Migration and Local Economic Development
Tenth African Development Forum on Migration and Africa's Transformation
Submitted by Louis on August 15, 2016 - 12:16pm
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ECA Conference Centre, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
The Tenth African Development Forum will be held from 13th to 17th November in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on the theme, “Migration and Africa’s transformation”. While more than 3% of Africa’s population have migrated internationally (about 31 million people), the theme stems from the recognition of the central role of migration as an important enabler for inclusive and sustainable development.
Mainstreaming Migration and Development in Local Governance: Roadmap for Local Governments and Experiences from region 4A-CALABARZON
Submitted by clement.durrbach on August 3, 2016 - 3:05pmBoth the long experiences of Batangas, Laguna, and Cavite, as well as the emergent M&D work in Rizal and Quezon under the SUMMID CALABARZON project supported by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) through the Joint Migration and Development Initiative (JMDI), allowed the Union of Local Authorities of the Philippines (ULAP) to develop an approach, the Roadmap for Mainstreaming M&D in Local Governance.
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CPMR Intermediterranean Commission Final Declaration, 1 July 2016, Veneto (IT)
Submitted by clement.durrbach on August 3, 2016 - 10:33amThe CPMR Intermediterranean Commission (IMC) -the Region of Western Greece- has released a final declaration adopted by the latest IMC General Assembly held in Venice on 1st of July 2016.
The declaration includes specific reflections and recommendations concerning:
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Pacific Possible: Labour Mobility (World Bank)
Submitted by clement.durrbach on July 19, 2016 - 12:30pmThe new report from the World Bank and the Australian National University Pacific Possible: Labour Mobility shows that the full potential of labour mobility between Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands remains largely untapped. Indeed, if Australia and New Zealand lifted restrictions around seasonal migrant workers, 240,000 more Pacific Islanders could migrate abroad by 2040, which could generate up to $10 billion of additional income into the islands
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Transnational transformations: Coupling migration and change
Submitted by Louis on June 30, 2016 - 11:26amThe International Migration Institute (IMI) has released a new working paper from Marieke van Houte entitled “Transnational transformations Coupling migration and change” which proposes “a new theoretical framework by which to better measure the relationship between migration and (political) change”. The author explores the processes of why people migrate and how they become involved in transnational activities.
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Exploring new avenues for legislation for labour migration to the European Union
Submitted by clement.durrbach on June 27, 2016 - 11:05amOn 15 June Professor Iván Martín, presented a study by the Migration Policy Centre on Exploring New Avenues for Legislation for Labour Migration to the European Union at the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs of the European Parliament (LIBE Committee). The Study, commissioned in 2015, provides a comprehensive analysis of EU labour migration policy, its development, its impact and future policy options.
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Webinar: Breaking Ground: City Solutions for Refugee Housing in Münster and Cleveland
Submitted by Louis on June 8, 2016 - 1:39pm
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Cities of migration is organizing a 60-minute webinar that explores local innovations in refugee housing from Münster, Germany, and Cleveland, USA.
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The 9th International Conference on Migration and Development - From 13 June 2016 to Tuesday 14 June 2016
Submitted by Louis on June 6, 2016 - 3:15pm
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Sala Europa, Villa Schifanoia
From Monday 13 June 2016, to Tuesday 14 June 2016, the Migration Policy Centre at the Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies (RSCAS) of the European University Institute (EUI), jointly with the World Bank Development Research Group (DECRG) and the French Development Agency (AFD), is organizing the 9th International Conference on Migration and Development.
The conference will be held at the European University Institute, Florence, Italy.
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Migration Profile: Morocco
Submitted by caroline.mulert on May 26, 2016 - 10:18amThis migration profile by the Migration Policy Centre examines all migration flows from, to and within Morocco.
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Urban Breakfast
Submitted by caroline.mulert on May 25, 2016 - 4:44pmDates
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UN House, Conference Room
Rue Montoyer 14, Brussels, Belgium
On 31 May, Dr. Joan Clos, Secretary General of Habitat III Conference, will host an Urban Breakfast in Brussels to present the zero draft of the New Urban Agenda, the outcome document to be adopted at the Habitat III Conference. The Agenda aims to be a concise and action-oriented universal framework of actions for housing and sustainable urban #development. All Member States and relevant stakeholders are invited to join the discussion and share their thoughts.