MiTra|WA
MiTra|WA: Migration and Translocality in West Africa
West Africa is a region of migration par excellence. However, contrary to the popular image of a dominant West African-European migration nexus, 90% of international migration from West Africa takes place within the region (IOM, 2021). In addition to these estimated 8 million international migrants, millions of people migrate within their country, temporally, seasonally or permanently.
Analyses of these mobilities either tend to focus on social and economic impacts in migrants' places of origin or at their destinations. By applying a translocal livelihood and mobility approach on the household level, our project focusses on the interlinkages and dynamics between these places. Hereby, we seek to better understand the drivers, practices, structures and processes of rural-urban and cross-border migration and their interconnected impacts for rural and urban settings. Focusing on Burkina Faso, Ghana and Nigeria, we emphasize challenges on social, political and ecological levels such as land use and changing gender relations, the growth of urban agglomerations and environmental change.
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Final Workshop and Policy Dialogue at Legon Campus
On Monday 18th and Tuesday 19th 2024, the closing event of the Migration and Translocality in West Africa Project took place at the University of Ghana, Legon.
Monday 18th, we shared our project findings concerning planning and policy making with an audience of stakeholders from politics, government agencies, traditional authorities, academia and NGOS. The highlight was definetiely the lively Policy Dialoguewith members from immigration services, private industry and different ministries, moderated by our team members Prof. Yaro, provost of the College for Humanities, UG and Dr. Adeola from University of Ibadan.
Tuesday 19th, we internally discussed final tasks, reflected on the last 3,5 years and enjoyed a final lunch together.
Impressions from the Final Workshop November 2024
Congratualtions to our PhD researchers from KNUST
First Mitra|WA doctoral researchers have graduated
Our sincerest congratulations to Daniel Blija and Emmanual Amponsah, doctoral candidates at our partner institution, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) in Kumasi, Ghana. They have successfully defended their doctoral dissertations in October of this year. We would also like to express our gratitude to their esteemed supervisors, Prof. Dr. Michael-Poku Boansi, Prof. Clifford Amoako, and Dr. Michael Osei Asibeiy from the Department of Planning.
Mitra|WA Working paper series
Migration, translocality and development in times of climate change
In our series, "Migration, translocality and development in times of climate change” we present the latest results, excerpts from our work, as well as interim results or outcomes of small-scale studies. This series is part of our Climate & Environmental Services which we provide to the public. It focusses on topics relating to climate and environmental change in connection with migration, but will also feature papers on other relevant issues in relation to migration in West Africa.
Out now:
Coming up in December 2024:
- The stone-made myth of return: Housing and migration in rural Ghana
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