{"id":689318,"date":"2025-09-10T21:25:11","date_gmt":"2025-09-10T18:25:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/why-people-displaced-by-conflict-are-particularly-vulnerable-to-climate-risks\/"},"modified":"2025-09-10T21:25:11","modified_gmt":"2025-09-10T18:25:11","slug":"why-people-displaced-by-conflict-are-particularly-vulnerable-to-climate-risks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/why-people-displaced-by-conflict-are-particularly-vulnerable-to-climate-risks\/","title":{"rendered":"Why people displaced by conflict are particularly vulnerable to climate risks"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2faca5557fe\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2faca5557fe\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/why-people-displaced-by-conflict-are-particularly-vulnerable-to-climate-risks\/#Reducing_the_risk\" >Reducing the risk<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-gallery lightGallery\">\n<div data-thumb=\"https:\/\/scx1.b-cdn.net\/csz\/news\/tmb\/2025\/refugee-camp-1.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/scx2.b-cdn.net\/gfx\/news\/hires\/2025\/refugee-camp-1.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Credit: Unsplash\/CC0 Public Domain\">\n<figure class=\"article-img\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/scx1.b-cdn.net\/csz\/news\/800a\/2025\/refugee-camp-1.jpg\" alt=\"refugee camp\" title=\"Credit: Unsplash\/CC0 Public Domain\" width=\"800\" height=\"530\"\/><figcaption class=\"text-darken text-low-up text-truncate-js text-truncate mt-3\">\n                Credit: Unsplash\/CC0 Public Domain<br \/>\n            <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>After heavy rains, a landslide <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/sustainability\/climate-energy\/plea-help-after-landslide-wipes-out-sudan-village-killing-1000-2025-09-01\/\" target=\"_blank\">&#8220;completely leveled&#8221;<\/a> a remote village in western Sudan in early September. It was the temporary home of hundreds of internally displaced persons (IDPs) who had fled the conflict between the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces paramilitary, to what they had hoped would be a safe location. In all, more than 1,000 people are feared to have died in the landslide.<\/p>\n<p>At the end of 2024, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.internal-displacement.org\/global-report\/grid2025\/\" target=\"_blank\">more than 80 million people<\/a> were living in internal displacement worldwide. While more attention is usually paid to people who cross borders and become refugees, the reality is most people who are displaced stay within <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/odi.org\/en\/publications\/climate-change-conflict-and-displacement-five-key-misconceptions\/\" target=\"_blank\">their own borders<\/a> as IDPs.<\/p>\n<p>A changing climate and the associated extreme or erratic weather affects everyone living in the same region\u2014but it does not affect everyone equally.<\/p>\n<p>IDPs <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/odi.org\/en\/publications\/independent-review-of-the-humanitarian-response-to-internal-displacement\/\" target=\"_blank\">have specific vulnerabilities<\/a> because they&#8217;ve been displaced. They are likely to have used up whatever money and other assets they had prior to their displacement, leaving them unable to make the same adaptations as those who have not been displaced.<\/p>\n<p>In northern Mozambique, the center of a jihadist insurgency since 2017, hundreds of thousands of people have been forced to flee their homes\u2014with many seeking refuge in the port city of Pemba. After their houses were destroyed by a cyclone in 2019, IDPs living in Pemba <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/odi.org\/en\/publications\/coping-with-the-risks-of-conflict-climate-and-internal-displacement-in-northern-mozambique-we-cant-just-sit-here-with-our-arms-crossed\/\" target=\"_blank\">rebuilt temporary structures<\/a>. But when these were burned down by insurgents, the IDPs were left with nothing at all.<\/p>\n<p>Research I carried out with ODI Global colleagues on the city of Herat in western Afghanistan <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/odi.org\/en\/publications\/climate-change-conflict-and-internal-displacement-in-afghanistan-we-are-struggling-to-survive\/\" target=\"_blank\">found that people<\/a> who had not been displaced by conflict were able to make simple lifestyle changes during periods of drought and extreme heat. These included switching to clay or earthenware jars to keep their water cool, or buying air conditioners.<\/p>\n<p>But IDPs were unable to make similar adjustments. Their coping strategies focused more on reducing consumption, such as skipping meals or no longer eating meat.<\/p>\n<p>When IDPs arrive in a new area, the only land available to settle on is often free to use because no one else wants to live there. In Mosul, a city in northern Iraq, stagnated reconstruction following the liberation of the city from the Islamic State militant group in 2017 has resulted in a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/odi.org\/en\/publications\/the-lives-and-livelihoods-of-internally-displaced-people-in-mosul-iraq\/\" target=\"_blank\">scarcity of adequate housing<\/a>. This has left many IDPs residing in unfinished or makeshift shelters on unpaved roads that are prone to flooding during heavy rains.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ads w-100 my-4 article-main__more bg-light p-3 border\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-3\">\n        Discover the latest in <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/sciencee\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"5\" title=\"Science\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">science<\/a>, tech, and space with over <strong>100,000 subscribers<\/strong> who rely on Phys.org for daily insights.<br \/>\n        Sign up for our <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sciencex.com\/help\/newsletter\/\" target=\"_blank\">free newsletter<\/a> and get updates on breakthroughs,<br \/>\n        innovations, and research that matter\u2014<strong>daily or weekly<\/strong>.\n    <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>And in <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/odi.org\/en\/publications\/doble-afectacion-living-with-disasters-and-conflict-in-colombia\/\" target=\"_blank\">Mocoa<\/a>, where a large number of people moved after fleeing Colombia&#8217;s longstanding civil conflict, IDPs settled in an area susceptible to landslides as it was the only place with cheap accommodation and land available for building. A <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/news.trust.org\/item\/20190509104948-aesb8\/\" target=\"_blank\">landslide in 2017<\/a> killed more than 300 people there, destroying several neighborhoods that were populated almost entirely by people displaced by conflict.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, IDPs are often overlooked in whatever disaster management or disaster risk reduction plans may exist. <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S2212420925003978\" target=\"_blank\">Low literacy<\/a> or speaking a different native tongue\u2014both common traits among displaced people\u2014can result in them not heeding early warnings when they are given.<\/p>\n<p>Evidence shows that early warning systems can be effective for displaced people who have sought refuge abroad. In Bangladesh, for example, Rohingya refugees from Myanmar <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.anticipation-hub.org\/download\/file-2568\" target=\"_blank\">are included in<\/a> the national early warning system, allowing them to strengthen their shelters and stockpile food before cyclones hit.<\/p>\n<p>However, early warning systems are only effective if they are implemented and understandable to all of the communities at risk. The UN&#8217;s <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/en\/climatechange\/early-warnings-for-all\" target=\"_blank\">Early Warnings for All<\/a> initiative, which aims to ensure everyone has access to early warning systems for hazardous weather or climate events, has only been implemented very slowly. This is particularly true in the countries most vulnerable to climate change.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Reducing_the_risk\"><\/span>Reducing the risk<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Reducing the vulnerability of displaced people to climate change and related extreme weather is no easy task. It will require decision-makers\u2014humanitarian and development aid workers, government officials and local city planners\u2014to listen and learn from what local populations are already doing to adapt and build their own resilience.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/climatepromise.undp.org\/news-and-stories\/indigenous-knowledge-crucial-fight-against-climate-change-heres-why\" target=\"_blank\">Indigenous knowledge<\/a> has a huge role to play. But people who have just moved to a new area may not know about\u2014or be capable of making\u2014the same adaptations as people who have lived there for generations.<\/p>\n<p>There are also limits to individual adaptation, of course. Displaced people need to be included in any disaster risk reduction or risk management efforts, as well as in national adaptation plans.<\/p>\n<p>Yet in 2023, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oecd.org\/en\/publications\/addressing-forced-displacement-in-climate-change-adaptation_891ced36-en.html\" target=\"_blank\">the OECD found<\/a> that nearly three-quarters of all national adaptation plans (31 of 42) did not address the effects of climate change on people who were already displaced. And this research did not include countries with high levels of displacement which lack national adaptation plans altogether.<\/p>\n<p>Unless these issues are addressed, there will continue to be tragedies on the scale of the one seen recently in Sudan.<\/p>\n<div class=\"d-inline-block text-medium mt-4\">\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tProvided by<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Conversation<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"icon_open\" href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<use href=\"https:\/\/phys.b-cdn.net\/tmpl\/v6\/img\/svg\/sprite.svg#icon_open\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"article-main__note mt-4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  This article is republished from <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\" target=\"_blank\">The Conversation<\/a> under a Creative Commons license. Read the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/why-people-displaced-by-conflict-are-particularly-vulnerable-to-climate-risks-264647\" target=\"_blank\">original article<\/a>.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/counter.theconversation.com\/content\/264647\/count.gif?distributor=republish-lightbox-advanced\" alt=\"The Conversation\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- print only --><\/p>\n<div class=\"d-none d-print-block\">\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Citation<\/strong>:<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWhy people displaced by conflict are particularly vulnerable to climate risks (2025, September 10)<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tretrieved 10 September 2025<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tfrom https:\/\/phys.org\/<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a>\/2025-09-people-displaced-conflict-vulnerable-climate.html\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t This document is subject to copyright. 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