The Lives and Livelihoods of Syrian Refugees in the Middle East : Evidence from the 2015-16 Surveys of Syrian Refugees and Host Communities in Jordan, Lebanon, and Kurdistan, Iraq

The Syrian crisis has led to rapid and large-scale population displacement. This paper has two main aims. (i) It documents the size and timing of the Syrian refugee influx into Jordan, Lebanon, and Kurdistan, characterizing the forced nature of dis...

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Main Authors: Krishnan, Nandini, Russo Riva, Flavio, Sharma, Dhiraj, Vishwanath, Tara
Format: Working Paper
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2020
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spelling okr-10986-341732022-09-20T00:12:48Z The Lives and Livelihoods of Syrian Refugees in the Middle East : Evidence from the 2015-16 Surveys of Syrian Refugees and Host Communities in Jordan, Lebanon, and Kurdistan, Iraq Krishnan, Nandini Russo Riva, Flavio Sharma, Dhiraj Vishwanath, Tara REFUGEES LIVELIHOODS POVERTY DISPLACED PERSONS DISPLACEMENT MIGRATION ACCESS TO HOUSING LABOR MARKET The Syrian crisis has led to rapid and large-scale population displacement. This paper has two main aims. (i) It documents the size and timing of the Syrian refugee influx into Jordan, Lebanon, and Kurdistan, characterizing the forced nature of displacement and exploring factors that influenced the decision to flee and subsequently move within the host country. (ii) The paper describes the daily living conditions of refugees after displacement, documenting vulnerability along several dimensions, such as housing access and quality, labor market attachment, and financial security. The data sources include the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees' registration database and multi-country, multi-topic surveys conducted in 2015-16. 2020-07-23T13:58:01Z 2020-07-23T13:58:01Z 2020-07 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/361071595353473781/The-Lives-and-Livelihoods-of-Syrian-Refugees-in-the-Middle-East-Evidence-from-the-2015-16-Surveys-of-Syrian-Refugees-and-Host-Communities-in-Jordan-Lebanon-and-Kurdistan-Iraq http://hdl.handle.net/10986/34173 English Policy Research Working Paper;No. 9327 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Middle East and North Africa Iraq Jordan Lebanon
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topic REFUGEES
LIVELIHOODS
POVERTY
DISPLACED PERSONS
DISPLACEMENT
MIGRATION
ACCESS TO HOUSING
LABOR MARKET
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POVERTY
DISPLACED PERSONS
DISPLACEMENT
MIGRATION
ACCESS TO HOUSING
LABOR MARKET
Krishnan, Nandini
Russo Riva, Flavio
Sharma, Dhiraj
Vishwanath, Tara
The Lives and Livelihoods of Syrian Refugees in the Middle East : Evidence from the 2015-16 Surveys of Syrian Refugees and Host Communities in Jordan, Lebanon, and Kurdistan, Iraq
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Jordan
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relation Policy Research Working Paper;No. 9327
description The Syrian crisis has led to rapid and large-scale population displacement. This paper has two main aims. (i) It documents the size and timing of the Syrian refugee influx into Jordan, Lebanon, and Kurdistan, characterizing the forced nature of displacement and exploring factors that influenced the decision to flee and subsequently move within the host country. (ii) The paper describes the daily living conditions of refugees after displacement, documenting vulnerability along several dimensions, such as housing access and quality, labor market attachment, and financial security. The data sources include the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees' registration database and multi-country, multi-topic surveys conducted in 2015-16.
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author Krishnan, Nandini
Russo Riva, Flavio
Sharma, Dhiraj
Vishwanath, Tara
author_facet Krishnan, Nandini
Russo Riva, Flavio
Sharma, Dhiraj
Vishwanath, Tara
author_sort Krishnan, Nandini
title The Lives and Livelihoods of Syrian Refugees in the Middle East : Evidence from the 2015-16 Surveys of Syrian Refugees and Host Communities in Jordan, Lebanon, and Kurdistan, Iraq
title_short The Lives and Livelihoods of Syrian Refugees in the Middle East : Evidence from the 2015-16 Surveys of Syrian Refugees and Host Communities in Jordan, Lebanon, and Kurdistan, Iraq
title_full The Lives and Livelihoods of Syrian Refugees in the Middle East : Evidence from the 2015-16 Surveys of Syrian Refugees and Host Communities in Jordan, Lebanon, and Kurdistan, Iraq
title_fullStr The Lives and Livelihoods of Syrian Refugees in the Middle East : Evidence from the 2015-16 Surveys of Syrian Refugees and Host Communities in Jordan, Lebanon, and Kurdistan, Iraq
title_full_unstemmed The Lives and Livelihoods of Syrian Refugees in the Middle East : Evidence from the 2015-16 Surveys of Syrian Refugees and Host Communities in Jordan, Lebanon, and Kurdistan, Iraq
title_sort lives and livelihoods of syrian refugees in the middle east : evidence from the 2015-16 surveys of syrian refugees and host communities in jordan, lebanon, and kurdistan, iraq
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2020
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/361071595353473781/The-Lives-and-Livelihoods-of-Syrian-Refugees-in-the-Middle-East-Evidence-from-the-2015-16-Surveys-of-Syrian-Refugees-and-Host-Communities-in-Jordan-Lebanon-and-Kurdistan-Iraq
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