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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Land Act amendment widens scope of relief
The Cabinet on Monday amended the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013. Under the 2013 Act, compensations were hiked up to four
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Govt approves ordinance to ease land acquisition
Amendment to do away with requirement of social impact assessment, consent of 70% landowners for PPP projects in infrastructure With many infrastructure projects stuck for want of various clearances,
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The State of Environmental Migration 2014
As the environment, climate change and migration complex nexus is drawing increasing attention in the contemporary international agenda, The State of Environmental Migration 2014: Review of the Year 2013
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Question raised in Rajya Sabha on plans for people affected by land acquisition, 04/12/2014
Question raised in Rajya Sabha on plans for people affected by land acquisition, 04/12/2014.
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Falling through the cracks: a briefing on climate change, displacement and international governance frameworks
This document is intended as an overview of the legal and policy frameworks governing climate-induced displacement at the international level. It aims to inform policymakers and interested individuals
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South Sudan: Floods Displace Over 53,000 People in Payinjiar County
Kampala — Heavy flooding in South Sudan's Unity state has displaced some 53,945 people in Payinjiar county, according to officials. Michael Lot Gatluok, a secretary for the South Sudan Relief and Rehabilitation
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Bhutan State of Environment Report: The Monthly Overview, October, 2014
<p><strong>The rural electrification project, replete with challenges in Bhutan, is likely to miss the December 2014 deadline. Read more in October 2014 edition of the Monthly Overview on State of Environment, Bhutan.</strong></p>
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World risk report 2014: the city as a risk area
The report includes the WorldRiskIndex 2014 and furthermore has a focus on cities as risk areas. The WorldRiskIndex calculates the disaster risk for 171 countries. The risk analysis does not only examine
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China earthquake displaces 'tens of thousands'
A shallow 6.0 earthquake in China's southern Yunnan province has displaced tens of thousands of people, said Chinese authorities. One person was killed and more than 300 people were injured in the quake,
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Flood Displaces 200 in Katsina
Katsina — About 200 people in Katsina State have been displaced by flood, Executive Secretary of the State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) Hassan Rawayau, has said. Speaking at a workshop with the