Building Resilient Migration Systems in the Mediterranean Region : Lessons from COVID-19

For thousands of years, migration has been a source of social and economic well-being for people living on different shores of the Mediterranean Sea. Whether through higher earnings for migrants, access to labor for receiving countries, or remittances for sending communities, migration has been a...

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Main Authors:	Testaverde, Mauro, Pavilon, Jacquelyn
Format:	Report
Published:	Washington, DC: World Bank 2022
Subjects:	COVID-19 HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE HEALTHCARE MIGRATION MIGRATION REFORM
Online Access:	https://documents.worldbank.org/en/publication/documents-reports/documentdetail/099528306202212286/idu01a6393fd0d97c04a3a0b04902c1de0f34d8f http://hdl.handle.net/10986/37534

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spelling	okr-10986-375342022-07-27T15:01:39Z Building Resilient Migration Systems in the Mediterranean Region : Lessons from COVID-19 Testaverde, Mauro Pavilon, Jacquelyn COVID-19 HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE HEALTHCARE MIGRATION MIGRATION REFORM For thousands of years, migration has been a source of social and economic well-being for people living on different shores of the Mediterranean Sea. Whether through higher earnings for migrants, access to labor for receiving countries, or remittances for sending communities, migration has been an important driver of development in the Mediterranean region. The COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic has severely disrupted this complex web of movements, raising questions about whether migration will continue to be an important driver of the region’s well-being. As time passed, it became clear that the drivers of migration are so strong that mobility restrictions can only reduce movements, not halt them entirely. Building Resilient Migration Systems in the Mediterranean Region: Lessons from COVID-19 presents evidence on the implications of the COVID-19 pandemic on mobility in the region to inform policy responses that can help countries restart migration safely and better respond to future shocks. While some of the challenges that emerged during the pandemic are specific to public health crises, others are common to different types of shocks, including those related to economic, conflict, or climate-related factors. To inform this reform process, this book suggests a set of actions that can help Mediterranean countries to maximize the benefits of migration for all people living in the region, while at the same time ensuring the sustainability of migration flows. As a whole, these proposed policy actions point to a vision of migration resilience that, even during crises, can address key labor shortages, keep both migrant and native populations safer, sustain household incomes, and ameliorate blows to economic growth. The COVID-19 pandemic has created momentum for policy reforms. Whether this crisis can illuminate the way toward better adapting migration systems to future crises will depend on learning its lessons. 2022-06-13T14:16:27Z 2022-06-13T14:16:27Z 2022-06-14 Report https://documents.worldbank.org/en/publication/documents-reports/documentdetail/099528306202212286/idu01a6393fd0d97c04a3a0b04902c1de0f34d8f 978-1-4648-1855-4 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/37534 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank Washington, DC: World Bank Middle East and North Africa Middle East North Africa
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description	For thousands of years, migration has been a source of social and economic well-being for people living on different shores of the Mediterranean Sea. Whether through higher earnings for migrants, access to labor for receiving countries, or remittances for sending communities, migration has been an important driver of development in the Mediterranean region. The COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic has severely disrupted this complex web of movements, raising questions about whether migration will continue to be an important driver of the region’s well-being. As time passed, it became clear that the drivers of migration are so strong that mobility restrictions can only reduce movements, not halt them entirely. Building Resilient Migration Systems in the Mediterranean Region: Lessons from COVID-19 presents evidence on the implications of the COVID-19 pandemic on mobility in the region to inform policy responses that can help countries restart migration safely and better respond to future shocks. While some of the challenges that emerged during the pandemic are specific to public health crises, others are common to different types of shocks, including those related to economic, conflict, or climate-related factors. To inform this reform process, this book suggests a set of actions that can help Mediterranean countries to maximize the benefits of migration for all people living in the region, while at the same time ensuring the sustainability of migration flows. As a whole, these proposed policy actions point to a vision of migration resilience that, even during crises, can address key labor shortages, keep both migrant and native populations safer, sustain household incomes, and ameliorate blows to economic growth. The COVID-19 pandemic has created momentum for policy reforms. Whether this crisis can illuminate the way toward better adapting migration systems to future crises will depend on learning its lessons.
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title	Building Resilient Migration Systems in the Mediterranean Region : Lessons from COVID-19
title_short	Building Resilient Migration Systems in the Mediterranean Region : Lessons from COVID-19
title_full	Building Resilient Migration Systems in the Mediterranean Region : Lessons from COVID-19
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Building Resilient Migration Systems in the Mediterranean Region : Lessons from COVID-19

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