Vor dem Hintergrund zunehmender Flüchtlings- und Migrationsbewegungen befindet sich die globale Migrationsgovernance im Umbruch. Im Zuge dessen droht der Beitrag regionaler Akteure und Kooperationsformate zu einer nachhaltigen migrationspolitischen Zusammenarbeit vernachlässigt zu werden....

German and European efforts to reduce irregular migration, particularly from sub-Saharan Africa, place a great emphasis on development co-operation. The aim is for this to eliminate as many causes of such migration as possible. This raises questions concerning the interrelation of development...

Whereas South American countries are experiencing increased population movements in the context of climate change, the international climate governance agenda calls for the adoption of specialised legislation and for enhanced cooperation among different policy frameworks. The revision and update...

To achieve a better understanding of the diverse vulnerabilities of different social groups affected by the tsunami in December 2004 in Sri Lanka, a survey of 500 households in the Sri Lankan urban area of Galle has been conducted in cooperation with several institutes under the direction of the...

Regional migration within Africa and other developing regions is vital for the economic development of countries of origin and destination and for the welfare of migrants and their families (as recognized by the Sustainable Development Goal 10.7). Going forward, regional migration will be a...

The European Union (EU) approach to migration in Africa has significantly shifted in the last few years. Notably since 2015, it has focused on preventing irregular migration and privileges engagement with the main countries of origin and transit of migrants. In the context of the 2015 Joint...

Dieses Papier gibt einen Überblick über den Zusammenhang zwischen den Folgen des Klimawandels und menschlicher Mobilität in West-, Ost- und im südlichen Afrika, den von diesen Phänomenen am stärksten betroffenen Regionen Subsahara-Afrikas. Obwohl es generell an Daten zur "Klimamigration"...

In the past 15 years, research activities focusing on the interlinkages between climate change and human mobility have intensified. At the same time, an increasing number of actors and processes have sought to address human mobility in the context of climate change from a policy perspective....

Wirtschaftliche Integration und Freizügigkeit auf dem afrikanischen Kontinent und zwischen den Sub-Regionen sind wesentliche Bestandteile panafrikanischer Entwicklungsambitionen. Immer mehr Studien weisen jedoch darauf hin, dass Ansätze der EU, die auf die Verhinderung irregulärer Migration...

The vision of a united Africa and the rejection of the arbitrary borders created by European colonial powers have for decades been at the heart of pan-African endeavours. Achieving the free movement of persons on the continent was a key aim of the 1991 Abuja Treaty, which established the African...