Disasters and displacement: gaps in protection
Journal of International Humanitarian Legal Studies, vol. 1, 2010
This document aims to identify the challenges to protecting disaster victims, in particular the gaps in current protection systems, and propose constructive ways to move forward. It suggests that policies should begin with preventive measures, such as early warning systems, disaster risk reduction strategies, the dissemination of information about impending disasters. It states that where these policies already exist in the context of the 2005 Hyogo Framework for Action, they should be reviewed to ensure that protection concerns have been effectively incorporated.
The document also discusses the human rights and protection dimensions of disaster-induced displacement against the background of changing conceptual, legal, institutional and practical frameworks for dealing with persons displaced by disasters, including those associated with climate change.