Studying consequences of migration

War and conflict, the pressures of a growing population and fragile environments, and increased trade activity have all increased migration flows, within countries and between them. Furthermore, there are currently over 30 million refugees and displaced persons uprooted by violence who count amongst the poorest people in the world.

1. Migrations from regions of low economic opportunity to places of higher economic opportunity result in an increase in the fertility of the migrants that persists for a generation or two.

1. Studying displacement of peoples
2. Studying
3. Researching world problems
4. Researching causes
5. Monitoring migration
6. Facilitating development of new technologies

1. Studying tensions created by ethnic trans-state contacts
2. Developing special programmes on migration causing or caused by environmental change
3. Assessing impact of cumulative environmental changes on migration flows
4. Assessing impact of climate changes on migration flows
5. Assessing environmental consequences of migration
6. Addressing problems of forced relocation of peasants onto marginal lands

1. Protecting refugees

1. Socially handicapped refugees
2. Separation of family members
3. Refugees by boat
4. Refugees
5. Refugee fatigue
6. Political refugees
7. Physical insecurity of refugees and asylum-seekers
8. Non-settled refugees
9. Negative ecological impact of overpopulation
10. Loss of biodiversity during complex emergencies
11. Involuntary mass resettlement
12. Internal refugees
13. Immigration barriers for handicapped family members
14. Environmental refugees
15. Economic migrants
16. Displaced people
17. Discrimination refugees
18. Disabled refugees
19. Denial of the right to work to refugees
20. Denial of economic and social rights to refugees
21. Armed youth

1. Voluntary
2. Refugee
3. Involuntary