Excellent blog by Rachel Stromsta examines the growing displacement crisis in South Sudan, where overlapping impacts of conflict and climate change are deepening insecurity for IDPs. It calls on government and other stakeholders to acknowledge and address the 'dual crisis'.
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New RID piece by top authors argues that for those displaced by Hurricane Melissa, the real disaster has just begun. It shows why the forthcoming treaty on the Protection of Persons in the Event of Disasters must include "displacement, evacuation and planned relocations".
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1/11. 📢 KEY MESSAGES: The seventh meeting of the Board (B7) of the Fund for Responding to #LossAndDamage (FRLD) 🔥⛈️🌊 starts next week! ⏰
🔗Read our key messages here: lossanddamagecollaboration.org/resources/ke...
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Provocative new piece by Walter Kälin and Peter de Clercq argues that the UN's New Humanitarian Compact lacks blue-sky thinking and thus threatens to leave displaced persons even more marginalised.
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Insightful piece from Nepal highlights a promising study of voluntary 'migration as adaptation' that has allowed rural villages to maintain their vitality in the face of slow-onset climatic hazards, staving off the displacement of entire villages.
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Forthcoming webinar: 'Displacement due to Environmental Factors: Lessons from #LatinAmerica', 6 November 2025, 1pm-2pm UK time
This webinar will discuss new research on how Latin American societies have addressed legal/policy challenges posed by #environmentalfactors.
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In this blog, I explain how the ICJ’s historic Advisory Opinion on Climate Change addresses displacement, international protection and ongoing statehood researchinginternaldisplacement.org/short_pieces...
Timely blog by Jane McAdam discusses how the ICJ's Advisory Opinion on Climate Change stands to shape legal and protection considerations around human displacement and ongoing statehood in the context of climate change.
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New Spanish language piece by Ana Paredes Marín and Alejandra Barrios Ariano looking at "Women’s Experiences of Internal Displacement and Relocation in the context of Hydrometeorological Events in Communities of the Dry Corridor of Guatemala"
Link researchinginternaldisplacement.org/working-pape...
This 3rd and final volume in our series ‘Internal Displacement and (Re)Integration’ uses the case study of Ukraine to illustrate the evolution of the state’s approach to housing and property solutions for IDPs. Article link: researchinginternaldisplacement.org/short_pieces...
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Just out and available in English, Spanish and French, with the Arabic version available soon. Coordinated, researched and drafted by UNHCR's Martina Caterina and the RLI's Prof. David Cantor. Learn more here: researchinginternaldisplacement.org/rid_events/t...
Drawing on a decade of empirical research, this 2nd volume in our series on ‘Internal Displacement and (Re)Integration’ sheds light on the informal pathways through which Congolese IDPs integrate socially in urban settings. researchinginternaldisplacement.org/short_pieces...
New RID blog explores the environmental justice dimensions of urban reintegration for IDPs. It argues that reintegration policies must actively prevent secondary displacement by ensuring resettlement in safe, climate-resilient zones.
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The RLI is co-organising an event at the upcoming Subsidiary Body meeting of the #UNFCCC on 16 June: "Programmatic Approaches to Operationalize Climate Mobility Commitments in UNFCCC Decisions"
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This new blog published by @rid-networks.bsky.social calls attention to the vital role of charitable and volunteer organizations, communities, and state and local authorities in addressing the basic needs of IDPs in Ukraine.
Insightful article by RID editor highlights a lesser-known instance of forced displacement in the Kursk region – internally displaced Russians forced to flee due to the Aug '24 Ukrainian cross-border attack and occupation of Russian territory.
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New study looks at conflict-driven displacement in post-colonial States. Focusing on the case study of Kenya, it examines internal displacement from a historical and decolonial perspective, analysing the interplay of colonial legacies, ethnicity, political violence and land.
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RID is delighted to have just published this important 'think piece', which asks whether it is time to revisit and update the Guiding Principles as the central point of reference internationally for the standards governing the IDP response. researchinginternaldisplacement.org/short_pieces...
New blog examines the gendered impacts of forced displacement in the Sahel region and calls for the adoption of gender-responsive policies anchored in human rights that prioritise women's participation in durable solutions.
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This is a great opportunity for candidates from these countries interested in pursuing a degree in our (the RLI's) highly acclaimed online MA in Refugee Protection and Forced Migration Studies!
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RID & RLI are pleased to publish this collection from our new series, which aims to engage researchers and practitioners with the profound questions on this topic. We welcome submissions!
You may download the collection here: researchinginternaldisplacement.org/wp-content/u...
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Photo caption: Tackling rising floodwaters in the village of Nhier, South Sudan. Credit: UNHCR Alt-text: A man in a white shirt and grey trousers walks towards the camera along a stone path cutting through floodwater. A woman in orange dress is a bit behind him and there are two children in a boat in the background. Some trees dot the flooded landscape, bright blue sky.
📢Calling potential authors! Our call for article proposals for our issue on #ClimateChange: choices for displaced people’ is now live!
Proposals due 8th May
Articles due 10th July
Publication in October 2025
See: www.fmreview.org/climate-change-cfa/
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Introducing a new L&D guiding framework and toolkit by FAO, this blog explores how, with inclusive adaptation and mitigation planning & action, loss & damage experienced in the climate change, rural livelihood and (im)mobility nexus can be reduced. researchinginternaldisplacement.org/short_pieces...
🚨Coming 13 May: #GRID2025, the authoritative source for data & analysis on internal displacement.
The number of internally displaced people has been growing at an alarming pace. Lasting solutions have never been more urgent, and data to inform them never more valuable.
Stay tuned!
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Register now for the forthcoming RLI ANNUAL CONFERENCE, 2-4 JUNE 2025 👇 👇 👇 Don't miss this conference featuring distinguished keynote speakers Prof Maja Janmyr, Dr Katy Long and Dr Jeff Crisp.
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New piece by a great author team spotlights a community in Fiji waiting for lasting solutions to their displacement. Calling attention to state and humanitarian obligations, it lays out out a rights-based path forward. researchinginternaldisplacement.org/short_pieces...
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This fifth piece in our series looks at internal displacement from criminal group violence in Ecuador, an injustice affecting tens of thousands of Ecuadorians per year. researchinginternaldisplacement.org/short_pieces...
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Thrilled to join BlueSky and share a new @hrw.org report just launched today
‘There’s Just No More Land’: Community-led Planned Relocation as Last-resort Adaptation to Sea Level Rise in Solomon Islands
www.hrw.org/report/2025/...
Solomon Islands: Rising Seas Force Relocation Support Community-Led Planned Relocation; Protect Walande Residents from Climate Impacts
NEW: Intensifying climate impacts have displaced members of Walande and other coastal communities in Solomon Islands, threatening the enjoyment of their economic, social, and cultural rights.
Read more: www.hrw.org/news/2025/03...
