PUM organizes major international conferences about internal migration and urbanization.

Migration, Urbanization and Health – The Role of Remote Sensing (RS) and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) for Monitoring, Surveillance, and Program Evaluation
September 25-26, 2003  |  Princeton University, Princeton, NJ USA

The contemporary migration, urbanization and health nexus, its historical roots, and the information needs for the resolution of poverty and health problems was the focus of the symposium. The conference brought together scholars and policy makers whose decision- making activities focus on the complex dynamics of rapid urbanization and its health consequences.

African Migration and Urbanization in Comparative Perspective
June 4-7, 2003  |  Johannesburg, South Africa

In June 2003, PUM presided over a symposium that evaluated migration and urbanization in developing African countries in light of comparative evidence from Asia and Latin America. Details of this conference may be found on the African Migration Conference Website.
Organizing the conference also brought into keen focus a significant gap in the field of migration research, namely the relationship between migration and environmental change. Therefore, PUM has initiated research activities that will address the environmental consequences of population movement. Burt Singer, Sara Curran, and Marta Tienda, as well as visiting fellow Roberto Luis Monte-Mór and postdoctoral fellow Marcia Caldas de Castro, are organizing a workshop, identifying scholars working on environment and population change in Africa.