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    Oil-induced displacement and resettlement: social problem and human rights issue

    2011
    Extraction and transportation of mineral resources today presents an increasing social problem, leading to environmental damage and causing population displacement on a large scale. This publication presents a broad view of displacement caused by the exploitation of oil, drawing attention to the political contexts of displacement and their relationship with indigenous people.
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    The first climate refugees? Contesting global narratives of climate change in Tuvalu

    Science Direct, 2012
    This article explores the uncertain outcomes of climate change effects for different populations. It argues that understanding climate change requires broad conceptualisations that incorporate multiple voices and recognise the agency of vulnerable populations.
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    Emerging Reality in Customary Land Tenure: The Case of Kachenga Village in Balaka District, Southern Malawi

    2000
    Land is a source of food, employment and export earnings for many African countries. Apart from its economic importance, land also has a significant social value. Some sites are regarded as sacred and are treated with great respect as they may be associated with important events in the society's history, for example, its purported origins.
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    The Marital Immigrant. Land, and Agricultue: A Malawian Case Study

    2010
    The central and southern regions of Malawi predominantly follow matrilineal succession and inheritance and practice uxorilocal marriages. Women, rather than men, own the primary land rights.
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    Migration and remittances in South Asia

    South Asia Watch on Trade, Economics & Environment, 2009
    Global migration flows have increased in magnitude and complexity due to economic and human security factors, both at sending and receiving ends. This paper explores the trends, nature and role of migration and remittances in South Asian economies.
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    A decision framework for environmentally induced migration

    Wiley Online Library, 2011
    Global environmental change is increasingly affecting ecosystems and the communities who rely on them. However, more work is needed to conceptualise and quantify migration responses to the impact of environmental change and degradation.
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    Population aging: some economic and social consequences of population aging

    Institute for Research on Public Policy, Canada, 2008
    The continued participation of older people in the economic life is a key factor to their own well-being as well as that of their nations on the whole. Covering Canada specifically, this paper looks at possible and appropriate policies that can accommodate the demographic fact of life.
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    Climate change, environment and migration in the Sahel: selected issues with a focus on Senegal and Mali

    micle, 2012
    The micle research project investigates the social-ecological conditions of population movements in Mali and Senegal. The overall goal of the project is to contribute to a better understanding of the complex relationships between climate-related environmental changes and migration.
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    ICT for Integration, Social Inclusion and Economic Participation of Immigrants and Ethnic Minorities: Case Studies from Spain

    2009
    This report is one of the outcomes of the study ‘The potential of ICT for the promotion of cultural diversity in the EU: the case of economic and social participation and integration of immigrants and ethnic minorities’ carried out by the Institute for Prospective Technological Studies (IPTS) on the request of DG Information Society and Media, Unit H3 (eInclusion) of the European Commission.
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    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 t

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