IDMC Expert Forum 2020: Internal Displacement in a Changing Climate
"With climate change making extreme weather events much more frequent and intense, it is projected that disaster displacement will increase, particularly in developing countries."
Mami Mizutori, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Disaster Risk Reduction and Head of UNDRR
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"Displacement in the context of disasters and adverse effects of climate change is one of today’s biggest humanitarian challenges and its significance will increase in the future."
Prof. Walter Kaelin, Envoy of the Chair, Platform on Disaster Displacement (PDD)
"Internally displaced persons are among the most vulnerable and face a variety of risks to their lives, health and well-being."
António Guterres, United Nations (UN), Secretary General