Global Report on Internal Displacement 2024

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Context:

Weather-related disasters continue to displace more than conflict and violence

Global Report on Internal Displacement 2024 (GRID-2024) Overview:

Increase in Internally Displaced People:

The number of internally displaced people (IDPs) rose to 75.9 million in 2023, up from 71.1 million in 2022.

●Internal displacement is defined by IDMC as the number of forced movements of people within their country's borders recorded during a year.

Trend Reversal in Displacement Causes:

Historically, weather-related disasters displaced more people than conflict and violence.
In 2022-2023, conflict and violence became the primary causes of displacement again.

Conflict and Violence:

By the end of 2023, 68.3 million people were living in displacement due to conflict and violence, the highest since data collection began.
Countries with the highest numbers of conflict-induced IDPs: Sudan, Syria, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Colombia, and Yemen.

Disaster-Induced Displacement:

Disaster-induced displacement was 7.7 million by the end of 2023, with a quarter due to earthquakes.
Disaster displacement was detected in 148 countries and territories, with significant events across six continents.
High-income countries like Canada and New Zealand reported their highest figures of disaster displacement.

Weather-Related Disasters:

Internal displacement due to weather-related disasters decreased by a third in 2023 compared to 2022.
Despite the dip, weather-related disasters caused 56% of all internal displacement in 2023.
Weather-related displacement in 2023 was the third highest in the last decade.

Impact of Global Weather Phenomena:

The decrease in weather-related displacement in 2023 is attributed to the transition from La Niña to El Niño.
La Niña, associated with more storms and floods, ended, and El Niño, associated with dry weather and droughts, began.
Storms and floods led to fewer displacements in Asia, but floods in other regions like the Horn of Africa led to high number of displacements.

Regional Analysis:

South Asia reported its lowest displacement figures in recent years, with 3.7 million internal displacements in 2023, mostly due to disasters (3.6 million).
The lower displacement figure in South Asia is partly due to El Niño causing below-average rainfall and a weaker cyclone season.

Continuing Displacement Trends:

Despite fewer overall displacements due to weather-related disasters, floods and storms continued to affect regions with recurrent displacement.
In 2022, La Niña led to an increase in weather-related displacements by 40% compared to 2021, with 98% of these displacements triggered by floods and storms.I

Previous Trends:

The three-year-long La Niña from 2020 to 2022 resulted in significant increases in weather-related displacements.
In 2022, floods were the primary cause of disaster displacements, surpassing storms for the first time since 2016.

Global Report on Internal Displacement 2024 (GRID-2024)

●It is an annual report published by the Geneva-based Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC).

●It records internal displacements due to conflict violence and disasters.

About IDMC

●The Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC) is the world's leading source of data and analysis on internal displacement.

●Established in 1998 as part of the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC).

●Their work informs policy and operational decisions that improve the lives of the millions of people living in internal displacement or at risk of becoming displaced in the future.

Source:

https://www.downtoearth.org.in/news/climate-change/weather-related-disasters-continue-to-displace-more-than-conflict-and-violence-96147

PRACTICE QUESTION

Q. Discuss the changing dynamics of internal displacement with a focus on the trends in weather-related disasters and conflict-induced displacement, as highlighted in the Global Report on Internal Displacement 2024 (GRID-2024). (250 words)