Trends in Migration, Urbanization and Remittances and their Effects on Tropical Forests and Forest-Dependent Communities (CIFOR)
The research examined the nexus between transnational migratory flows, gender equity and the governance of forests through case studies from Nepal. Despite the importance of migration for rural livelihoods and the country’s GDP, community forestry policies are still underpinned by t…
Migration Dynamics and Its Impact on Dalits
As research on migration was limited in the Nepali context, the literature on the migration of Nepali Dalits was scarce. This research aimed at building knowledge on the aspect of labour migration of Dalits. Further exploring on the issue, another study was conducted in Baglung distri…
Parsa Migration-Related Survey
Conducted in collaboration with the University of Oxford, this survey was undertaken in an effort to shed light on the nuances in the facts and figures on migration from the Tarai region, which national surveys (NLSS, NLFS, census) have not been able to do satisfactorily. A population…
Migrant Workers’ Access to Justice
CESLAM was involved in a study on migrant workers’ access to justice, a joint collaboration with the University of Pennsylvania, the University of New South Wales, and the Open Society Foundations’ International Migration Initiative. The project was designed to identify the most s…
Migration Analysis in Nepal
The objective of the study was to identify potential areas of migration in Nepal with linkages to GIZ’s bilateral programmes in Nepal, Inclusive Development of the Economy (INCLUDE) and Trade Promotion Program (TPP), assess risks and opportunities for both programmes to tap into a s…
Nepal Case Study for the European Report on Development 2013
In partnership with the South Asia Watch on Trade, Economics and Environment (SAWTEE), CESLAM was contracted by a consortium of three European development institutes, the German Development Institute (DIE), Bonn; the European Centre for Development Policy Management (ECDPM), Maastrich…
Humanity United Trafficking and Forced Labour: Literature Review and Gaps Analysis
The overall objective of the project was to compile and critically analyse the existing state of knowledge on different forms of human trafficking and forced labour existing in Nepal and how this affects different groups of people within and outside the country. To fulfil the objectiv…
