{"id":6953,"date":"2025-07-16T14:14:42","date_gmt":"2025-07-16T14:14:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.openarms.es\/?page_id=6953"},"modified":"2025-07-31T09:01:05","modified_gmt":"2025-07-31T09:01:05","slug":"migration-flows","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.openarms.es\/en\/migration-flows","title":{"rendered":"Migration flows"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull ebavs-header-hero\" style=\"min-height:100vh;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-black-background-color has-background-dim\"><\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2362\" height=\"1575\" src=\"https:\/\/www.openarms.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/CR_2749-1.jpg\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" data-object-position=\"61% 44%\" style=\"object-position:61% 44%;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.openarms.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/CR_2749-1.jpg 2362w, https:\/\/www.openarms.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/CR_2749-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.openarms.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/CR_2749-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.openarms.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/CR_2749-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.openarms.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/CR_2749-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.openarms.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/CR_2749-1-2048x1366.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2362px) 100vw, 2362px\" \/><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-global-padding is-content-justification-center is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-b8a69c6b wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:auto;margin-bottom:auto;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-global-padding is-content-justification-left is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-b58f3518 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left has-base-color has-text-color has-xx-large-font-size\">Migration flows<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-base-color has-text-color has-large-font-size\" style=\"margin-bottom:2rem;font-family:var(--wp--preset--font-family--dinnextltpro)\">If you believe that no life should be left adrift, you&#8217;re one of us.<br\/><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons hazte-miembro-boton is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-fc4fd283 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-contrast-color has-base-background-color has-text-color has-background has-dinnextltpro-font-family has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/help.openarms.es\/miembro-openarms\/?lang=en\" style=\"padding-top:16px;padding-right:24px;padding-bottom:14px;padding-left:24px;font-size:clamp(0.875rem, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 0.302), 1.13rem);font-style:normal;font-weight:700;line-height:1;text-transform:uppercase\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Become a member<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide ebavs-hero-menu desktop has-global-padding is-content-justification-center is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-global-padding is-content-justification-right is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-f1f2ed93 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group ebavs-hero-menu-inner has-contrast-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-content-justification-right is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-87057a5b wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-top-left-radius:16px;border-top-right-radius:16px;min-height:18rem;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--32);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--32);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--32);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--32)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-global-padding is-content-justification-right is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-column-is-layout-7550a36c wp-block-column-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--24)\">\n<p class=\"has-base-color has-text-color has-link-color has-pfdinstencil-font-family has-small-font-size wp-elements-b0e3a9b65c891f40d72e84b02477e69d\" style=\"text-transform:uppercase\">In this section<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-base-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-base-background-color has-background\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-base-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-77b9e33f497c72ff9449874ecf2b9a20\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.openarms.es\/en\/migration-flows\/western-mediterranean-and-atlantic-route\">Western Mediterranean and Atlantic<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-base-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-1c5e5ea0d888b12b9cc83dbbf67b87d7\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.openarms.es\/en\/migration-flows\/central-mediterranean-route\">Central Mediterranean<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-base-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-54be69f35fa16954f27d339060eea08a\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.openarms.es\/en\/migration-flows\/eastern-mediterranean-route\">Eastern Mediterranean<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large arrow-scroll\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"16\" height=\"41\" src=\"https:\/\/www.openarms.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/icon-arrow-down.svg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2766\"\/><\/figure>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull is-light has-parallax\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-left:0\"><div class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-999 has-parallax\" style=\"background-position:50% 50%;background-image:url(https:\/\/www.openarms.es\/wp-content\/themes\/openarms\/assets\/images\/openarms-texture.webp)\"><\/div><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-base-background-color has-background-dim-80 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list dropdown-section mobile has-contrast-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-6cd2a0dc6c8b6482b5d4582188b8dd86\">\n<li class=\"dropdown-toggle header-link\">In this section<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.openarms.es\/en\/migration-flows\/western-mediterranean-and-atlantic-route\">Western Mediterranean and Atlantic<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.openarms.es\/en\/migration-flows\/central-mediterranean-route\">Central Mediterranean<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.openarms.es\/en\/migration-flows\/eastern-mediterranean-route\">Eastern Mediterranean<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-10 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained has-global-padding\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--48);padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns ebavs-space-between is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-0b339b1a wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:30%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-contrast-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-7fc556c9a49db5ab2668a6c2b0a7c6f1\"><strong>The main migration routes<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\" style=\"line-height:1.14em\">Migration has been innate to human beings since the beginning. In recent times, it has been linked to the search for greater safety and quality of life, or directly to the escape from dangerous situations. Armed conflicts, economic crises, or climate change\u2014which affects certain areas with harsh living conditions or natural disasters\u2014are some of the main causes.<br\/><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">In the absence of safe and regular pathways for migration, thousands of vulnerable people rely on traffickers to cross dangerous areas toward an uncertain destination. There are three main migration routes that converge on the shores of the Mediterranean, from where the perilous sea journey begins\u2014one with an alarmingly high mortality rate. It is in this final stage that Open Arms intervenes, carrying out search and rescue operations.<br\/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-contrast-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-63dff63119995cb10c5eb6e035a011f4\" style=\"font-size:clamp(1.25rem, 1.25rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 0.888), 2rem);font-style:normal;font-weight:700\">These are the three main migration routes in the Mediterranean.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-10 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained has-global-padding\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-00723822 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" src=\"https:\/\/www.openarms.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/openarms-mediterraneo-occidental.jpg\" alt=\"Open Arms Western Mediterranean\" class=\"wp-image-6963\" style=\"aspect-ratio:16\/9;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.openarms.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/openarms-mediterraneo-occidental.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.openarms.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/openarms-mediterraneo-occidental-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.openarms.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/openarms-mediterraneo-occidental-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.openarms.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/openarms-mediterraneo-occidental-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.openarms.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/openarms-mediterraneo-occidental-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column desktop is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:5%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-contrast-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-a4188cebc80ba371377245d214424655\">Western Mediterranean and Atlantic<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\" style=\"line-height:1.14em\">From Morocco, Algeria, or Mauritania to mainland Spain, the Balearic Islands, or the Canary Islands.<br\/><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.openarms.es\/en\/migration-flows\/western-mediterranean-and-atlantic-route\">Learn more<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column desktop is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:5%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-10 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained has-global-padding\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-00723822 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column desktop is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:5%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center order-2 is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-contrast-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-2e8bff36289afbd5b1f1be7c65194ddc\">Central Mediterranean<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\" style=\"line-height:1.14em\">The most dangerous sea route in the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.openarms.es\/en\/migration-flows\/central-mediterranean-route\">Learn more<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column desktop is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:5%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column order-1 is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" src=\"https:\/\/www.openarms.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/openarms-mediterraneo-central.jpg\" alt=\"Open Arms Central Mediterranean Route\" class=\"wp-image-6968\" style=\"aspect-ratio:16\/9;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.openarms.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/openarms-mediterraneo-central.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.openarms.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/openarms-mediterraneo-central-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.openarms.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/openarms-mediterraneo-central-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.openarms.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/openarms-mediterraneo-central-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.openarms.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/openarms-mediterraneo-central-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-10 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained has-global-padding\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-00723822 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column order-1 is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/www.openarms.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/P8A9728-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7324\" style=\"aspect-ratio:16\/9;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.openarms.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/P8A9728-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.openarms.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/P8A9728-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.openarms.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/P8A9728-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.openarms.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/P8A9728-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.openarms.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/P8A9728-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.openarms.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/P8A9728-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column desktop is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:5%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center order-2 is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-contrast-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-a42a8041f62aec28886e8bb90cdab146\">Eastern Mediterranean<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\" style=\"line-height:1.14em\">The route to Greece from the coasts of Turkey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.openarms.es\/en\/migration-flows\/eastern-mediterranean-route\">Learn more<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column desktop is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:5%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-contrast-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-contrast-background-color has-background is-style-wide is-style-wide--1\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--64)\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--64)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-content-justification-space-between is-layout-flow wp-block-columns-is-layout-flow\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--48);flex-basis:30%\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-black-color has-text-color\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--64);font-size:clamp(1.502rem, 1.502rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 1.181), 2.5rem);\">Factors affecting migration flows<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column mt-0 is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-right:0;padding-left:0;flex-basis:70%\">\n<p class=\"has-dark-gray-color has-text-color\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--16);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--16);line-height:1.15\">Migration flows evolve and change over time. They largely depend on the conditions in the countries of origin, as worsening conditions tend to drive larger flows. But there are other influencing factors as well:<br\/><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-not-stacked-on-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10.5rem\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"160\" height=\"160\" src=\"https:\/\/www.openarms.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/icono-valla.svg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6976\" style=\"width:160px\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p class=\"has-contrast-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-5f89cc38de0be0e2bc014713106ce3d0\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;line-height:1.15\"><strong>Migration policies and bilateral agreements<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-dark-gray-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-1bf5daeeb12c3998a31cf337e9ca0f21\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\">The reinforcement of borders and the signing of agreements between the EU and third countries to externalize border control (such as with Turkey, Tunisia, Morocco, or Libya) tend to shift migration routes or encourage the use of more dangerous paths.<br\/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-not-stacked-on-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10.5rem\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"160\" height=\"160\" src=\"https:\/\/www.openarms.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/icon-medico.svg\" alt=\"Medical Icon\" class=\"wp-image-2776\" style=\"width:160px\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p class=\"has-contrast-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-f4e4bafbf159fbf72ddbf3d1eb20e715\" style=\"line-height:1.15\"><strong>Political instability and economic crises in countries of origin<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-dark-gray-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-91d8bc8d20e222c63c2e42e9a5227371\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\">Conflicts (Libya, the Sahel, Syria, Afghanistan) and economic crises (Tunisia, Lebanon, and some Sub-Saharan African countries) drive more people to leave.<br\/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-not-stacked-on-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10.5rem\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"160\" height=\"160\" src=\"https:\/\/www.openarms.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/icono-flechas.svg\" alt=\"Arrow icon\" class=\"wp-image-6981\" style=\"width:160px\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p class=\"has-contrast-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-7a9306698c24809b75115151fd3b50fd\" style=\"line-height:1.15\"><strong>Changes in human trafficking dynamics<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-dark-gray-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-50369101a81919decc0bcb554308197d\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\">Trafficking networks seek the least monitored routes and can quickly adapt their departure points based on coastal surveillance and agreements with local authorities.<br\/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-not-stacked-on-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10.5rem\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"160\" height=\"160\" src=\"https:\/\/www.openarms.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/icono-nieve.svg\" alt=\"Weather conditions icon\" class=\"wp-image-6986\" style=\"width:160px\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p class=\"has-contrast-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-26b4dbe701bc13822ca3c64a30221f54\" style=\"line-height:1.15\"><strong>Weather conditions<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-dark-gray-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-a5efefa1724c7891067c6e331791c8a2\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\">The Mediterranean Sea can become extremely dangerous during the winter months, partially reducing departures. However, attempts are increasingly frequent in all seasons due to the urgency of migration.<br\/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-contrast-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-contrast-background-color has-background is-style-wide is-style-wide--2\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--48);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\"\/>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--48);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--48)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-content-justification-space-between is-layout-flow wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-389f1a3f wp-block-columns-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);flex-basis:30%\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-black-color has-text-color\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--16);font-size:clamp(1.502rem, 1.502rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 1.181), 2.5rem);\">Conclusions<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-right:0;padding-left:0;flex-basis:70%\">\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">There are many reasons why migrants risk crossing the Mediterranean, but these causes are generally beyond their control.<br\/><br\/>The Central Mediterranean route remains the most active and deadly, due to instability in Libya and the lack of a comprehensive agreement between the EU and North African coastal countries.<br\/><br\/>There are still fluctuations along the Western route. The geographical proximity between Morocco and Andalusia continues to make it a recurring point of entry into Europe, with variations depending on border cooperation between the two countries. The route to the Canary Islands, although extremely dangerous, remains an alternative for thousands of people.<br\/><br\/>The Eastern route tends to resurge. The situation in the Middle East (Syria, Iraq), combined with ongoing instability in Afghanistan, may once again increase migratory pressure toward Turkey and Greece if the root causes are not addressed and humanitarian conditions worsen.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"min-height:0vh;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--24);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--24)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-top is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8c19c11b wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:60%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-contrast-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-a91b9633 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;border-radius:32px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-right:2rem;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-left:2rem\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-base-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-5add0983bef9d66093a1e31eea7b374e\" style=\"margin-right:0;margin-left:0;padding-right:0;padding-left:0;font-size:clamp(1.502rem, 1.502rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 1.181), 2.5rem);line-height:1.15\">If you believe every life is worth saving, get involved. 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