Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) are a major global health threat, responsible for 41 million deaths every year. However, there is a scarcity of research on how NCDs particularly affect Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs), which this piece sought to address. This piece shows several ways that displacement-related experiences increase IDPs’ vulnerability to a range of NCD issues, in comparison to non-displaced populations. In addition, this piece highlights the absence of adequate measures from international donors to address key NCD issues in IDP populations and offers recommendations to meet the health needs of IDPs.

This advocacy brief, originally co-published on September 15, 2023 by the Loss and Damage Coalition and Researching Internal Displacement, is now available in Arabic, French, Italian and Spanish translations, which may be downloaded via the links below. The English edition has been accepted as a formal submission to the UNFCCC Loss and Damage Transitional Committee.

We are pleased to have published the Arabic edition of this advocacy brief. Follow the “Read this article” link below to be taken to the page where you may download the Arabic PDF.

Questo documento di sensibilizzazione invita a integrare gli spostamenti forzati di popolazioni e altre forme di mobilità umana nelle politiche e nelle pratiche che riguardano le perdite e i danni legati ai cambiamenti climatici. I messaggi che seguono sono stati elaborati da un gruppo di lavoro organizzato dalla Loss and Damage Collaboration.

Este informe de promoción reclama la transversalización del desplazamiento poblacional y otros tipos de movilidad humana en las políticas y prácticas destinadas a abordar las pérdidas y daños asociados al cambio climático.

Ce document de plaidoyer appelle à intégrer les questions de déplacement des populations et de mobilité humaine dans les politiques et les pratiques relatives aux pertes et préjudices liés au changement climatique. Les messages ci-dessous ont été rédigés par un groupe de travail réuni à l’initiative de Loss and Damage Collaboration.

This advocacy brief calls for the mainstreaming of population displacement, forced migration and other forms of involuntary human mobility into policy and practice addressing loss and damage related to climate change. The messages in this brief are directly relevant to ongoing Loss and Damage negotiations under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in the lead-up to COP 28.

This short piece critiques the "climate migration takes place within countries" discourse. Drawing from a case study on France, the article argues that though the narrative is factually true, it has become a "narrative of convenience" in the Global North, creating cognitive and moral distance between polluting nations responsible for climate change and those in the Global South who have suffered the greatest impacts. This framing of climate mobility has had consequences for development aid, immigration policy, and the climate mobility research agenda.