GRID 2019: Global Report on Internal Displacement

Source: Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC). Published: 5/2019. This 159-page report highlights the many challenges, but also opportunities, that cities face today when dealing with internal displacement. It also demonstrates a changing humanitarian landscape, where internal displacement poses risks to both current and future crises. Almost 1,600 disaster events triggered new displacements in 2018, most of them associated with weather-related hazards. Part 3 includes a section on urban displacement in the context of conflict, disasters, and development, with a spotlight on flood displacement risk. (PDF)
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