Migration and Local Economic Development
JMDI to Jointly Host Project Lab at EDD
Submitted by aptalkers on April 5, 2017 - 3:11pm
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The JMDI will host, jointly with the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the European External Action Service (EEAS), a Project Lab entitled “The role of cities in implementing the migration-related targets of the SDGs” at the European Development Days (EDD) on June 8th at 15:15. This Project Lab seeks to further the international debate on migration and development by creating a platform to share the innovative tools and approaches of cities.
Estudio de caso #5: Apoyar el emprendimiento de los jóvenes con la ayuda de la diáspora
El país: El Salvador
Área Temática Principal: Inclusión Económica
Palabras clave: Diáspora, Desarrollo de Negocios, Enfoque Multisectorial
Este estudio de caso se base en una buena práctica extraída de los proyectos apoyados por la Iniciativa Conjunta Sobre Migración y Desarrollo de la ONU (IMCD) en el Salvador y explora cómo establecer empresas dirigidas por jóvenes a nivel local, con el apoyo de la diáspora, como un vehículo para promover el desarrollo local y proporcionar alternativas a la migración irregular.
Étude de cas #5 : Établir des entreprises dirigées par des jeunes au niveau local avec le soutien de la diaspora
Pays : El Salvador
Domaine thématique principal : Inclusion économique
Mots-clés : Diaspora, Développement des affaires, Approche multipartite
Cette étude de cas est basée sur une bonne pratique tirée des projets soutenus par l’ICMD au Sénégal et s’intéresse à comment établir au niveau local des entreprises dirigées par des jeunes, avec le soutien de la diaspora, pour soutenir le développement local et fournir des alternatives à la migration irrégulière.
Case Study #5: Establishing Youth-Led Enterprises at the local level with the support of the diaspora
Country: El Salvador
Main Thematic Area: Economic Inclusion
Keywords: Diaspora, Business Development, Multi-Stakeholder Approach
This case study is based on a good practice of JMDI supported projects in El Salvador and explores how to establish youth-led enterprises at the local level, with the support of the diaspora, as a vehicule to promote local development and provide alternatives to irregular migration.
MPI Report - Improving the Labour Market Integration of Migrants and Refugees: Empowering Cities through Better Use of EU Instruments
Submitted by OlivierRoy on March 7, 2017 - 12:05pmThis report stresses the significant role that cities have played in addressing Europe’s migration crisis to the extent that they provide a wide array of critical services to newcomers, including language training, skills assessments and orientation, mentoring and placement services, alternative pathways to employment (such as entrepreneurship), credential recognition, and vocational education and training. In addition, it identifies concrete actions that could be taken to better leverage European Union soft law, funding, and knowledge exchange mechanisms to support cities’ activities in th
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“Europe and its immigrants in the 21th century”
Submitted by aptalkers on February 7, 2017 - 1:24pm
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The conference “Europe and its immigrants in the 21th century” will be held on May 11-12, 2017 in Zagreb, Croatia. The objective of this conference is to share best practices, ideas, and recommendations for solving immigration-related issues in Europe. Some of the themes that will be discussed include: a) managing international migration better: principles and perspectives for gaining more from migration; b) the challenge of integration in Europe; c) migrants and the European labour market; and d) migrants and immigration policy in Europe.
Étude de cas # 1 Exploiter le potentiel du développement rural au niveau local
Mots clés: Entrepreneuriat, développement rural, l’expoitation des envois de fonds
Case Study #1 Harnessing the Local Rural Development Potential of Migration
Consultation de la société civile mondiale sur les migrations et le développement local
Initiative conjointe pour la migration et le développement de l’ONU, Consultation de la société civile mondiale sur les migrations et le développement local : rapport de synthèse dans le cadre du 3ème Forum Mondial des Maires sur la mobilité humaine, la migration et le développement, (2016)
Migration: An overlooked tool for local development
Submitted by Sophie Kloos on January 11, 2017 - 2:29pmWe are proud to announce a new blog entry on harnessing the potential of migration for local development by our Programme Manager Cecile Riallant, which was published on the OECD Development Matters website and which we have also published below.