International Development Grant
Support for an Analytical Roadmap for Syria and the Region
Project Number: CA-3-P006267001
Status: Closed
Country/Region:
Maximum Contribution: $600,000.00
Start Date: December 17, 2018
End Date: October 31, 2019
Duration: 1.0 years
Project Description
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.
Expected Results
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.
Progress & Results Achieved
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.
Key Information
Executing Agency:
IBRD Trust Funds - World Bank
Reporting Organization:
Global Affairs Canada
Program:
EGM Europe Arctic Middle East and Magh
Last Modified:
September 19, 2025
Development Classifications
DAC Sector:
Aid Type: Project-type interventions
Collaboration: Bilateral
Finance Type: Aid grant excluding debt reorganisation
Selection Mechanism:
Department-Initiated