Human mobility

Participation and protection of migrants, refugees, internally displaced people; migration induced by disasters, climate migration, planned relocation.

Latest Human mobility additions in the Knowledge Base

Rohingya refugee women wait to collect relief aid at the palongkhali makeshift Camp in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, on October 06, 2017
As the international community gathers in the United Arab Emirates for COP28, the converging effects of the climate crisis, violent conflicts, and geopolitical upheaval are increasingly clear.
World Bank, the
Community carpenters construct new houses in Fiji
From Cambodia to Peru, a suite of innovative projects are helping communities weather a range of climate-related perils. Here is a closer look at five of those efforts.
United Nations Environment Programme
Five myths busted about the climate crisis and displacement.
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
A refuge isn’t something nature hands us, but something we have to build ourselves.
Yale Climate Connections
Cover and source: Climate and Migration Coalition
By making migration safer, more people are enabled to use it as a means of building their climate resilience. Creating new, safe, and legal migration options for climate-vulnerable communities should be viewed as a key adaptation strategy.
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By examining the link between disaster risk conditions in the host communities and the vulnerability of migrants, the report aims to highlight the potential of reducing risks by incorporating risk-informed development approaches.
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By examining the link between disaster risk conditions in the host communities and the vulnerability of migrants, the report aims to highlight the potential of reducing risks by incorporating risk-informed development approaches.
More than three-quarters of respondents who were displaced because of a disaster reported some level of damage to their property and possessions, with between 39 percent to 53 percent suffering moderate or a lot of damage.
Urban Institute

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