Migration and development have become interlinked issues which would certainly play a crucial role in the development cooperation relations between the North and South in the coming decades. These phenomena are two of the most salient features of contemporary globalisation that are helping shape new patterns and trends of development cooperation relations whose dynamic impacts can no longer be overlooked. They therefore represent a major issue for development, meriting continued consultations and policy dialogue at different societal and policy levels. The nexus between diaspora and development has become a major issue of an emerging research, policy field and public debate in the last few years and will remain an important area in the international development cooperation policy in the foreseeable future. The topic has already gained a top priority on the national and international agenda and is reflected and discussed at different levels for different policy purposes and interests. This is partly the result of the growing economic and human resources potential of the migrants that need to be maximally tapped for the overall development of their countries of origin. It is also partly the result of the high level policy attention that international organizations such as the UN have since recently accorded to the issue.

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