World migration report 2024
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) launched the World Migration Report 2024, which reveals significant shifts in global migration patterns, including a record number of displaced people
Displacement
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Bengal must be part of climate action talks as it will be worst hit
KOLKATA: A leading economist who was part of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) that was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2007 says it is imperative that cities and states participate
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Green ministry panel defers nod for Indo-Nepal hydel project
The project requires a total of 9,100 hectares of land and area of 7,600 hectares, while 31,023 families will lose their land The environmental clearance for the Rs 33,108-crore Pancheshwar hydroelectric
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Flash floods kill 5 in Malaysia, army deploys to rescue thousands of displaced
Flash floods caused by hours of torrential rain killed at least five people in Malaysia and military forces deployed on Sunday to help rescue thousands of displaced people in the northern state of Penang.
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Beyond borders: our changing climate – its role in conflict and displacement
The new report by the Environmental Justice Foundation states that climate refugees will far exceed the number of refugees fleeing the conflict zones. A new report has warned that, with the rapidly changing
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Uprooted by climate change: responding to the growing risk of displacement
Climate change is already forcing people from their land and homes, and putting many more at risk of displacement in the future. Supercharged storms, more intense droughts, rising seas and other impacts
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Climate change, migration and displacement: the need for a risk-informed and coherent approach
This report presents an overview of the current evidence base on the complex relationships between climate change and human mobility. It aims to support the development of an informed global discourse
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Resentment mounts against Pancheshwar project
Even as efforts are on to speedily move towards construction of proposed Indo -Nepal joint venture — Pancheshwar Multipurpose Project— resentment against the project continues to grow on ground in Uttarakhand.
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Government accused of allowing Commercial Farmers to Displace Poor Rural Communities
The Zambian government is failing to protect the rights of rural residents displaced by large commercial farms in Serenje district, Human Rights Watch said in a report released yesterday. Some commercial
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Number of ‘Disaster displaced’ people on the rise
It has been reported here that floods, landslides, drought and conflicts are some of the major factors that trigger disasters that cause people to flee from their homes in the countries that form the East
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Nuclear power: final declaration of project displaced families soon
This is considered a crucial step The State government is all set to announce the final list of Project Displaced Families (PDFs) of the Kovvada atomic power plant in couple of weeks. The final declaration