Migration and development

Working Together with the Diaspora: A New Direction for International Development Cooperation?

GTZ Meeting of Experts
3 - 4 May 2004, Berlin

Migration will always imply a loss of human resources for the country of origin. The losses thus suffered maybe well compensated if the migrants eventually contribute to the economic development of their home country by, for example, forming new business connections, attracting investment or transferring know-how. The question how the potential of the diaspora communities in Germany and Europe can be fruitfully exploited with respect to the economic development of the countries of origin has not been raised.

The GTZ meeting of experts will therefore focus on how an active diaspora policy might exploit the potential of the exile communities for the development of their countries of origin. Potential is concentrated particularly in economic, political and cultural cooperation with the diaspora.

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