An institutional gap for disaster IDPs

Climate change is expected to sharply increase the number and severity of natural disasters, displacing millions on all continents. The international community needs to recognise ‘disaster IDPs’ – and establish new institutional arrangements to protect their human rights.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Roberta Cohen
Format: Article
Language:Arabic
Published: University of Oxford 2009-04-01
Series:Forced Migration Review
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Online Access:http://www.fmreview.org/en/FMRpdfs/FMR32/58-59.pdf
Description
Summary:Climate change is expected to sharply increase the number and severity of natural disasters, displacing millions on all continents. The international community needs to recognise ‘disaster IDPs’ – and establish new institutional arrangements to protect their human rights.
ISSN:1460-9819