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  Population dynamics in the post - 2015 development agenda: report of the Global Thematic Consultation on Population Dynamics

  International Organization for Migration, 2013

  Mega population trends at the national and global levels – continued rapid population growth, population ageing, urbanisation and migration – not only frame the entire development debate, they demand a reconsideration and re-conceptualisation of what will be the main challenges for the post - 2015 development agenda.
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  Engineers for Africa. Identifying engineering capacity needs in Sub-Saharan Africa. Supporting document 3: Analysis of stakeholder interviews

  2012

  This document summarises key themes from 15 interviews carried out with professional engineers and decision-makers who work in, or rely on, the engineering sector in sub- Saharan Africa (SSA). Most of the interviews were carried out either in person in the UK or by telephone to countries in SSA and two were carried out in Zimbabwe.
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  Caring for trafficked persons: guidance for health providers

  International Organization for Migration, 2009

  For many trafficked persons, the physical and psychological aftermath of a trafficking experience can be severe and enduring. Health providers may come into contact with victims of trafficking at different stages of the trafficking process and at different stages of their recovery. For health practitioners, diagnosing and treating trafficked persons can be exceptionally challenging.
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  Writing the 'Other' into humanitarian discourse: framing theory and practice in South-South humanitarian responses to forced displacement

  Refugee Studies Centre, Oxford, 2013

  Although Southern-led development initiatives have enjoyed increasing attention by academics in recent years, there remains a relative paucity of research on South-South humanitarian responses.
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  Urban health in Johannesburg: The importance of place in understanding intra-urban inequalities in a context of migration and HIV

  Health & Place, 2010

  Developing country urban contexts present multiple challenges to those responsible for ensuring the good health of urban populations. These include urban growth, migration, informal settlements, intra-urban inequalities and – in some cases – high HIV prevalence.
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  Migration, location and provision of support to old-age parents: the case of Romania

  Department of Economics, University of Utah, 2013

  The combined demographic developments of population ageing and high rates of migration of young adults are consequential for older parents who face a potential decline in support from adult children. These developments also impact the lives of migrant adults who face the challenge of providing support to ageing parents from a distance.
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  Envisioning the future and learning from the past: adapting to a changing environment in northern Mali

  Elsevier, 2013

  In West Africa, rural livelihoods that dependon natural resources develop coping and adapting strategies to face climate variability or change, and economic or political changes. The former Lake Faguibine in northern Mali has experienced drastic ecological, social, and economic changes. Forests have emerged on the former lake and have become important for local livelihoods.
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  Adolescent girls and migration in the developing world

  Population Council, USA, 2013

  Migration is transforming our world: by the end of this decade, most developing countries will have more people living in cities than in rural areas. Most migrants are in their early to mid-20s. Substantial numbers of adolescent girls are also on the move. Because of their age and gender, migrant girls are especially vulnerable to risks such as exploitative employment.
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  Environmentally-induced displacement and human security

  Social Science Research Network, 2013

  Every year, at least tens of millions of people on all continents are forced to leave their places of residence. The predominant cause is the occurrence of natural disasters, creating the most dynamic category of internal displacement. According to IDMC estimates, natural disasters expelled 42 million people from their homes in 2010 and 14 million people in 2011.
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  Hidden cities: unmasking and overcoming health inequities in urban settings

  World Health Organization, 2010

  This report exposes the extent to which urban poor suffer disproportionately from a wide range of diseases (malnutrition, diabetes, tuberculosis, human immunodeficiency virus infection) and health problems (homicide), which can be traced back to inequalities in their social and living conditions.

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