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    Migration & development linkage in Sri Lanka: a post-tsunami and civil conflict approach

    Federico Caffe Center, Dept. of Social Sciences, Roskilde University, 2007
    This paper examines the linkages between migration and development with a particular focus on the post-tsunami and civil conflict approach in Sri-Lanka. It also reviews migration policies and their integration in national and/or international development whilst also identifying migration strategies and good practices.
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    Assessment on psychosocial needs of Iraqis displaced in Jordan and Lebanon: survey report

    International Organization for Migration, 2008
    This document presents an assessment of psychosocial needs of Iraqis displaced in Jordan and Lebanon conducted between November 2007 and January 2008. It aims to investigate the provision of services available to displaced Iraqi’s in the two countries, and plan interventions addressing their needs.
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    A climate of conflict

    SIDA Studies, 2008
    Climate change is upon us and its physical effects have started to unfold. This report takes such findings, expressed in the Forth Assessment Review of the Inter-governmental Panel on Climate Change, as its starting point and looks at the social and human consequences that are likely to ensue – particularly the risks of conflict and instability.
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    Migration, development and natural disasters: insights from the Indian Ocean tsunami

    International Organization for Migration, 2007
    This paper explores how natural disasters impact migration and development development by reviewing the impact of the Indian Ocean Tsunami on migration issues in three affected countries: Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Thailand.
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    Pew Hispanic Center

    Pew Hispanic Center is a nonpartisan research organisation supported by The Pew Charitable Trusts. Its mission is to improve understanding of the U.S.
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    U.S. population projections: 2005–2050

    Pew Hispanic Center, 2008
    If current trends continue, the population of the United States will rise to 438 million in 2050, from 296 million in 2005.  Of this increase, 82% will be due to the both the arrival of immigrants and the births of their U.S.-born descendants.
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    World Population Policies 2007

    United Nations Population Division, 2008
    This report provides a global perspective on the evolution of aspects of population policies between 1976 and 2007 with respect to major population variables.  It looks at the views and policies of governments on the changing age distribution of populations, fertility and family planning and adolescent fertility.In particular, it considers:
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    Rebuilding lives: refugee economic opportunities in a new land

    Women's Refugee Commission, 2007
    This document discusses key issues facing refugees during and after the process of displacement. With a heavy focus on recommendations from experience, it reviews economic opportunities and employment readiness of refugees during displacement.
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    Women migrant workers under the Chinese social apartheid

    Committee for Asian Women, 2008
    This report assesses the impact of the capitalist reforms since the 1990’s in China’s one-party system. It particularly focuses on the experiences of women rural migrant workers and looks at how the women workers have responded to these reforms.
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    Making sense of climate change, natural disasters and displacement: a work in progress

    Brookings Institution, 2007
    This report discusses some of the problems with the current debate on climate change’s impact on displacement. In doing so, it reviews what is known about climate change and considers alternative ways that climate change relates to environmental factors, which in turn influence displacement.

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