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Climate-induced migration and modern slavery: a toolkit for policymakers (IIED)

Bharadwaj, R., Bishop, D., Hazra, S., Pufaa, E., Kofi Annan, J. (2021). Climate-induced migration and modern slavery: a toolkit for policymakers. IIED, London Anti-Slavery International, London – https://pubs.iied.org/20441g Climate and development policymakers and planners urgently need to recognise that millions of people displaced by climate change are being, and will be, exposed to slavery in the […]

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Climate change and migration in Ghana (Joseph Teye, Francis Jarawura, Lily Salloum Lindegaard, Nauja Kleist, Marie Ladekjær Gravesen, Philip Mantey, David Quaye, DIIS)

Climate change is expected by many to produce new and/or intensified mobility patterns, including migration and displacement. However, only limited research exists on the relationship between climate change and human mobility, specifically on the implications of increasingly intense slow-onset climate change, such as weather variability and extremes. This DIIS Working Paper provides initial data and […]

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Remittance Regulations/Migration/Africa – Putting people first: Africa leads the way on reimagining remittance regulations (Ulla Andrén, Henri Dommel, WEF)

Differing rules and regulations mean that what should be a simple act – sending one’s own money back home – is often a source of confusion and stress for migrants. Sida and UNCDF are working with an array of regulators to harmonise different rules governing remittances and to create coherent frameworks to support these money […]

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Cities/Migration/Climate Action – Cities are at the front lines of climate and migration (Al Jazeera)

Vittoria Zanuso, Mark Watts Mayors must get a seat at the climate policy-making table. https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2021/5/21/cities-are-at-the-frontlines-of-climate-and-migration

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UK – Futile hostility: the UK’s migration and asylum approach must change (ODI)

Gemma Hennessey Last week the UK Home Secretary Priti Patel announced the New Plan for Immigration, outlining proposals which would further intensify its ‘hostile environment’ approach to irregular migrants, including those who seek asylum in the UK. https://odi.org/en/insights/futile-hostility-the-uks-migration-and-asylum-approach-must-change/

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PANDEMIC/MIGRATION/HUMAN CAPITAL – International Migration and Human Capital in the Context of COVID-19 Conference (RIAC)

On December 18, 2020, Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC), together with RANEPA Center for Sociological Research and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), held the 4th International Conference on Migration “International Migration and Human Capital in the Context of COVID-19”. The conference brought together Russian and foreign experts specializing in migration research, demography, […]

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MIGRATION/INVISIBLE SHIPWRECKS – ‘Invisible shipwrecks’ belie falling migrant deaths: UN (Al Jazeera)

The number of deaths recorded on migratory routes fell this year, although COVID-19 difficulties and so-called “invisible shipwrecks” mean the real number is probably much higher, officials at the United Nations migration agency said. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/12/18/invisible-shipwrecks-belie-falling-migrant-deaths-un