The issue of internal displacement remains poorly understood despite the very large number of people involved.
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Researchers spoke to relocated people in India and Bangladesh to find out what worked.
The Palestinian enclave faces an interconnected series of crises that will amplify the human costs of conflict even when the bombing ends.
Abiy Ahmed’s use of the military to address a critical challenge is likely to fail.
By 2050, 13.3 million people in Bangladesh could be displaced by the climate crisis. For them to be safe, the government needs to do more than build buildings.
Even once the war in Ukraine ends, the millions of people who fled from their homes might not be quick to return. The faster the war ends, the more likely it is they will go back.
As climate change amplifies the frequency and severity of extreme weather events, evacuations are likely to become increasingly common and costly – in human and economic terms.
Intervention in Cabo Delgado is a potentially dangerous move with far-reaching consequences for SADC if its efforts fail, or it becomes a protracted intervention.
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Research Coordinator, Security Institute for Governance and Leadership in Africa, Stellenbosch University
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Weinstein Chair of International Studies, Professor of Political Science, University of Richmond
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Senior Lecturer of Political Science, Georgia Gwinnett College
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Joint PhD Researcher at the National University of Singapore and KCL, King's College London
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Director of Professional Practice, Georgia Institute of Technology
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Scientia Professor and ARC Laureate Fellow, Kaldor Centre for International Refugee Law, UNSW
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Senior Lecturer in Human Geography, University of Exeter
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Chairperson, Department of Political Science, University of Dhaka
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Senior Associate, School of Environment and Sustainability, Indian Institute for Human Settlements (IIHS)
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Director of the Refugee Law Initiative, School of Advanced Study, University of London