Technical Paper: The Risk of Disaster-Induced Displacement - South Pacific Island States

Author(s)
Lavell, C. and Ginnetti, J.
Publication language
English
Pages
63pp
Date published
01 Jan 2014
Type
Research, reports and studies
Keywords
Disasters, Forced displacement and migration, Internal Displacement
Countries
American Samoa, Cook Islands, Micronesia (Federated States of), Fiji, Guam, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Nauru, New Caledonia (France), Niue (New Zealand), Northern Mariana Islands (The United States of America), Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Wallis and Futuna (France)
Organisations
Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre

This technical paper represents an initial attempt to assess the risk of disaster-induced displacement in 21 island states in the South Pacific. It presents results from the second of five planned analyses which correspond with the regional consultations of the Nansen Initiative, a state-led process that brings together representatives from governments, international organisations, civil society, think tanks and other key actors to develop a protection agenda for people displaced across state borders by disasters and the effects of climate change.

The primary intended audience for this paper are those in national and regional governments responsible for reducing and managing disaster risks and for protecting the rights of internally displaced persons (IDPs).