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Displaying 15 of about 177 resultsThis publication seeks to give an overview of the current situation in terms of the inclusion of migrants, asylum seekers and refugees in major disaster preparedness and management, given that their situation as a particularly vulnerable group exposes them to an additional risk of harm in the event of disasters. In particular, the aim is to see whether…
Virtual Regional Consultation on Disaster Displacement - 19 November 2020 at 14:00-16:30 BKK time
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Forced displacement related to disasters, including the adverse effects of climate change, poses some of the biggest human rights, humanitarian and development challenges facing States and the international community in the 21st…
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The purpose of the MICIC webinars is to present and discuss with interested parties specific thematic areas, raise awareness, and present preliminary results of work carried out. The webinars, which are being produced in close consultation with working group members, are oriented toward various stakeholders and aim to provide clear, practica…
The Eur-opa Major Hazards will hold a Conference on Migrants, asylum seekers and refugees to natural and technological hazards on 14 October 2016 in Lisbon, Portugal. The conference is the EUR-OPA contribution to the International Day for Disaster Reduction 2016. It concludes a two-year project on Migrants and Major Hazards and will gather 60 parti…
I worked as Concern Worldwide’s disaster risk reduction documentation officer from 2012-2014, and travelled to Bangladesh to review Concern’s programmes, including its pavement dweller interventions in Dhaka. I recently wrote an article about Concern’s work reducing disaster risks for the pavement dwellers - long-term homeless men, women, and chil…
This rapid needs assessment indicates that while gains have been made to make preparedness methods more inclusive, such as the incorporation of inclusion into the training of community volunteers on emergency preparedness, persons with disabilities are still at risk of being left behind in warning and evacuation measures. Inclusive preparedness systems…
The 2018 World Disasters Report asks challenging questions of affected states, admittedly overburdened donors, and local and international humanitarian organizations. It includes a strong call for more, for better and for more equitable, funding and action to meet the rising needs. It also calls for a more conscious and transparent approach to ensuring…
This report presents the findings of a survey and qualitative interviews conducted to investigate to what extent migration can be seen an adaptation strategy to environmental and climate change in the country.
The survey reveals that migration is associated with positive impacts on income and employment levels and, to a lesser extent, with trade and in…
This document discusses how almost six years after the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake, despite the overall good recovery progress, some areas have lagged behind and 134,000 evacuees continue to live in displacement. Prolonged and protracted displacement has had profound and disproportionate impacts on the more vulnerable members of society, particular…
This IOM infosheet explores the links between climate change, human trafficking and smuggling in the Asia-Pacific region. To address these challenges, the infosheet provides an overview of best practices from existing projects in the region. The report recommends the following interventions to reduce the risk of trafficking prior to disasters:
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PLOS Currents Disasters 2016, Edition 1, doi: 10.1371/currents.dis.d073fbece328e4c39087bc086d694b5c:
This analysis provides an unprecedented level of information about human movement after a natural disaster, provided within a very short timeframe after the earthquake occurred. The patterns revealed using the method proposed in this paper are almost imp…
This background paper seeks to address questions related to relocation by analyzing more than 30 international and regional frameworks for their possible relevance for developing guidance on planned relocations made necessary by disasters, environmental change, and/or the effects of climate change. These frameworks relate to six interconnected themes:…
In this study, the authors propose the use of mosques as voluntary shelters for Muslim foreigners in Japan and evaluate their potential to function as shelters. Foreigners tend to be vulnerable to disasters due to religious and cultural differences. In Japan, Muslim foreign residents, who are minorities, likely face difficulties in terms of food an…
The objective of this conceptual and methodological paper is to flag different possible choices that can be made to study the relationship between migration and adaptation. The authors call for a reconceptualization of the migration–adaptation nexus and a deeper understanding of how migration affects adaptive capacities. Research should analyse mig…
This Guidance on Planned Relocation sets out general principles to assist States and other actors faced with the need to undertake “Planned Relocation” in anticipation of or in response to disasters and the impact of environmental change, including the effects of climate change. The aspiration is that these general principles will be helpful to States a…