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Projects

Samriddhi - Rural Enterprises and Remittances Project

The objective of the project is to reduce poverty and achieve sustainable peace through employment-focused, equitable and inclusive economic development.

DEMIG project (Determinants of International Migration)

A Theoretical and Empirical Assessment of Policy, Origin and Destination Effects: The DEMIG project ran from 2010 to 2014 and tracked 6,500 migration policy changes (both immigration and emigration) in 45 countries, most of them enacted in the 1945-2013 period.

Moldova: Leveraging the Positive Impact of Migration on Moldova’s Development Through Improved Policy Evidence and Better Engaged Diaspora.

Migration waves, which started in the 1990s, have led to an outflow of Moldovan nationals, with a quarter of the population residing abroad (approximately 720,000 persons according to the National Bureau of Statistics).

Children and migration: Rights, advocacy and resilience

This research programme, which explores the vulnerabilities of children on the move, includes several interlinked projects on child migrants which will be completed in 2021.

QuantMig

The EU-funded QuantMig (Quantifying Migration Scenarios for Better Policy) project will develop various directly applicable tools for policy support.

Migrant Rights and Integration in Host Communities

This Thematic Working Group aims to help policymakers and other stakeholders better gauge migrant rights by generating globally comparable measures of integration.

Serbia: Promoting Evidence-Based Migration Governance for Maximizing Development Potential of Migration

The project will address migration data needs and strengthen policy capacities at both national and local levels.

Integrated Data Ecosystem Assessment and Strengthening (IDEAS)

The project supports countries in measuring progress towards the goals and commitments of the GCM and GCR processes, and SDG targets, as well as in creating improved data-related practices to ensure every child living in the context of migration or displacement has a chance to realize his or her

THAMM - Towards a Holistic Approach to Labour Migration Governance and Labour Mobility in North Africa

Designed as a regional programme, THAMM supports partner institutions in North Africa to draft and implement policies and mechanisms for safe, orderly and regular migration, as well as fostering cooperation and regional exchange between relevant stakeholders in North Africa.

QuantMig

Why? Migration is complex and uncertain. To be effective, migration policies need to explicitly acknowledge these two features of contemporary mobility.

HABITABLE: Linking Climate Change, Habitability and Social Tipping Points: Scenarios for Climate Migration

HABITABLE – Linking Climate Change, Habitability and Social Tipping Points: Scenarios for Climate Migration – is an EU-funded project aiming at significantly advancing our understanding of the current interlinkages between climate impacts and migration and displacement patterns, and to better
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Bayesian Agent-Based Population Studies

The ERC project Bayesian Agent-Based Population Studies (BAPS) aims at changing the way in which migration can be understood, predicted, and managed by developing a ground-breaking computer simulation model of migration.

Observatory on Smuggling of Migrants

The UNODC Observatory on Smuggling of Migrants is a pilot project to assess the characteristics, drivers and impacts of migrant smuggling in rapidly changing contexts. The Observatory collects and disseminates data, information and analysis on smuggling of migrants.

Strengthening the Capacities of IGAD and its Member States to Support Regional Migration Policies in the Horn of Africa (SIMPI)

The SIMPI project supports the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) and its member states in developing and implementing migration and displacement policies in the Horn of Africa.

Africa Migration Data Network (AMDN)

Established in 2021, the Africa Migration Data Network (AMDN) aims to promote a continental exchange of good practices on migration data issues, facilitate coordination and collaboration among members of the network in the implementation of migration data-related initiatives, and improve their

MIGNEX – Aligning Migration Management and the Migration–Development Nexus

MIGNEX – Aligning Migration Management and the Migration–Development Nexus – is a five-year research project (2018–2023) with the core ambition of creating new knowledge on migration, development and policy. It involves researchers at nine institutions in Europe, Africa and Asia.

Addressing Drivers and Facilitating Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration in the Contexts of Disasters and Climate Change in the IGAD Region

This joint programme contributes to facilitating pathways for regular migration in the IGAD region and minimizing displacement risk in the context of climate change, environmental degradation and disasters in line with the vision and guiding principles of the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and

European Union Diaspora Facility (EUDiF)

EUDiF is the first EU-funded project that works towards fostering an informed, inclusive and impactful diaspora-development ecosystem on a global scale.

Joint Labour Migration Programme (JLMP)

The African Union Commission (AUC)-International Labour Organization (ILO)-International Organization for Migration (IOM)-Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) Joint Programme on Labour Migration Governance for Development and Integration (better known as the Joint Labour Migration Programme or JLMP)

Transnational Figurations of Displacement (TRAFIG)

TRAFIG, Transnational Figurations of Displacement, is an EU-funded Horizon 2020 research and innovation project.

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