Human mobility

Reducing, preparing for and responding to disaster displacement. Integrating disaster displacement and other related forms of human mobility into regional, national, sub-national and local DRR strategies.

Latest Human mobility additions in the Knowledge Base

The increasing impact of climate change on human mobility and immobility, coupled with misleading narratives, highlights the urgency for comprehensive research on climate-induced migration patterns.
University of Cape Town
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The present study proposed a novel interpretable machine learning approach to predict household-level evacuation decisions by leveraging easily accessible demographic and resource-related predictors, compared to existing models.
River going through the Matsumoto city in Japan
Last November, the prefecture's Rikuzentakata city became the first in Japan to launch a system that automatically calls registered residents simultaneously to monitor their evacuation status in the event of a disaster.
Japan Times Ltd., the
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This report by EuroMed Rights identifies three main challenges in this context, namely a climate challenge, a political challenge and a legal challenge.
Cover and source: Economics of Disasters and Climate Change
Using a new composite climate-risk index, this study shows that population in high-risk counties in the United States has grown disproportionately over the last few decades, even relative to the corresponding commuting zone.
Tsunami warning sign, Miyajima Island, Japan
The municipal government is set to conduct a disaster drill on March 3 using technology that overlays evacuation routes onto the view from a smartphone camera, based on the user's location.
Mainichi Newspapers Co., Ltd., the - Mainichi Daily news, the
Flood aftermath in West End suburb in Brisbane, Australia on March 1, 2022
Not everyone can relocate to cooler or safer places. Systemic inequalities mean some people are more at risk from environmental change and have less capacity to respond than others.
Conversation Media Group, the
white paper
By reducing the vulnerability of communities and enhancing their capacity to cope with disasters, the region can protect livelihoods, ensure food security, promote sustainable economic growth, and prevent displacement.

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