This paper examines whether high-quality local governance can alleviate the environmental impact of large-scale refugee migration to Turkey. In the absence of additional investments in infrastructure and other waste management facilities, a greater population density...
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Empowering refugees through cash and agriculture: A regression discontinuity design
This article assesses the impact of the development approach promoted in the Kalobeyei refugee settlement in Turkana County in Northwest Kenya. Opened in 2016 just 3.5 kilometers from the Kakuma refugee camp, the Kalobeyei refugee settlement was envisaged as a model...
Targeting humanitarian aid using administrative data: model design and validation
This paper presents the design and validation of an econometric model that uses routinely collected administrative data to target unconditional cash and in-kind assistance to Syrian refugees in Lebanon. The authors compare the prediction accuracy of the proposed model...
JDC newsletter, May 2021
Enhancing research methods and data collection on the forcibly displaced Dear Colleagues, Forced displacement is a complex phenomenon, whose impact on those affected spans over a multiplicity of dimensions. The selection of papers and reports included in our...
Monthly Update of Forced Displacement Literature Review, April 2021
Mashreq Region: Measuring changes in socioeconomic welfare since COVID-19 in forcibly displaced populations, and host communities
Mashreq Region: Measuring changes in socio-economic welfare since COVID-19 in forcibly displaced populations, and host communities Background and Context Across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), anecdotally, the protection and poverty impact of COVID-19...
Monitoring the socio-economic impacts of COVID-19 on Djiboutian and refugee households in Djibouti – results from R3
The high-frequency phone survey monitors the economic and social impact of and responses to the COVID-19 pandemic on refugees and nationals.
Joint Initiative Announced to Enhance KoBoToolbox for Data Collection and Analysis in Displacement Contexts
KoBo Inc. and the Joint Data Center on Forced Displacement (JDC), an initiative established by the World Bank Group (WBG) and UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, have partnered to strengthen KoBoToolbox.
JDC Strategy 2024 – 2027
The JDC strategy describes how we aim to improve the protection and well-being of populations affected by forced displacement through data and evidence.
JDC Annual Report 2019-2020
The first JDC Annual Report reflects on the activities undertaken by the JDC to improve the availability and accessibility of high-quality socioeconomic data.