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Researching Internal Displacement @rid-networks.bsky.social · 8d

Provocative new piece by Walter Kälin and Peter de Clercq argues that the UN's New Humanitarian Compact lacks blue-sky thinking and thus threatens to leave displaced persons even more marginalised.

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Loss and Damage Collaboration (L&DC) @lossanddamage.bsky.social · 7d

1/9. 📢KEY MESSAGES ON HUMAN MOBLITY: The seventh meeting of the Board (B7) of the Fund for Responding to Loss and Damage (FRLD) 🔥⛈️🌊 starts next week! 🚨

🔗Read our key messages on #Displacement and other forms of #HumanMobility here: www.lossanddamagecollaboration.org/resources/ke...

KEY MESSAGES ON DISPLACEMENT AND OTHER FORMS OF HUMAN MOBILITY FOR THE SEVENTH MEETING OF THE BOARD OF THE FUND FOR RESPONDING TO LOSS AND DAMAGE

By the Loss and Damage and the Challenges Of Human Mobility and Displacement Working Group

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Researching Internal Displacement @rid-networks.bsky.social · 11d

Insightful piece from Nepal highlights a promising study of voluntary 'migration as adaptation' that has allowed rural villages to maintain their vitality in the face of slow-onset climatic hazards, staving off the displacement of entire villages.
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Sparks of Hope amid Climate Uncertainty: Migration and Changing Rural Landscapes in the Mid-hills of Nepal - Researching Internal Displacement

This insightful short article from Nepal highlights a promising case study of voluntary 'migration as adaptation' to socio-environmental changes that has allowed rural villages to maintain their vital...

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Jane McAdam @profjmcadam.bsky.social · Jul 24

In this blog, I explain how the ICJ’s historic Advisory Opinion on Climate Change addresses displacement, international protection and ongoing statehood researchinginternaldisplacement.org/short_pieces...

How the ICJ’s Advisory Opinion on Climate Change Addresses Displacement, International Protection and Ongoing Statehood - Researching Internal Displacement

The International Court of Justice’s long-awaited Advisory Opinion on the Obligations of States in respect of Climate Change embeds important principles of international human rights law. It confirms ...

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Researching Internal Displacement @rid-networks.bsky.social · Jul 24

Timely blog by Jane McAdam discusses how the ICJ's Advisory Opinion on Climate Change stands to shape legal and protection considerations around human displacement and ongoing statehood in the context of climate change.

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Researching Internal Displacement @rid-networks.bsky.social · Jul 3

New Spanish language piece by Ana Paredes Marín and Alejandra Barrios Ariano looking at "Women’s Experiences of Internal Displacement and Relocation in the context of Hydrometeorological Events in Communities of the Dry Corridor of Guatemala"
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Steve Miron @stevenjmiron.bsky.social · Jun 27

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Internal displacement in the context of organized criminal activity - Report of the Special Rapporteur on the human rights of internally displaced persons - Researching Internal Displacement

A new report by the Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights of Internally Displaced Persons, Paula Gaviria Betancur, examines the phenomenon of internal displacement in the context of organised crimina...

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Researching Internal Displacement @rid-networks.bsky.social · Jun 26

This 3rd and final volume in our series ‘Internal Displacement and (Re)Integration’ uses the case study of Ukraine to illustrate the evolution of the state’s approach to housing and property solutions for IDPs. Article link: researchinginternaldisplacement.org/short_pieces...
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Researching Internal Displacement @rid-networks.bsky.social · Jun 23

Just out and available in English, Spanish and French, with the Arabic version available soon. Coordinated, researched and drafted by UNHCR's Martina Caterina and the RLI's Prof. David Cantor. Learn more here: researchinginternaldisplacement.org/rid_events/t...

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Researching Internal Displacement @rid-networks.bsky.social · Jun 19

Drawing on a decade of empirical research, this 2nd volume in our series on ‘Internal Displacement and (Re)Integration’ sheds light on the informal pathways through which Congolese IDPs integrate socially in urban settings. researchinginternaldisplacement.org/short_pieces...

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Steve Miron @stevenjmiron.bsky.social · Jun 12

New RID blog explores the environmental justice dimensions of urban reintegration for IDPs. It argues that reintegration policies must actively prevent secondary displacement by ensuring resettlement in safe, climate-resilient zones.
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Steve Miron @stevenjmiron.bsky.social · Jun 9

This new blog published by @rid-networks.bsky.social calls attention to the vital role of charitable and volunteer organizations, communities, and state and local authorities in addressing the basic needs of IDPs in Ukraine.

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Researching Internal Displacement @rid-networks.bsky.social · May 22

Insightful article by RID editor highlights a lesser-known instance of forced displacement in the Kursk region – internally displaced Russians forced to flee due to the Aug '24 Ukrainian cross-border attack and occupation of Russian territory.
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Researching Internal Displacement @rid-networks.bsky.social · May 15

New study looks at conflict-driven displacement in post-colonial States. Focusing on the case study of Kenya, it examines internal displacement from a historical and decolonial perspective, analysing the interplay of colonial legacies, ethnicity, political violence and land.
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Steve Miron @stevenjmiron.bsky.social · May 8

RID is delighted to have just published this important 'think piece', which asks whether it is time to revisit and update the Guiding Principles as the central point of reference internationally for the standards governing the IDP response. researchinginternaldisplacement.org/short_pieces...

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Researching Internal Displacement @rid-networks.bsky.social · Apr 24

New blog examines the gendered impacts of forced displacement in the Sahel region and calls for the adoption of gender-responsive policies anchored in human rights that prioritise women's participation in durable solutions.

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Researching Internal Displacement @rid-networks.bsky.social · Apr 11

This is a great opportunity for candidates from these countries interested in pursuing a degree in our (the RLI's) highly acclaimed online MA in Refugee Protection and Forced Migration Studies!
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Refugee Law Initiative @rli-sas.bsky.social · Apr 8

Apply now for a full scholarship to the MA in Refugee Protection and Forced Migration Studies!!!

We are pleased to again be partnering with Commonwealth Scholarship Commission to offer 10 full scholarships for the October 2025 intake.

Learn more here:

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Researching Internal Displacement @rid-networks.bsky.social · Apr 10

RID & RLI are pleased to publish this collection from our new series, which aims to engage researchers and practitioners with the profound questions on this topic. We welcome submissions!
You may download the collection here: researchinginternaldisplacement.org/wp-content/u...
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Forced Migration Review @fmreview.bsky.social · Apr 3

📢Calling potential authors! Our call for article proposals for our issue on #ClimateChange: choices for displaced people’ is now live!

Proposals due 8th May
Articles due 10th July
Publication in October 2025

See: www.fmreview.org/climate-change-cfa/

#Displacement #Refugees #IDPs

Photo caption: Tackling rising floodwaters in the village of Nhier, South Sudan. Credit: UNHCR

Alt-text: A man in a white shirt and grey trousers walks towards the camera along a stone path cutting through floodwater. A woman in orange dress is a bit behind him and there are two children in a boat in the background. Some trees dot the flooded landscape, bright blue sky.

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Researching Internal Displacement @rid-networks.bsky.social · Apr 3

Introducing a new L&D guiding framework and toolkit by FAO, this blog explores how, with inclusive adaptation and mitigation planning & action, loss & damage experienced in the climate change, rural livelihood and (im)mobility nexus can be reduced. researchinginternaldisplacement.org/short_pieces...

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Researching Internal Displacement @rid-networks.bsky.social · Mar 27

New piece by a great author team spotlights a community in Fiji waiting for lasting solutions to their displacement. Calling attention to state and humanitarian obligations, it lays out out a rights-based path forward. researchinginternaldisplacement.org/short_pieces...
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Steve Miron @stevenjmiron.bsky.social · Mar 20

New RID publication by Gabriela Malo looks at a growing injustice in Ecuador. We welcome new article submissions to this series!

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Researching Internal Displacement @rid-networks.bsky.social · Mar 20

This fifth piece in our series looks at internal displacement from criminal group violence in Ecuador, an injustice affecting tens of thousands of Ecuadorians per year. researchinginternaldisplacement.org/short_pieces...

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Erica Rose Bower @ericarosebower.bsky.social · Mar 17

Thrilled to join BlueSky and share a new @hrw.org report just launched today

‘There’s Just No More Land’: Community-led Planned Relocation as Last-resort Adaptation to Sea Level Rise in Solomon Islands

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“There’s Just No More Land”

The 66-page report, “‘There’s Just No More Land’: Community-led Planned Relocation as Last-resort Adaptation to Sea Level Rise in Solomon Islands,” documents why Walande community members made the dif...

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Human Rights Watch @hrw.org · Mar 17

NEW: Intensifying climate impacts have displaced members of Walande and other coastal communities in Solomon Islands, threatening the enjoyment of their economic, social, and cultural rights.

Read more: www.hrw.org/news/2025/03...

Solomon Islands: Rising Seas Force Relocation
Support Community-Led Planned Relocation; Protect Walande Residents from Climate Impacts

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Refugee Law Initiative @rli-sas.bsky.social · Mar 17

New on the #RLI blog: 'The Road to Nowhere? A Critique of the ‘Route-Based Approach’ to Migration and Asylum' by Dr Jeff Crisp

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#Refugees #AsylumSeekers #UNHCR

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