How do we ensure that informal and marginalised groups are recognised in disaster response? Informality encompasses those in informal employment, living in informal settlements and undocumented migrants. CORE research – a rapid research initiative designed to understand the socio-economic impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic, improve existing responses and generate better policy options for recovery – has highlighted the challenges faced by migrants and informal workers (especially women), and the need for better data and collaborative governance across levels.
Join researchers from the IDS-led CORE programme who will present their findings and open up a discussion on the implications for managing multiple crises and building resilience of the most vulnerable. Participants will be invited to consider what this means for future research agendas.
Opening remarks
Adrian Di Giovanni, IDRC
Presenters
- Jennifer Cyr, Asuntos del Sur
- Aditi Vyas, International Center for Research on Women (ICRW)
- Erick Coyoy, Asociación de Investigación y Estudios Sociales (ASIES)
Moderation
Kundan Mishra, IDRC
Simultaneous translation in English-French-Spanish will be provided during the presentations and plenary session. Check the timing of this event in relation to your time zone.
How to take part
Related resources
- Key Issues Guide on Informality and Marginalised Groups in Crisis Response.
- Story of Change: Fostering Gender Diversity and Inclusiveness in Street Vendor Associations in India
- Policy paper: Los efectos de la pandemia por covid-19 en personas migrantes y trabajadoras del hogar en México: entre la desigualdad y la descoordinación gubernamental
- Policy paper: Efectos de la pandemia COVID-19 en mujeres del sector informal de la economía en Bolivia
- Policy paper: Hacia una mirada interseccional en el manejo de la crisis. Análisis del impacto de la pandemia en jóvenes afrodescendientes del Pacífico Colombiano
- Blog: Stranded in a pandemic: migrant and refugee experiences call for collaborative governance
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