📊 Disasters triggered nearly 265 million forced movements of people over the past decade. Storms & floods drove 89% of these internal displacements. Disaster displacement is not inevitable. Better data, targeted policies & long-term investments can reduce its risks & impacts.

🟠Conflict 🟠Disasters 🟠Poverty Cameroon is facing overlapping crises. At the end of last year, 1.1 million people were living in internal displacement. This year, Cameroon tops Norwegian Refugee Council's list of the world's most neglected displacement crises. Watch to learn more 👇

Internal displacement is growing rapidly 📈 Today, 80% of internally displaced people live in low- and lower-middle income countries, where displacement can undermine development progress. Development financing can help governments address displacement sustainably. #FFD4

People forced to flee disasters face both economic & non-economic losses and damages. Internal displacement is one of them, disrupting lives, & livelihoods. Development financing, including investments in disaster risk reduction, can reduce the scale & impacts of displacement.

In 2024, historic floods in Rio Grande do Sul triggered 775,000 internal displacements. 🌊 Now, floods in Brazil are again displacing thousands of people. To reduce future risks, we need to include displacement data in disaster plans & policies.

📍Yemen: 4.8 million people were living in internal displacement at the end of 2024, the 6th-highest figure globally. While conflict displacements have decreased since 2022, limited access to basic services & livelihoods continues to prevent millions from rebuilding their lives.

📍 Sudan. Syria. Colombia. DR Congo. Yemen. Over half of all people internally displaced by conflict & violence live in just these five countries. Many have fled multiple times, many have been displaced for years. They need immediate aid & investments in long-term solutions.

🌊Disaster displacement can affect anyone, anywhere. But it's not inevitable. With reliable data, targeted policies & long-term investments, decision-makers can reduce the scale and impact of disaster displacement.

❗️Sudan is the world’s largest displacement crisis. Ongoing hostilities are forcing people to flee again and again, with fewer places to go. Since April, hundreds of thousands have arrived in Tawila, a small town in North Darfur. They face hunger, cholera & limited aid. More👇

Can community-based action reduce disaster displacement? In Gambia, early results say it can. 💪 Floods trigger most disaster displacements. But Gambia’s new disaster management policy & strategy are mitigating their impacts. By putting communities at the heart of the response.

📍Mozambique: 718,000 people are living in internal displacement When Cyclone Chido struck last December, it displaced hundreds of thousands. Again. Many had already been uprooted by conflict & violence. These overlapping crises are delaying their recovery. Read their story 👇

⚠️ HDX Signal for #China: Nearly 1 million people have been internally displaced by storms and floods across multiple provinces since 20 June 2025, according to data from IDMC. Stay informed: data.humdata.org/visualization/…

🌏 In 2024, disasters triggered a record 45.8 million forced movements of people. 9.8 million people were internally displaced at the end of the year. Reliable data is key for strengthening disaster risk reduction & responses.

🌊 Disaster displacement can affect anyone, anywhere In 2024, disasters drove people from their homes on every continent: From historic floods in Brazil, Chad & Europe to devastating storms in the Philippines & the US. Governments need to invest in preparedness & resilience.

Every day, people are forced to flee their homes. Most never cross a border. They remain within their countries. They are internally displaced. Their number is at a record high. Solutions start with understanding displacement. And that begins with data.👇bit.ly/3F9ir37

Lives interrupted. Homes left behind. Dreams on hold. Internal displacement has reached a record high. But solutions are possible. Reversing the trend requires long-term approaches and investments.

⚠️ HDX Signal for #Mozambique: Some 55,000 people have been internally displaced by conflict in Cabo Delgado since 6 July 2025, according to data from IDMC. Stay informed: data.humdata.org/visualization/…

🔥 Wildfire displacement is on the rise Just over halfway through 2025, forced movements of people triggered by wildfires have already hit their highest level since 2020. Our new analysis explores shifting trends & how data can support responses 👇 bit.ly/4m6jukt