central Laos
- ( I. Matsumoto / Association for International Water and Forest Studies, Norway , 2009)
- This paper sheds light on the Theun-Hinboun Expansion Project in central Laos, demonstrating its impacts on vulnerable people. The Project started construction in 2008 and is expected to be completed ...
- Climate change adaptation in Inner Mongolia, China
- ( J.J. West / Center for International Climate and Environmental Research, Oslo , 2009)
- This report documents local perceptions and experiences of environmental migration in selected settlements in Mongolia and China, and discusses some of the challenges and opportunities for climate cha...
- How can internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Iraq attain parity with the non-IDP population?
- ( J. Bigio;J. Scott / Brookings Institution , 2009)
- With increased levels of security in Iraq in 2008-9, displaced persons have begun to make decisions about their future, and the number of displaced Iraqis making settlement decisions is expected to in...
- Key findings in migration research
- ( Development Research Centre on Migration, Globalisation and Poverty, University of Sussex , 2009)
- The report is a summary of six years of investigation into migration policy and practice. It encompasses thematic and regional reviews of emerging migration issues and policies as well as targeted emp...
- Israel's long-term care insurance scheme
- ( H. Schmid / Paul Baerwald School of Social Work, Hebrew University of Jerusalem , 2009)
- Concerns about the implications of population ageing and the size of the elderly population with disabilities led Israel to began to implement its Long-Term Care Insurance (LTCI) Law fully in 1988. ...
- Algeria: national reconciliation fails to address needs of IDPs
- ( Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre , 2009)
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Although Algeria has been affected by large-scale internal displacement caused by the internal conflict that has ravaged the country since the early 1990s, very little information is available on t...
- In search of shelter: mapping the effects of climate change on human migration and displacement
- ( K. Warner;C. Ehrhart;A. deSherbinin / CARE International , 2009)
- The impacts of climate change are already causing migration and displacement. Although the exact number of people that will be on the move by mid-century is uncertain, the scope and scale could vastly...
- Work and family in Latin America and the Caribbean
- ( International Labour Organization , 2009)
- For most of the 20th century, productive and reproductive work were organised according to rigid gender roles that have become inappropriate in today’s world. As a result, the interplay between ...
- Islam, refugees and the humanitarian principles of asylum
- ( A. Abou-El-Wafa / United Nations [UN] High Commission for Refugees , 2009)
- Today, the majority of refugees worldwide are Muslims. This fact occurs at a time when the level of extremism, ethnic and religious, is on the rise around the globe, even in the world’s most dev...
- How to ensure that the entitlements of both older people and migrant carers are upheld
- ( K. Walsh;E. O’Shea / The Irish Centre for Social Gerontology , 2009)
- The proportion of migrant carers caring for Irish older people has increased over recent years, reflecting a broader global trend in care worker migration and thus, a highly competitive global market ...
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