The Centre for Migration Studies (CMS), University of Ghana, has disseminated research findings on climate change and migration governance under the Governing Climate Mobility (GCM) project in the Yilo Krobo Municipality of the Eastern Region.
The Resilience Against Climate Change-Social Transformational Research (REACH-STR) study has recommended to stakeholders and development planners to mainstream issues of Social Transformation (ST) into national policy planning and implementation strategies. The study, which focused on climate change, gender, and migration interventions at the district levels, called for dedicated sources of…
26 May 2021 14:00–15:30
This event will examine recent research on migration and mobility in Ghana and West Africa, and discuss its implications and future trajectory.
Four experts in the field will present completed and ongoing research on movement within and across regions and countries. The themes addressed include the movement of youth, the role of environmental change, and the significance of inter-rural migration as well as migration between urban areas and their hinterlands. Presenters will hold a discussion, which will touch on the potential impacts of recent events, particularly the Covid-19 pandemic, on such migration and mobility. Participants are invited to bring their questions to the discussion, which will aim to sketch out important directions for research in this field in the coming period.