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An interactive tool and reference book that provide harmonised and validated data on migration for 198 countries

The societal and political significance of migration has increased. Migration dynamics have become more complex in an interconnected world.

Migration Profiles provide crucial information on migration and development. Standardised in approach and regularly updated, they allow for comparability across countries.

Environmental security is increasingly dominating national and international agendas, shifting defense and geopolitical paradigms. Worldwide, the number of displacements associated with natural disasters is considerably higher than that of those...

Increasing rate of desertification reduces the amount of farming land.| Related Megatrends: Climate and environment In China, soil erosion is of about 5 billion tonnes annually affecting...

Eurobarometer surveys between 2011 and 2019 show that the shares of people mentioning immigration as one of the most important issues for the EU reached a peak during the so-called asylum...

The total number of migrant children in the EU was estimated at 6.9 million in 2018 with about 2.6 million EU citizens that live in another Member State and about...

A study of immigration detention practices and the use of alternatives to immigration detention of children, Athanassia P. Sykiotou, Council of Europe, 2017 Does Development Reduce Migration?, Michael...

In the long term, migration can lead to better allocation of labour and overall, tends to have a positive impact on the economic and social development in most countries involved. From the perspective...

In general, migrants contribute as much to public finances in taxes as they receive in benefits, i.e. the net fiscal impacts of immigration are minimal. This fiscal impact depends...