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It argues that these religious motivations create lasting transnational ties across generations but remain largely invisible or misunderstood by mainstream Norwegian society and the Global North's development sector. 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It identifies ten key findings, highlighting that return intentions are shaped by competing attachments to multiple societies and that reintegration can be as challenging as initial integration due to social expectations, corruption, and security risks. The research emphasizes the critical role of short-term return visits in informing decisions and maintaining transnational ties, while noting that secure legal status in a destination country often paradoxically facilitates the possibility of return by providing a safety net.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"prio-001653#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"Return intentions are driven by a balance of competing attachments to the country of residence and the country of origin. The highest likelihood of intending to return is found among individuals who are both weakly integrated into their current society and maintain strong transnational ties.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"prio-001653#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Decisions to return are not purely individual but are influenced by family pressures and social contexts. For example, the age of a family's eldest daughter can dictate the timing of return for socially conservative Iraqi Kurdish families to ensure reintegration is easier before puberty.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"prio-001653#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Potential returnees often face significant uncertainty and distrust regarding the information they receive about their home countries. 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Returnees often face intense pressure to prove their success and may be viewed as failures if they return empty-handed or were deported. In some contexts, such as Afghanistan, returnees may also face security threats from blood feuds or accusations of being 'Westernized'.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"prio-001653#insight-10","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":[],"geography_discussed":["Afghanistan","Burundi","Kurdistan Region of Iraq","Pakistan","Poland","Ethiopia","Zimbabwe"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["ethnographic case studies","statistical analysis","survey"]},{"id":"saiia-001446","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/saiia-001446","title":"INDIA’S EXPERIENCE WITH MULTILATERAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS","publisher":{"name":"South African Institute of International Affairs","organization":"south-african-institute-of-international-affairs"},"document_type":"policy brief","language":"en","date_published":"2015","source_url":"https://saiia.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/BRICS-Insights-1REV2.pdf","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The document analyzes India's transition from a borrower to an owner in multilateral financial institutions, its internal development finance structure, and its strategic use of development assistance to project soft power and counterbalance China's influence in South Asia. 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The document warns that construction standards based on historical data, including the 1999 storm, are insufficient for future risks, and that continued expansion into low-lying areas without multi-hazard resilient construction could lead to severe damage and loss of life.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cdkn-000195#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"Rapid urban and peri-urban development in Da Nang is exacerbating the frequency and severity of flooding during extreme rain events, particularly because development is occurring within the floodplain.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cdkn-000195#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Climate change is expected to increase the intensity of extreme rainfall in Da Nang, with projections suggesting that by the end of the 2020s, the intensity of events similar to those in 2007 could increase by 3 to 24%.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cdkn-000195#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Existing construction standards based on historical records, such as the 1999 storm, are inadequate for future climate events; failure to adopt multi-hazard resilient construction and flood risk reduction in low-lying areas may result in severe damage and loss of life.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cdkn-000195#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["extreme rainfall","flood","climate change","urbanization","hurricane","extreme heat"],"geography_discussed":["India","Pakistan"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["risk assessment","policy analysis"]},{"id":"cdkn-000249","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/cdkn-000249","title":"Gorakhpur: Extreme Rainfall, Climate Change, and Flooding (Technical Report)","publisher":{"name":"Climate and Development Knowledge Network","organization":"climate-and-development-knowledge-network"},"document_type":"report","language":"en","date_published":"2014-07-18","source_url":"https://cdkn.org/resource/gorakhpur-extreme-rainfall-technical-report","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The report examines how the combination of rapid urbanization and climate change is increasing flood risks in Gorakhpur. It highlights that the loss of water bodies and construction in the floodplains of the Rapti and Rohini rivers have reduced drainage capacity. Projections indicate that climate change will increase the intensity of rainfall events by the 2050s, potentially increasing the intensity of small rain events by 10 to 20% and more severe 24-hour events by 2 to 25%.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cdkn-000249#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"Urbanization is a primary driver of increased flooding and waterlogging in Gorakhpur, specifically through the loss of water bodies and construction within the floodplain zones of the Rohini and Rapti rivers, which impairs the city's ability to store, absorb, and drain floodwater.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cdkn-000249#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Climate change is projected to increase the intensity of rainfall events in the Gorakhpur area over the next 50 years, which, combined with unsustainable urban growth, will lead to increased flood depths and longer durations of waterlogging.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cdkn-000249#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Small rain events that currently cause flooding in specific areas, such as Mehewa Ward, may see an intensity increase of 10 to 20% by the 2050s due to climate change.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cdkn-000249#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The intensity of more severe 24-hour rainfall events is projected to increase by 2 to 25% by the 2050s under climate change scenarios.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cdkn-000249#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["extreme rainfall","flood","urbanization","climate change"],"geography_discussed":["Uttar Pradesh","Vietnam","Pakistan"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["technical report","impact assessment"]},{"id":"cdkn-000251","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/cdkn-000251","title":"Qualitative Insights into the Costs and Benefits of Housing in Three Wards in Central Vietnam","publisher":{"name":"Climate and Development Knowledge Network","organization":"climate-and-development-knowledge-network"},"document_type":"research paper","language":"en","date_published":"2014-07-18","source_url":"https://cdkn.org/resource/qualitative-insights-into-the-costs-benefits-of-housing-vietnam","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The document identifies typhoons as the most dangerous climate hazard in Da Nang, noting that housing vulnerability is driven by both climate extremes and poor construction techniques. It evaluates three risk-reduction options—rebuilding homes, repairing homes, and building public shelters—finding that rebuilding is the most preferred approach among local households and governments, while public shelters are the least preferred. Barriers to safe construction include financial constraints, limited awareness, social pressures for more living space, and a lack of technical assistance.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cdkn-000251#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"Typhoons are identified as the most dangerous climate hazard in Da Nang, and housing is one of the most vulnerable sectors to these extremes. Vulnerability is attributed not only to the hazards themselves but also to 'inappropriate housing solutions and poor construction techniques'.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cdkn-000251#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"There are five primary barriers to the construction of safe housing in Da Nang: the extra cost of disaster-resistant measures, limited homeowner awareness, social pressure to increase living space for larger families, insufficient financial capacity, and a lack of professional technical assistance for storm-resistant housing.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cdkn-000251#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Among the three options used by local governments and households to reduce typhoon risks—rebuilding homes, repairing homes, and building public shelters—rebuilding homes is the most preferred, whereas public shelters are the least preferred.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cdkn-000251#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["hurricane","disaster risk reduction"],"geography_discussed":["India","Pakistan"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["qualitative analysis","preference ranking"]},{"id":"cdkn-000287","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/cdkn-000287","title":"Review of Housing Vulnerability: Implications for Climate Resilient Houses","publisher":{"name":"Climate and Development Knowledge Network","organization":"climate-and-development-knowledge-network"},"document_type":"policy brief","language":"en","date_published":"2014-07-18","source_url":"https://cdkn.org/resource/review-of-housing-vulnerability-vietnam","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The document identifies typhoons as the most dangerous climate hazard in Da Nang, specifically impacting housing. It highlights that semi-permanent housing is particularly vulnerable due to technical structural weaknesses, with roof damage often leading to further destruction of walls, doors, and windows. 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The analysis identifies key trends, such as the integration of low-emissions paths into economic development strategies and a heavy reliance on donor-funded projects for capacity building and MRV systems.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cdkn-000337#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"There is significant diversity in the scale and type of mitigation action among CDKN partner countries, ranging from robust quantitative targets in India and Indonesia to a primary focus on adaptation in Rwanda, where mitigation is only \"indirectly addressed in the country’s economic development strategy.\"","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cdkn-000337#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"National emission targets do not necessarily correlate with a country's total emissions; some Least Developed Countries (LDCs) have set ambitious goals despite minimal global contributions. 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