Drawing on research conducted in seven countries over a period of eight years (2016-2023), the book’s main thesis is that mobility, in all its forms, features centrally in the life of people in the Horn of Africa and, as such, should also be fundamental to all development policy and programming.
The Research and Evidence Facility (REF)
The Research and Evidence Facility (REF) on migration in the Horn of Africa is a research consortium that has explored the dynamics, drivers and implications of mobility, migration and displacement in the Horn of Africa since 2016.-
Migration and Displacement Dynamics in the Horn of Africa: A Mobility Mosaic. -
Scenario planning for livelihoods, food security and migration in Tigray, EthiopiaThis report argues that shifting from an emergency-centred approach to a more holistic and comprehensive one requires a paradigm shift in understanding and responding to the crisis.
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Circular migration between Ethiopia and the Gulf: Motivations, experiences, and return conditionsThis study identifies the need to establish legal frameworks to protect migrants’ rights and foster cooperation between governments to develop comprehensive migration policies and provide practical in-country solutions and collaboration between destination countries and the Ethiopian government.
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Forced displacement and social cohesion in EthiopiaPopulation displacement as a result of humanitarian and protection emergencies is a significant challenge in Ethiopia. As of June 2023, an estimated 4.4 million people in the country were internally displaced (UNHCR, 2023). The main drivers of this forced displacement have been, in particular, a combination of the intensification of conflicts and violence in different parts of the country as well as climatic hazards (mainly drought).
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Operationalising a whole-of-society approachThe aim of this report is to show how the WoS approach is being implemented in programming on migration and displacement in the Horn of Africa, to identify its benefits and challenges, and to recommend ways in which these lessons can be applied to strengthen the WoS approach in programming.
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Examining the durable solutions capacities in Kismayo and AfgoyeInternal displacement and refugee repatriation in Somalia are closely tied to the dynamics of climate change and environmental degradation, and in addition to a highly volatile security context. Somalia is currently experiencing severe drought caused by successive failures of the rains, resulting in the third food emergency in a decade.