Project profile — Support for an Analytical Roadmap for Syria and the Region

This project supports the production and public dissemination of two World Bank analytical products focused on Syria and the surrounding region. The first one is on the “push and pull” factors of population displacement in Syria and refugee returns to Syria, and the second, on the regional economic impacts of the Syrian crisis.

The expected outcome for this project include the production and dissemination of action-oriented, evidence-based research and analysis that help inform the international community, including Canada, as it considers options for future engagement in the region.

Results achieved as of the end of the project (June 2020) include: (1) the first report titled “The Mobility of Displaced Syrians: An Economic and Social Analysis”, was published in February 2019: www.worldbank.org/en/country/syria/publication/the-mobility-of-displaced-syrians-an-economic-and-social-analysis; and (2) the second report titled “The Fallout of War,” was published in June 2020: https://www.worldbank.org/en/region/mena/publication/fallout-of-war-in-syria. Both reports have helped to inform the international community, including Canada, as it considers approaches toward programming and engagement in Syria and the wider region.