Combatting Irregular Migration through Rural Awareness Campaigns: The Case of Edo State, Nigeria

Temple, Chinedu Obi (2019). Combatting Irregular Migration through Rural Awareness Campaigns: The Case of Edo State, Nigeria. UNU-CRIS Policy Briefs. United Nations University Institute on Comparative Regional Integration Studies.

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  • Sub-type Policy brief
    Author Temple, Chinedu Obi
    Editor Johnson, Anne
    Title Combatting Irregular Migration through Rural Awareness Campaigns: The Case of Edo State, Nigeria
    Series Title UNU-CRIS Policy Briefs
    Volume/Issue No. PB-2019/9
    Publication Date 2019
    Place of Publication Bruges
    Publisher United Nations University Institute on Comparative Regional Integration Studies
    Pages 9
    Language eng
    Abstract International migration is undergoing unprecedented changes. The traditional determinants of migration such as poverty, food insecurity and climate change are giving way to new motivations such as the desire to live a foreign lifestyle. Recently, incomplete and asymmetric information spread through social media platforms has increasingly led migrants to underestimate the risk of irregular migration. Drawing from the study conducted in Italy and Nigeria, this policy brief demonstrates that awareness campaigns could become a veritable means for improving knowledge for safe migration decisions. Safe migration campaign should be conducted in rural areas of home countries targeting the most vulnerable groups, – school-age, youths with lower economic statuses, who have no previous migration experience.
    Keyword Irregular migration
    Information
    Awareness campaign
    Randomised experiment
    Youths
    Nigeria
    Copyright Holder United Nations University Institute on Comparative Regional Integration Studies
    Copyright Year 2019
    Copyright type All rights reserved
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