Human mobility

This paper is part of IOM’s commitment to the development of the post‐2015 development agenda, and in particular of the successor framework to the Hyogo Framework for Action (HFA). It articulates the correlation between risk and mobility, in terms of both

This document addresses the need for coordinated approaches to prevent, manage and respond to the enormous challenge of disaster-induced internal displacement. It is an essential contribution to the knowledge of the scale and impacts of rapid-onset

This fact sheet presents Nansen Initiative's perspective on disaster risk reduction (DRR). It suggests key messages to inform the drafting of the post-2015 Hyogo Framework for disaster risk reduction with regard to addressing disaster related displacement

'Our shorelines are eroding so fast. The food that we normally eat has disappeared. Year in, year out, every day, it is a struggle for my people,' Ursula Rakova said. 'It’s frightening. It gives you a feeling of anxiety - what’s going to happen next?'...

This paper presents IOM’s approach to bring together disaster risk reduction and mobility management practices to improve people’s livelihoods and well-being. It asserts that: (i) mobility can save lives, enhance resilience and reduce risk; (ii) mobility

Position paper by the Envoy of the Nansen Initiative on the occasion of the Preparatory Committee of the Third United Nations World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction, 14-15 July 2014, Geneva:

This briefing note is based on the conclusions of inter

Can the United Nations help to protect people seeking safety abroad if their homes and jobs are destroyed by prolonged drought, rising sea levels or other climate change-related phenomena in the same way as if they were displaced by war or human rights abuses? The short answer, today anyway, is no...

Densely populated and low-lying, Bangladesh is one of the most climate-vulnerable countries in the world. How can millions of Bangladeshis protect their families and incomes from rising sea levels, erratic rainfall and temperature extremes? That’s the topic of a new film by tve: Television Trust for the Environment, commissioned by CDKN...