Global Estimates 2014: People Displaced by Disasters

Author:
Michelle Yonetani
Publisher:
Norewegian Refugee council/ Internal Displacement Monitoring Center
Publication Date:
1 September 2014
Tags:
Africa, Environment, Refugees and Displacement

The report, Global Estimates 2014: people displaced by disasters, conducted by the Norwegian Refugee Council's Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC), shows that the risk of displacement due to disasters has more than doubled over the last four decades-largely due to the growth and concentration of urban populations, particularly in vulnerable countries.

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