Disaster Displacement in Asia and the Pacific: A Business Case for Investment in Prevention and Solutions

By Asian Development Bank

This report provides the latest evidence on the scale and impacts of disaster displacement in Asia and the Pacific and outlines durable solutions for prevention, response, and recovery. Globally, Asia and the Pacific is the region most affected by disaster displacement. Each year, the lives of millions of people are disrupted by disasters and the scale of displacement is increasing. This report—jointly produced by ADB and the Internal Displacement Monitoring Center—aims to inform policy measures and practical actions to prevent, reduce, and better manage displacement risks. Among the solutions identified are opportunities to bolster community resilience and the explicit inclusion of displacement in urban planning, risk governance, and social protection.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Asian Development Bank
• Release date: Oct 1, 2022
• ISBN: 9789292697297

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Figure 1: Internal Displacements by Disasters in the Asia and Pacific Region (2010−2021)

Source: Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre, 2022

The geographic names and figures are shown only when the total internal displacements value exceeds 50,000. Due to rounding, some totals may not correspond with the sum of separate figures.

The boundaries and the names shown on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by IDMC.

Table of Contents

Exposure to natural hazards. Tuvalu is a Small Island Developing State in the Pacific Ocean, in the middle of Hawaii and Australia. Pacific Islands are highly exposed to recurrent natural hazards. (Photo by Asian Development Bank)

List of Figures and Boxes

Acknowledgements

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This report was financed by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) under the technical assistance project Understanding Disaster Displacement in Asia and the Pacific led by Steven Goldfinch. This publication has been funded in part by the Australian Government through the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Additional thanks go to IDMC’s core funding partners including the European Union, German Federal Foreign Office, German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, Liechtenstein’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency, and United States Agency for International Development.

The views expressed in this publication are the authors’ alone and do not necessarily represent the views and policies of ADB, its Board of Governors or the governments they represent, or any of the other funding partners.

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ADB recognizes China as the People’s Republic of China, Turkey as Türkiye, Vietnam as Viet Nam, USA as the United States, and Hanoi as Ha Noi.

Direction and project management: Alexandra Bilak, Bina Desai, and Christelle Cazabat

Project Coordination: Vicente Anzellini and Fanny Teppe

Drafting and Research: Vicente Anzellini, Christelle Cazabat, Pablo Cortés Ferrández, Ricardo Fal-Dutra Santos, Vincent Fung, Kathryn Giffin, Thannaletchimy Housset, Alesia O’Connor, Fanny Teppe, and Louisa Yasukawa

Data and Analysis: Sylvain Ponserre, Ghjulia Sialelli and Fanny Teppe

Design, layout, maps and graphs: Vivcie Bendo, Stéphane Kluser (Komplo), Emiliano Pérez, Sylvain Ponserre

Peer Review: We extend our thanks