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Floods are a common environmental hazard, often causing loss of lives, economic losses and livelihood impacts around the globe. At the same time, the recently published 6th Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) warns that such extreme events will further increase in both frequency and severity in the coming decades. Recent flood events (incl. those in Europe in 2021) have revealed significant gaps in (i) our understanding of the multiple risks and impacts of such extreme events, (ii) the awareness and risk perception of the population, (iii) early warning, preparedness and emergency response, (iv) risk insurance and ways how insurance and finance instruments can support building back better, (v) adaptation and transformation needs, as well as (vi) cross-border and multi-level governance. In order to meet these challenges and build societal resilience towards climate extremes, increased collaboration and exchange of experiences as well as innovative solutions are urgently needed. 

International Student Mobility (ISM) is a prominent aspect of the Internationalization in Higher Education (IHE).

Laura Ogden from Maastricht University was one of four finalists for the NWO’s Synergy Award ’22. Representing the MO-TRAYL team, Laura made a pitch at the Synergy ’22 event on 16 June at Fokker Terminal, The Hague, for a social impact project to help policymakers and the public rethink the way we categorise migrant youth. 

Dubow, T and Kuschminder, K. (2022) Despite Enforced Destitution, Refused Afghan Asylum-Seekers Continue to Resist Return. Border Criminologies.

In Melissa Siegel’s new video she looks at the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre’s Global Report. In this year’s report there is a specific focus on children and youth. She begins by addressing the stocks and flows of internally displaced people – by both natural disasters and as a result of conflict. In this Melissa Siegel breaks down the geographic spread of displacement and touches on the duration of displacement. 

n her latest video Melissa Siegel provides a third update on the displacement of Ukrainians. She begins by looking at internal displacement of Ukrainians – in doing this she looks at the origin and destination of internally displaced persons. Melissa Siegel then went on to look at the international displacement. This includes an examination of the numbers being received by different States.

On World Refugee Day, Lumière is collaborating with Refugee Project Maastricht to cast some light on today’s most pressing refugee issues. 

On 10 June 2022, after a symposium organised by Sarah Schoenmaekers and Pauline Melin, Prof. Schneider gave her valedictory lecture entitled “Crossing Borders: Challenges and Chance”. During this she addressed the the development of European migration law, especially through the light of the ongoing conflict in Ukrainian and the resulting displacement. She finished on a fitting maxim: do not onto others as you wouldn’t want done onto. 

In Melissa Siegel’s latest video she looks at MIDEQ: the Migration for Development and Equality project. MIDEQ arises from the disparity in funding for migration research between the global north and south. The project aims to mobilise resources for researchers countries in the global south to establish and pursue their own research agendas.

Siruno, L., Swerts, T., & Leerkes, A. (2022). Personal Recognition Strategies of Undocumented Migrant Domestic Workers in The Netherlands. Journal of Immigrant & Refugee Studies. 

What are the values of remittances in times of global upheaval? For remitters and receivers, the answer to this question may seem self-evident and visceral. 

Hovens, D. (2022). Breakdowns and assemblages: Including machine-actants in sociolinguistic ethnographies of blue-collar work environments. Journal of Sociolinguistics, 00, 1– 21.