In short, migration is a call for both a policy and programme response at all levels of governance. Ghana, like many other african countries, had made a commitment in 2003 to allocate at least ten percent of their national budgetary resources to develop the agricultural sector by 2008, following. Effect of migration on development of northern ghana. Ghana s success story in poverty reduction is the success story of its south. The internal migration choices of ghanaian youths unuwider. Drawing on the migration and visa databases from the determinants of international migration demig project and the global bilateral migration database gbmd. Results suggest limited tangible impacts of migration on the consumption of the poor. Migration from ireland to nigeria grew by over 162% between 2008 and 2010, and to south africa. Research highlights widespread migration in ghana does not substantially affect food expenditure levels or patterns. Abstract the purpose of this paper is to determine the importance of the environment as a driver of north. Migrant remittances play an important role in the economic development and the improvement of household welfare in ghana.
Research paper on migration conducted by leila ezzarqui, senior research officer, alliance of civilizations secretariat, united nations, new york based on a background research report. The history of africa begins with the emergence of hominids, archaic humans andat least 200,000 years agoanatomically modern humans homo sapiens, in east africa, and continues unbroken. Environmental factors do not seem to play a major role in migration to the capital, accra. During the typhoon, one of their buildings was severely. On the move livelihood strategies in northern ghana. World migration report 2020 by united nations publications. The history of west africa has been commonly divided into its prehistory, the iron age in africa, the major polities flourishing, the colonial period, and finally the postindependence era, in which the. This is the case between the 1910 and 1960 censuses and in the last intercensal period 19842000. Livelihood strategies, agriculture, non farm activities, internal migration, sustainable development, rural.
The general objective of this study is to explore the gendered strategies of migrants. An important insight from this paper is that migration flows in ghana can be explained. The main developmental challenges facing ghana are poverty, migration north south and ruralurban, illiteracy, urbanization, high population growth, poor sanitation, social vices and youth unemployment. Reintegration experiences of internal retu rn migrants in the wa municipality, ghana article november 2017 citations 0 reads 109 1 author. This paper revisits the old north south migration discourse in ghana by focusing on nandom youth migrants in accra. An analysis of largescale forced migration in africa. Our underlying assumption is that largescale forced migration lsfm is a special case of.
It explores the perspectives of resident nandom youth migrants in accra with. The focus of our research is on a specific group of child migrants children who have migrated from the northern regions to the cities of accra and kumasi, most of. The map shows that the migration stream from northern ghana to the. Africa is often seen as a continent of mass migration and displacement caused by poverty, violent conflict and environmental stress. We draw on the available research literature to examine the living conditions of female migrants. Jul 26, 2017 census 2000 data shows for instance that 60. This paper examines the dynamics of north south migration of the youth and resulting remittances in ghana using accra and kumasi as study areas. In ghana, migration has historically played a central role in livelihood strategies of both rural and urban populations. The implications for positive social change include informing development practitioners and policy makers of the importance of microfinance as a prospective remedial policy to address the phenomenon of north to south female labor migration that contributes to the headload portage syndrome and the inherent degradation this occupation creates.
The aim of this study is to investigate factors behind forced migration in africa. The global effects of the brain drain on health care systems. Local perceptions of migration from northwest ghana africa. Migration law database instruments regulating migration at the international, regional and national levels. This paper is concerned with the living situation of female migrants in ghana. International migration within west africa, and between the region and the rest of the. In ghana, three regions upper west, upper east and northern have the highest proportion of voluntary outmigrants but the percentage share of the population.
Migration international organization for migration. Northsouth migration to developing countries frank laczko head, migration research division. The main developmental challenges facing ghana are poverty, migration northsouth and ruralurban, illiteracy, urbanization, high population growth, poor sanitation, social vices and youth. Net flows of less than 40,000 people are excluded from the figure. Drivers of northsouth migration in the wa west district. Introduction in the words of mansell prothero, migration movements have been a feature of africa in the past and are one of its most important demographical features at the present day anarfi 1982. Migration increases food expenditures in high migration areas, primarily on less nutritious foods. North south migration is potentially a strong instrument for poverty alleviation. It explores the perspectives of resident nandom youth migrants in accra with emphasis on three key issues, namely perception, predisposing factors and impacts of their southern migration project on the nandom community.
Migration increases food expenditures in high migration areas, primarily on less. Challenges and concerns about migration and trafficking in. Drought, migration, and conflict in subsaharan africa. The movement of youth from rural northern ghana to the south has been a recurrent research focus. The general objective of this study is to explore the gendered strategies of migrants from northern to southern ghana through social networks for the purpose of gaining access to the informal economy. The high level of migration of people from northern to southern ghana is rooted in historical antecedents. Accratema and sekonditakoradi is the most industrialized. A study on northsouth migration in ghana geest, 2011. Ghanas success story in poverty reduction is the success story of its south. Droughts, mobility, and conflict in subsaharan africa droughts, mobility, and conflict in west africa precipitation variability and severe droughts are enduring features of climate dynamics in west. This is the case between the 1910 and 1960 censuses and in the last intercensal period. The purpose of this paper is to determine the importance of the environment as a driver of north. Iom ghana international organization for migration. This picture reflects in the northern region of ghana in a very alarming manner with many young and able bodies migrating to prominent cities in such of improved.
Introduction in the words of mansell prothero, migration movements have been a feature of africa in the past and are one of its most important demographical. Mapping and modeling the flow of climate change migrants. Jan 07, 2015 in short, migration is a call for both a policy and programme response at all levels of governance. Migration in ghana migration in ghana iom publications. These challenges are being addressed by ale through the promotion. This paper examines the dynamics of northsouth migration of the youth and resulting remittances in ghana using accra and kumasi as study areas. The phenomenon of female headload portaging in the large commercial cities of southern ghana has become a social canker. Additionally, iom ghana has oversight responsibility for the implementation of the oa programme in west africa and part of the entral african subregion. To date, 1,709 refugees in west and entral africa have been trained as part of the oa programme. The nexus of female capital and northsouth labor migration. South south migration and remittances and the preparation of the trends section. Interviews with 203 migrant farmers suggest that migration from the north to the south is, to a large extent, environmentally induced. In west africa, sahel and mano river countries have lower income inequality than their coastal neighbours, indicating growing social and economic disparities between emerging economies. In march 20, iom ghana organized the first oa mission to had, the team comprised of a trainer.
These papers are published to communicate the results of the banks. Southsouth migration and remittances southsouth migration and remittances is part of the world bank working paper series. Kingdom, many observers praised ghana for being one of the success stories with respect to the application of structural adjustment policies. March 1, 2011 document of the world bank report no. Contemporary female migration in ghana demographic research. Moreover, many west african countries are faced with a northsouth divide. Increasing inequality in the sahel and west africa west. The paper shows that the youth embark on the southward journey with the anticipation of getting employed so as to earn money to be able to remit to support and improve the wellbeing of relations back home. The country which was championing african excellence, as the slogan of the celebrations suggested was expected to eventually join the club of middleincome countries. Research paper on migration conducted by leila ezzarqui, senior research officer, alliance of civilizations secretariat, united nations, new york based on a background research report prepared by yasemin soysal, university of essex this paper was prepared by the alliance of civilizations secretariat for consideration by the highlevel group. Pdf the purpose of this paper is to determine the importance of the environment as a driver of northsouth migration in ghana. Pdf this paper revisits the old northsouth migration discourse in ghana by focusing on nandom youth migrants in accra. This paper revisits the old northsouth migration discourse in ghana by focusing on nandom youth migrants in accra.
The impact of climate change on the spatial distribution of populations and migration. Finally, north south migration should not be seen as detracting from the potential development of northern ghana. In ghana migration is a common activity throughout all the regions, tribes and family with almost every single family having either an international migrant or internal migrant. Perhaps the situation of migration in ghana manifests all the types of human movements that i have outlined above. The purpose of this paper is to determine the importance of the environment as a driver of northsouth migration in ghana. Northsouth migration, has been an important direction of flow in ghana and indeed the entire west. Jan 22, 2016 africa is often seen as a continent of mass migration and displacement caused by poverty, violent conflict and environmental stress.
In west africa, sahel and mano river countries have lower income inequality than their coastal neighbours, indicating growing social and economic disparities between emerging economies cote divoire, ghana, nigeria and less rapidly transforming rural economies. Christopher parsons collaborated with the team to update a database of bilateral migration stocks provided by the university of sussex. Development research centre on migration, globalisation and poverty, university of sussex working paper t29. Key migration terms a guide to the key terms and concepts on migration. Almost one in every five people born in northern ghana is living in southern ghana. Living conditions and social determinants of healthcare. Yet such perceptions are based on stereotypes rather than theoretically informed empirical research. Ghanas internal migration is primarily a northsouth. The resettlment of vietnamese refugees in australia and japan, michiyo yoshida, kyoto.
Migration and food consumption patterns in ghana sciencedirect. Chapter 9 bercy is the principal of an elementary school on udot island, federated states of micronesia. Facilitating the transmission of remittances would boost food security benefits of migration. In ghana, there is a widespread trend of migration in the north and south to destinations. Some o f the authors of this public ation are also w orking. The movement of youth from rural northern ghana to the south has. Municipality, ghana reintegration experiences of internal. Local perceptions of migration from northwest ghana.
Some o f the authors of this public ation are also w orking on these r elated projects. International organization for migration northsouth migration seems to be increasing, although lack of research and data on this trend. Northsouth migration and remittances in ghana african. Environmental factors do not seem to play a major role in migration to the capital. This study regards northsouth migration in ghana with a focus put on social. From an era when the west african subregion was largely regarded as a borderless area within which goods and people moved freely, the dynamics of migration flows in ghana changed with the polices of successive colonial. From an era when the west african subregion was largely regarded as a borderless. Dagara migration the dagara migration system is part of a larger pattern of north south migration in ghana see figure 3. The atlantic ocean forms the western and southern borders of the west african region. Ghana, like many other african countries, had made a commitment in 2003 to allocate at least ten percent of their national budgetary resources to develop the agricultural sector by 2008, following the adoption of the comprehensive african agriculture development programme caadp, with an aim towards realizing food security and poverty reduction. Increasing population growth in northern ghana is an indication of reduced northsouth migration and. Our underlying assumption is that largescale forced migration lsfm is a special case of population displacement, since it affects a sizable portion of a countrys population at least 5 percent in our study.
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