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PROJECT TEAM & PARTNERS

Funding, timeframe, and partners

The project is funded by the Danish International Development Agency (DANIDA) and Denmark’s Consultative Research Committee for Development Research (FFU), and it runs from June 1st, 2023, to May 31st, 2027. PATHWAYS is a multidisciplinary endeavour conducted jointly by researchers based at the Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS), Addis Ababa University (AAU), and the Organization for Social Science Research in Eastern and Southern Africa (OSSREA). Additional expertise is drawn in from Lund University, Sweden and Tufts University, USA, as well as from Save the Children. Ninna Nyberg Sørensen (DIIS) and Tekalign Ayalew Mengiste (AAU) jointly coordinate the project.

The project Team

Ninna Nyberg Sørensen:Senior Researcher at DIIS, a migration-development-conflict expert with extensive managerial and field experience.

Tekalign Ayalew Mengiste:Associate Professor and chair of SOAN, University of Addis Ababa, with extensive experience in regional mobility forms and patterns.

Truphena Mukuna:Executive Director of OSSREA and specialist in gender, youth, and child protection.

Ida Marie Savio Vammen:Senior Researcher at DIIS, expert on the effects of soft migration governance in Africa and migrant aspirations.

Yeshtila Wondemeneh Bekele: Assistant Professor in Political Economy and Development, University of Addis Ababa, founder of the Governance and Development Studies School at AAU.

Mo Hamza:Professor at Lund University, expert on climate change, disasters and displacement and with vast experience in capacity building.

Aklilu Amsalu:Associate Professor at the College of Social Sciences, University of Addis Ababa, climate change mitigation, adaptation and financing specialist.

Kimberly Howe:Assistant Professor at Tufts University, expert on the effects of humanitarian and political interventions on civilians, armed groups and political structures and on developing child-sensitive methodological tools.

George Neville:Trends and Research Advisor at Save the Children Denmark, expert in conducting applied research with vulnerable populations.

Temesgen Chibssa Etana:PhD student at the University of Addis Ababa.

Abera Ogato Onchere:PhD student at the University of Addis Ababa.

Fiker Haile Melekot:PhD student at the University of Addis Ababa.

About Project

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ABOUT PROJECT

Relevance of the project

PATHWAYS' focus is to debunk simplistic assumptions about climate change-related migration by studying mobility patterns of children and youth of different genders. Starting in June 2023, and for the next four years, PATHWAYS will investigate diverse mobility or immobility practices employed by children and youth in Ethiopia in response to the worsening environmental conditions. Our research will listen to children’s and young people’s voices, talking about and engaging with climate change. We will attempt to understand what established migration traditions mean for their aspirations for the future and discern whether and how climate-change-directed development initiatives shape and influence their mobility within the country and beyond.

The project’s background

Recent research has begun to explore young people’s interlinked experiences of climate change and mobility, recognizing that youth are not only highly vulnerable to the impacts of climate stressors but also pivotal actors in their own lives and societal transformation. Education, social networks, and access to information are vital in shaping their mobility aspirations and perceptions of climate change.

Ethiopia serves as an exemplary case for investigating the interplay between youth, climate change and mobility due to the existing detrimental effects of climate change, a growing youth population and substantial projected young mobility rates, with 70% of the country's migration involving young people aged between 16 and 24.

Despite a growing body of research on the topics, significant gaps remain in our understanding of how climate change and mobility interact across different age groups and genders and how existing climate change adaptation strategies consider young people’s mobility practices. The PATHWAYS project aims to fill these gaps through a multidisciplinary research strategy, bridging development, migration, climate, and youth studies. The research is grounded in a human security framework, which recognizes the critical agency of young people within socio-ecological contexts and relations.

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