Fight for survival: MP's Chutka village holds out against proposed nuclear power project

Dadu Lal Kundapa has galvanised 54 tribal villages to say no forced evictions for the second time in four decades

90 days of Sudan strife: Country saw decade’s displacement in just 10 weeks, says analysis

Unlike conflicts in Blue Nile or Darfur, this time the displacement is nationwide; Khartoum worst-affected  

2022 saw the sharpest rise in people forcefully displaced due to violence, climate crises

Over 108 million people displaced by end of 2022, driven by war in Ukraine, climate disasters  

Africa accounts for 80% of neglected displacement crises, says report

The Democratic Republic of Congo topped the list; an average of 6,000 people were forced out of their homes every day in 2020

Natural disasters may displace 22 mn by 2019 end: Report

More than 10 million people have been displaced between January and June 2019 due to extreme weather events and conflict and violence 

23,700,000: That's how many people climate change forced out of their homes in 2021

Climate disasters led to 4.9 million internal displacements in India last year: Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre    

Assam reflects world’s protracted disaster-induced displacement

Latest report on global internal displacement shows disasters continue to displace more and people are living longer in relief camps  

Refugees in camps go hungry, have poor access to healthcare, but those in cities not better off: Report

Significant portions of urban refugees cannot cover health expenses, care for women during & after childbirth particularly poor in camps, …

Polavaram — displaced and nowhere to go: Rehabilitation colonies are unliveable

Toilets overflow in R&R colonies, residents resort to open defecation; some claim they used their compensation money to get constructions fixed

Conflict, COVID-19 fuelled 6.5 million displacements in eastern Africa in 2020

Extreme weather events such as floods, cyclones, droughts also a major factor behind such displacements

Number of people forcibly displaced in the world crosses 100 million for first time 

Growth driven by Russia-Ukraine war, conflicts in Ethiopia and the Democratic Republic of Congo

Polavaram — displaced and nowhere to go: Local governance ignored as Gram Panchayats await restructuring

Panchayat-level activities, planning and development are at a standstill for months 

How tribals of Madumalai Tiger Reserve were robbed of compensation

According to 21 tribal families forest officials allied with property dealers to dupe them of the money for relocating from the reserve in Tamil Nadu

11.7 million persons displaced in East Africa and Great Lakes region in 2023: UN Report

Displacement is due to climate shocks, especially floods and droughts, conflict, and violence

Is it climate crisis that fuelled flooding in Pakistan?

Sindh and Balochistan provinces of the country have received more rainfall than the historical normal in August

Monsoon stretching longer, displacing more people in south Asia: Report

Disasters displaced some 61.4 million people in south Asia in 2010-2021, according to IDMC and ADB report

Integrated risk assessment of dams required to prevent human-made disasters: Experts

Ministry of Jal Shakti said in a press release recently that data on flooding caused due to faulty operations of reservoirs is not maintained …

Polavaram — displaced and nowhere to go: Several await houses, compensation

DTE travelled to West Godavari district and East Godavari district in Andhra Pradesh to evaluate the extent of displacement prompted by Polavaram …

Happy birthday PM Modi; here are some messages from those affected by Sardar Sarovar

Filling the reservoir up to the brim may be good photo-op, but a dangerous one. Here’s why

Unusually long La Niña displaced record number of people in 2022

In India, disasters were mostly weather-related and displaced 2.5 million people in 2022, according to the Global Report on Internal Displacement

Environmental disasters and climate change force people to cross borders, but they’re not recognised as refugees — they should be

People displaced by adverse weather developments should be given more than temporary protection

New Joshimath: Activist demands town on the lines of ‘New Tehri’. But where will it come up?

Land subsidence is a ‘silent disaster’ that has taken hold of the Uttarakhand Himalayas; around 500 villages in the state are already …

Forced migration: Lack of global political will poses challenge for proper response, says report

By the end of 2020, 86 per cent people displaced across borders lived in countries with developing economies.   

Andhra government should immediately compensate tribals displaced by Polavaram project

Scientific assessment of ecosystem services should be carried out for quantifying the compensation

Work with nature, not against it in Anthropocene: Human Development Report

New social norms, improved incentives could usher in a new era for humanity, without human-generated pressures on Earth