Disaster induced displacement
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- Global trends in internal displacement
- ( Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre , 2009)
- With approximately 26 million people internally displaced worldwide, the issue of IDPs remain one of the most serious challenges for the international development community. This report from the Inter...
- Practical tools for field based humanitarian workers
- ( L. Richardson;G. Price / AID All in Diary - a practical tool for field based humanitarian workers , 2009)
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The immediate pressures of working in a disasters environment mean that humanitarian workers can struggle to access the most relevant information needed for the situation in which they are working....
- Methods of profiling Internally displaced persons (IDPs)
- ( A. Davies / Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre , 2008)
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Obtaining reliable data on internally displaced persons (IDPs) is challenging. In most countries affected by internal displacement, existing data on IDPs and the conditions of their displacement is...
- How to advocate for civilian protection to the African Union
- ( J. Steele / African Centre for Humanitarian Action - Africa Humanitarian Action , 2008)
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Around the world, most people agree that governments must be the ones responsible for making sure that their people are protected. Unfortunately, this doesn’t always happen. In this case, it ...
Addressing the needs and rights of those affected by riverbank erosion in Bangladesh
- ( C., R. Abrar;S., N. Azad / Refugee and Migratory Movements Research Unit, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh , 2007)
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Each year, tens of thousands of people in Bangladesh are internally displaced as a consequence of riverbank erosion. Yet, such erosion does not draw the attention of policy makers in the same way t...
- Linking poverty and disaster vulnerability in the Caribbean
- ( M. Attzs / World Institute for Development Economics Research (WIDER) , 2008)
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The dislocation of households coupled with the loss of livelihoods caused by natural disaster, which usually affects the poor disproportionately, provides a push factor for migration and future rem...
- Examining the internal migration crisis caused by climate change
- ( Christian Aid , 2007)
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The number of IDPs is expected to rise dramatically in the coming decades. And those already displaced look likely to be joined by at least equal numbers of people forced from their homes because o...
An overview of internal displacement as a result of armed conflict and violence
- ( Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre , 2008)
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In 2007, the estimated number of people internally displaced as a result of armed conflicts and violence
passed the 26 million mark. This annual survey of internal displacement considers spec... - Linking migration and development policies
- ( A. Gallina / Federico Caffe Center, Dept. of Social Sciences, Roskilde University , 2007)
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This paper examines the linkages between migration and development with a particular focus on the post-tsunami and civil conflict approach in Sri-Lanka. It also reviews migration policies and their...
- Climate change and displacement
- ( E. Ferris / Brookings Institution , 2007)
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This report discusses some of the problems with the current debate on climate change’s impact on displacement. In doing so, it reviews what is known about climate change and considers alterna...
