IOM: Unpacking the Realities of Displacement Affected Communities in Afghanistan Since August 2021
November 2022
Samuel Hall was commissioned by IOM Afghanistan with support from EU Partnerships to produce research briefs on the impact of climate change, mental health, infrastructure, and urban migration on displacement-affected communities in Afghanistan.
According to our research, all respondents suggested a decline in their mental health. People no longer have the resources to care for their own. There's an urgent need to link research on displacement and mental health in communities of return and displacement.
Moreover, worsening environmental conditions have led to scarce resources; causing tensions between host and displaced populations & making reintegration difficult; thus pushing the need to encourage sustainable resource management.
Research on basic services and infrastructure found that fragile gains are now being reversed. Basic services are needed, with access depending on gender, social & financial status and not people's migration status.
Many urban migrants are now also returning to their rural communities of origin as a result of the plummeting economy & significantly reduced job opportunities in cities. Their voices need to be included in policies and programs through participation & inclusion.
Our research briefs highlight recommendations on how reintegration programming can better accommodate sustainable solutions to climate change and infrastructure incorporating people’s mental health needs.
Download Research Brief - Urban Migration
Download Research Brief - Mental Health
Download Research Brief - Climate Change
Download Research Brief - Infrastructure