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Forced migration: Fragility, resilience, and policy responses

author(s) Hernandez, Manuel A - Ecker, Olivier - Läderach, Peter - Maystadt, Jean-Francois
from International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
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Hernandez, Manuel A et al., 'Forced migration: Fragility, resilience, and policy responses', In Global Food Policy Report 2023: Rethinking Food Crisis Responses. Chapter 7, Pp. 72-81, International Food Policy Research Institute, Washington, DC, 2023

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Abstract

Migration is a recurrent, complex, and multidimensional phenomenon driven by a broad set of factors. These include both “push” factors that encourage or force people to move from their current location and “pull” factors that attract people to a new location. Migration is also an important adaptation strategy and development pathway that can support livelihoods, build resilience, and protect against fragility and armed conflict. Natural barriers and policy restrictions to migration may similarly result in important welfare losses.

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