The Road to Reintegration: A Closer Look at the Sustainability of Returns in Iraq’s 14 Districts with Highest Returnees

Effects of Conflict, Climate Change, and Economic Conditions on Agriculture in Iraqi Districts of Return

The Reimagining Reintegration research project conducted by IOM Iraq and Social Inquiry focuses on the sustainability of returns in 14 districts with the highest number of returnees in the country. These districts include Mosul, Ramadi, Falluja, Telafar, Tikrit, Heet, Hawija, Hamdaniya, Shirqat, Kirkuk, Baiji, Sinjar, Khanaqin and Balad.

The findings presented in this brief are based on data collected from a household survey and roster of 2,260 returnee respondents in these districts between March and April 2022. The survey included modules on household situations, personal perceptions and individual characteristics of household members. It covered a range of topics including demographics, displacement and conflict history, safety standards of living livelihoods housing conditions civil documentation social cohesion public participation remedies justice.

The project also includes an analysis of sustainable reintegration in districts of return as well as a brief that examines differences between male-headed households and their implications for sustainable return.

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