Studies and Research
This section features relevant reports and studies that address some of the important shortcomings in the knowledge surrounding migrants in countries experiencing crisis.
This case study examines the immediate and longer-term consequences of the 2011 floods in Thailand on migrants from Myanmar, Cambodia, Lao PDR and Vietnam.
The impact and responses to xenophobic violence in South Africa by Zimbabwean informal migrant entrepreneurs.
This case study aims to make a number of contributions to the literature on migration in countries in crisis.
The situation of migrant domestic workers in Lebanon and the impact of the 2006 crisis on this group.
A case study of migrant domestic workers (MDWs) in Lebanon. Six case studies have been prepared for this project, to provide detailed information on the impacts of crises on migrants, particularly in the longer-term.
This study explores exposure to natural hazards and specific conditions of vulnerability of various groups of foreign nationals in Baja California, Mexico.
This study explores migrants' exposure and vulnerability to violence and human right violations, as well as to disasters triggered by natural hazards.
David James Cantor, Director, Refugee Law Initiative
This study looks at the population flows currently taking place from Myanmar and highlights the main risk factors that Myanmar nationals face abroad, in areas of transit and destination.
This study explores how a country with double-digit economic growth through the 1980s and into the 1990s experienced a significant influx of migrants, and what implications the migrants’ presence might hold for future emergencies.









