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"While there are comprehensive policies addressing #refugees and their needs, there are few policies dedicated solely to #internally displaced persons (“#IDPs”), and those displaced by #ClimateChange are not considered IDPs according to the national legislation of any of the countries studied."

Seems there is a need for national policies, as *most* #climate refugees are displaced inside national borders, e.g. New Orleans to Houston.

https://reliefweb.int/report/bosnia-and-herzegovina/south-eastern-europe-regional-synthesis-climate-change-displacement-and-right-education

South-Eastern Europe regional synthesis: Climate change, displacement and the right to education - Bosnia and Herzegovina

Analysis in English on Bosnia and Herzegovina about Agriculture, Climate Change and Environment, Drought, Flood and more; published on 3 May 2023 by UNESCO

ReliefWeb
May 12, 2023 at 7:13amWeb
Show threadCelloMom On CarsMay 14, 2023

Most #displaced people remain within their countries' borders.

"The number of internally #displaced people (IDPs) reached a record 71.1 million worldwide last year due to conflicts such as the #war in Ukraine and #climate calamities like the monsoon #floods in Pakistan

The bulk of displacements last year - 32.6 million - was due to disasters including floods, #droughts and #landslides."

#ClimateDisplacement #ClimateRefugees
https://www.reuters.com/world/number-internally-displaced-people-hits-record-due-war-climate-change-2023-05-11/

Number of internally displaced people hits record due to war, climate change

The number of internally displaced people (IDPs) reached a record 71.1 million worldwide last year due to conflicts such as the war in Ukraine and climate calamities like the monsoon floods in Pakistan, according to data published on Thursday.

Reuters