Background information

KNOMAD draws on experts from all parts of the world to synthesize existing knowledge and generate new knowledge for use by policy makers in sending and receiving countries.

During its inception phase, May 2011-April 2013, KNOMAD held consultations with governments of developed and developing countries, civil society organizations and the private sector, and academic experts, to identify critical issues on which evidence is needed to inform policy debate.

KNOMAD entered a 5-year implementation phase in May 2013. An evaluation will be undertaken at the end of the third year. The final two years will be devoted to capacity building and a few pilot programs. KNOMAD is envisaged to end in 2018.

Objectives

KNOMAD’s core objectives are:

• Generating and synthesizing knowledge on migration issues for countries;
• Generating a menu of policy choices based on multidisciplinary knowledge and evidence; and
• Providing technical assistance and capacity building to sending and receiving countries for the implementation of pilot projects, evaluation of migration policies, and data collection.

Activities & Working Groups

The activities of the KNOMAD are organized around Thematic Working Groups, including: Data on migration and remittance flows, Skilled labor migration, Low skilled labor migration, Integration issues in host communities, Policy and institutional coherence, Migration, security and development, Migrant rights and social aspects of migration, Demographic changes and migration, Remittances, including access to finance and capital markets, Mobilizing diaspora resources, Environmental change and migration, Internal migration and urbanization.

Additional information, including key questions and activities of thematic working groups and events, are to be found on the KNOWMAD website.