- Making migration a development factor: the case of North and West Africa
- International Labour Organization, 2010
- Migration can be a positive factor in the development of countries of origin through two main channels - remittances and return migration. But, in looking at five countries (Algeria, Mauritania, Morocco, Senegal and Tunisia) this repo...
- Rethinking “Ecological Migration” and the Value of Cultural Continuity: A Response to Wang, Song, and Hu
- Springer, 2010
- Comment by J.M. Foggin, in response to: Wang Z.M., K.S. Song, and L.J. Hu. 2010. China’s largest scale ecological migration in the three-river headwater region. AMBIO 39 (5–6):443–446. The author argues that Ecological ...
- Migration, a possible adaptation strategy?
- F. Gemenne / Institut du développement durable et des relations internationales (IDDRI) / Institute for Sustainab, 2010
- The environment has always been an important factor in migration, however, the expected impacts of climate change transform the complex relationship that exists between environmental degradation and migration flows, whether forced or ...
- Climate-Related Displacement and Human Security in South Asia: A Review of the Social Science Research
- S. Chaplin / Institute for Human Security, 2011
- Climate-related displacement is one of the key challenges facing South Asia in the coming decades. This paper reviews existing research and argues that one way to frame the contributions of social science research is to explore the is...
- Migration and Health in SADC - A review of the literature
- J. Veary / International Organization for Migration, 2010
- This review presents a synthesis of published literature relating to migration and health in the Southern African Development Community (SADC). To support this review, a set of key informant interviews with representatives of academic...
- Maternal Migration and Child Well-Being in Peru
- J. Escobal / Young Lives, 2009
- Migration affects not only those who migrate, but may also have intergenerational effects on their children. Looking at those mothers with a history of internal migration who are part of the Young Lives project, and comparing them wit...
- Migration and living conditions in urban slums: implications for food security
- Unnayan Onneshan, 2012
- Migration to urban areas is a regular phenomenon but climate induced displacement forced to migrate to cities over the recent years is a matter of concern. Increased frequency and severity of natural disasters by climate change over t...
- Migration and living conditions in urban slums
- T. Akter 2012
- Migration to urban areas is a regular phenomenon but climate induced forced displacement to to cities, over the recent years, is a matter of concern. Increased frequency and severity of natural disasters by climate change over the pas...
- Refugees and IDPs after Conflict: Why They Do Not Go Home
- United States Institute of Peace, 2011
- This report reviews the challenges facing returning refugees and internally displaced persons after protracted conflict, questioning the common wisdom that the solution to displacement is, in almost all cases, to bring those uprooted ...
- Reconsidering the Role of Conflict in the Lives of Refugees ...
- R. Zetter / Microcon, 2011
- Based upon qualitative research with Somali refugees in two European host countries – the UK and the Netherlands -this paper explores the micro-level experiences and ongoing effects of the Somali conflict on their lives in exile....
- Migration and Health in SADC - A review of the literature
- J. Veary / International Organization for Migration, 2010
- This review presents a synthesis of published literature relating to migration and health in the Southern African Development Community (SADC). To support this review, a set of key informant interviews with representatives of academic...
- Maternal Migration and Child Well-Being in Peru
- J. Escobal / Young Lives, 2009
- Migration affects not only those who migrate, but may also have intergenerational effects on their children. Looking at those mothers with a history of internal migration who are part of the Young Lives project, and comparing them wit...
- Migration and living conditions in urban slums: implications for food security
- Unnayan Onneshan, 2012
- Migration to urban areas is a regular phenomenon but climate induced displacement forced to migrate to cities over the recent years is a matter of concern. Increased frequency and severity of natural disasters by climate change over t...
- Migration and living conditions in urban slums
- T. Akter 2012
- Migration to urban areas is a regular phenomenon but climate induced forced displacement to to cities, over the recent years, is a matter of concern. Increased frequency and severity of natural disasters by climate change over the pas...
- Refugees and IDPs after Conflict: Why They Do Not Go Home
- United States Institute of Peace, 2011
- This report reviews the challenges facing returning refugees and internally displaced persons after protracted conflict, questioning the common wisdom that the solution to displacement is, in almost all cases, to bring those uprooted ...
- Reconsidering the Role of Conflict in the Lives of Refugees ...
- R. Zetter / Microcon, 2011
- Based upon qualitative research with Somali refugees in two European host countries – the UK and the Netherlands -this paper explores the micro-level experiences and ongoing effects of the Somali conflict on their lives in exile....
- How People Face Evictions: Lessons from people-led initiatives
- Y. Cabannes / Development Planning Unit, University College London [UCL], 2010
- Forced and market-driven evictions are increasing dramatically worldwide, with devastating effects on millions of children, women and men across the globe. Despite this negative trend, however, many people-led initiatives have been su...
- Activity Choices of Internally Displaced Persons and Returnees: Post-War Northern Uganda
- T. Bruck / Households in Conflict Network, 2011
- This paper studies the effect of living in an internally displaced people’s (IDP) camp on economic activity choices in post war northern Uganda. As the decision to relocate from a camp is voluntary, camp residents may be differen...
- Riverbank erosion displacees in Bangladesh: need for institutional response and policy intervention
- 2011
- Environmental refugees are one of the most burning issues at this time throughout the world. Bangladesh, a riverine country, is suffering from acquit riverbank erosion which compels millions of her population to be displaced from thei...
- The refugee inflows to Tanzania led to a sharp decrease in poverty in the hosting community
- J.F. Maystadt / International Food Policy Research Institute, 2011
- The role of migration in reducing poverty in developing countries has been investigated mainly from the perspective of migrants and their relatives. This paper, however, reviews the way hosting households in Tanzania traced between 19...
- Center for Ethnic and Migration Studies (CEDEM)
- The CEDEM is an interfaculty centre which aims to carry out theoretical and empirical research in the fields of human migrations, ethnic relations and racism. Among others, the Centre is interested in the relations between migration processes and uneven development. These researches are led in a pluri-disciplinary perspective: political science, sociology, anthropology, international relations, la...
- Institute for Human Security
- Based at La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia, the Institute for Human Security is a new university-wide institute, which endeavours to further interdisciplinary research on all aspects related to human security as defined by the United Nations and encourages an ongoing dialogue between academia, development agencies and policy makers.
- Research and Advocacy Unit [RAU] (RAU)
- The Research and Advocacy Unit [RAU] is an independent, non-governmental organisation. Its Mission is to provide high-quality research for the purposes of relevant and current policy change. RAU is run by a Management Committee composed of experienced researchers and advocacy experts.RAU’s work to date has focused on three major areas that are important in the current crisis in Zimbabwe: Wom...
- African Centre for Migration and Society (ACMS)
- The ACMS is an independent, interdisciplinary and internationally engaged Africa-based centre of excellence for research and teaching that shapes global discourse on human mobility, development and social transformation.
- INFOCON
- INFOCON aims to promote a better understanding of how Civil Society Organisations representing Transnational Communities can work on preventing and resolving conflicts in Europe and worldwide. Financed by the EU under the Seventh Framework Programme, this three-year research project was launched in April 2008.
- December 18
- Migration advocacy organisation
- The Irish Centre for Social Gerontology (ICSG)
- Te Irish Centre for Social Gerontology (ICSG) is a multidisciplinary research centre on ageing at NUI Galway. ICSG focuses on research, education and training in the field of social gerontology in Ireland and internationally. There is a specific research focus on rural gerontology, the economics of ageing and on technology and ageing.
- Caritas Europa
- Caritas Europa brings together 48 organisations that are active in 44 European countries. It is one of the seven regions of Caritas Internationalis, a confederation of 162 Catholic relief, development and social service organisations. Caritas Europa focuses its activities on issues related to poverty and social inequality, migration and asylum within all countries of Europe, humanitari...
- The Consortium for Refugees and Migrants in South Africa (CoRMSA) (CoRMSA)
Strengthening partnerships between refugee and migrant service providers
- UN global initiative to fight trafficking
- Fighting human trafficking
