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Research Consortium

Associates

University of Versailles Saint-Quentin, France

Bielefeld University,Germany

Center for Ethnic and Migration Studies (CEDEM),University of Liège, Belgium

Research Center on Citizenship,Migration and the City (CIMIC),Erasmus University Rotterdam, The Netherlands

Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales (FLACSO), Costa Rica

Institute for the Environment and Human Security (UNU-EHS),United Nations University,Germany

Centro de Investigaciones y Estudios Sociales (CIES),Iberoamerican University,Dominican Republic

Research Institute for Climate Change,Can Tho University,DRAGON Institute, Mekong, Viet Nam

Institute of Geography, University of Neuchâtel,Switzerland

For more information on the project:

International Organization for MigrationMigration Research Division

E-mail: meclep@iom.intWebsite: www.iom.int/meclep

17 route des Morillons, P.O. Box 17,1211 Geneva 19, Switzerland

Tel: +41 22 717 9111 ▪ Fax: +41 22 798 6150E-mail: hq@iom.int ▪ Internet: www.iom.int

For general information on IOM’s migration,environment and climate change

(MECC) portfolio,please visit www.iom.int/envmig.

E-mail: mecc@iom.int

The views expressed in this publicationdo not necessarily reflect the views of the

European Union or of IOM.This project is funded by the European Union,

implemented by IOM through a consortium with six research partners.

Migration, Environment & Climate Change:

Evidence for Policy

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RESEARCH CAPACITY-BUILDING

DIALOGUE Strengthen knowledge- and information-sharing with new evidence on migration and environment

Explore how migration can contribute to

adaptation strategies in diverse settings

Enhance government capacity to take action on environmental migration

Facilitate policy coherence and cooperation nationally and regionally

National-level technical working groups (TWGs), formed throughout the

course of the project, and national policy consultations Conceptual terminology assessment in the area

of migration and environmental change, especially climate change and adaptation.

National assessments and household-level surveys to provide quantitative evidence.

Final comparative report with migration-and-environment scenario-building.

Local researcher capacity-building workshops for sustainability.

Development of the first-ever training manual on migration, environment and climate change.

Training workshops in the 6 pilot countries.

Other innovative activities, including map development, photo and video documentation, and a global online information-sharing platform.

* EUR 1.9 million of the budget is funded by the European Union. IOM is reaching out to collaborate or find synergies with projects of a similar orientation. Please contact IOM for more information.

Haiti

Dominican Republic

Kenya

Mauritius

Viet Nam

Papua New Guinea

• Six pilot countries• Project period: January 2014 to December 2016 • Budget: EUR 2.4 million*