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India Today
a day ago
- Climate
- India Today
Over 1.6 lakh Indians lost their homes to natural disasters this year
Is the climate apocalypse here? In 2024, more than 400 natural disaster events were reported in India, the highest in the last two decades. And almost always, the cost borne by victims is their homes. Natural disasters cause displacement, either temporary or to data from the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre, in 2024, more than 1.18 lakh people in India were displaced due to natural calamities, a 30 per cent increase from the previous year. Approximately 32,000 displacements were recorded in 2022, and 22,000 in The surge in the number of natural disaster events is also alarming. Between 2019 and 2023, India recorded a total of 281 natural disaster incidents. But in 2024 alone, the country witnessed over 400 such the past six years, floods have accounted for 55 per cent of all internal displacements, followed by storms at 44 per cent. Other climate-related displacements were caused by disasters such as landslides, earthquakes, and if 2024 was alarming, 2025 is already worse. In just the first six months, over 1.6 lakh people have been displaced across India due to natural disasters, according to state-level data from the Internal Displacement Monitoring living in the northern part of West Bengal were most affected by disasters. Approximately 80,000 people were displaced due to erosion on May 20 in Mathnashipur in West Bengal, even though only one major flood event was recorded in the was the second worst-hit, with more than 42,000 people displaced in six floods, followed by Tripura, which recorded over 21,000 displacements in 10 floods this year.- EndsTune InMust Watch
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Business Standard
4 days ago
- Climate
- Business Standard
Datanomics: Displacements in India rise due to natural disasters, conflicts
According to the data from Geneva-based Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre, around 118,000 people were displaced by climate-induced disasters in India in 2024 Yash Kumar Singhal Listen to This Article The recent natural calamities such as floods, cloudbursts, and landslides across the country have led to multiple deaths and displacement. Further, conflicts in Manipur and some other states have led to uneasiness, forcing people to shift to safer areas. A caution should be exercised in interpreting the data since a single displaced person may be counted multiple times as each event of displacement is counted separately. Displacement due to natural disaster According to data from Geneva-based Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre, more than 5.4 million internal displacements happened in India in 2024. From 2008-24, 61.9 million internal displacements took place, and
India Today
17-06-2025
- Politics
- India Today
A people without roofs: The Middle East's displacement problem
As Israel and Iran continue to exchange strikes, civilians are being pushed away from their homes. US President Donald Trump even called on Iranians to evacuate Tehran, a city housing over 10 million people, for their has experienced internal displacement before. According to the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre, between 2011 and 2022, Israel saw approximately 2.3 lakh instances of internal displacement due to conflict and violence, which affected at least 2.6 lakh people. The highest displacement occurred in 2023, when two lakh people were displaced due to conflict. In 2024, the number decreased to 68, displacement across Middle EastAccording to the 2025 Global Report on Internal Displacement, several Middle Eastern countries faced significant internal displacement in 2024 due to ongoing conflict and instability. Syria had the highest number of people living in internal displacement due to conflict and violence, at over 7.4 million, with about seven lakh instances of displacement annually. Yemen followed, with around 4.8 million internally displaced peoples. In Palestine and Lebanon, two countries facing a prolonged conflict, 2.03 million and 0.99 million people were displaced in 2024. Internal displacement is a global issue. But it has overwhelmingly affected the Middle East. Among the five countries with the highest number of people living in displacement due to conflict and violence in 2024, two are from the Middle East: Syria and 2024, conflict and violence caused 20.1 million displacements worldwide. By the end of the year, the number of people living in internal displacement reached 83.4 million. This reflects a 106 per cent increase from 2015, when 40.5 million people were living in InMust Watch
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Business Standard
04-06-2025
- Business
- Business Standard
India saw over 32 million disaster displacements in a decade: IDMC report
Natural disasters such as floods and storms displaced 32.3 million people in India between 2015 and 2024, according to a report by the Geneva-based Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC). India ranks third globally after China and the Philippines in terms of internal displacements caused by natural hazards. The report highlights that disasters triggered 264.8 million internal displacements across 210 countries and territories over the past decade, with East and South Asian countries among the worst affected. China recorded 46.9 million displacements, followed closely by the Philippines with 46.1 million. 'At the country level, Bangladesh, China, India, the Philippines and the US recorded the highest figures over the past decade,' the report stated. Floods and storms behind 90% of global disaster displacement According to IDMC, 90 per cent of global disaster-related displacements between 2015 and 2024 were caused by floods and storms. Storms alone triggered 120.9 million displacements during this period, while floods were responsible for 114.8 million. Cyclones, including Cyclone Amphan in 2020, accounted for 92 per cent of all storm-related displacements worldwide. The report noted a rising trend in disaster-induced displacement, driven by more frequent and intense hazards, improved data collection at the national level, and enhanced global monitoring capacities. India recorded 5.4 million displacements in 2024 alone In 2024, a record 45.8 million internal displacements were reported globally—well above the decadal average of 26.5 million. India accounted for 5.4 million of these, marking the highest annual figure recorded in the country over the past 12 years. Many of these movements were preemptive evacuations, according to the report, reflecting the efforts of governments and local communities in disaster-prone areas to save lives and minimise injury. However, millions remain displaced for months or years after major floods, storms and other hazards. Vulnerable populations hit hardest The IDMC emphasised that disaster displacement disproportionately affects the most vulnerable populations. 'They are often forced to flee repeatedly and for longer periods of time, which heightens their pre-existing vulnerabilities and reinforces social inequalities,' the report stated. Climate conditions could displace 32 million annually The IDMC warned that, under current climate conditions, an annual average of 32 million people globally are likely to be displaced due to hazards such as riverine and coastal flooding, drought and cyclonic winds. That figure could double if global temperatures rise more than 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels (1850–1890), the report cautioned. 'Left unaddressed, disaster displacement will be a major obstacle to the achievement of global goals, such as those set by the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction, the Paris Agreement and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development,' it concluded.
India Today
04-06-2025
- Climate
- India Today
Why monsoons don't bring the same joy to Assam as the rest of India
Several deaths. Lakhs displaced. Over a thousand villages affected. Nearly 15,000 hectares of crops destroyed. This is the extent of the havoc being wreaked by floods in Assam right now. The impact has been this severe, and the monsoons are yet to reach their full might in the state. And this appears to be Assam's new 900 people have directly lost their lives to floods in Assam since 2019. In 2022 alone, the death toll was 278, according to the Ministry of Home Affairs. Who is to blame — the floods that are almost a recurring feature now, thanks to climate change, or the infrastructure that has outlived its reliability, which is now obviously vulnerable to extreme weather? Perhaps According to the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre, 'Climate change, deforestation and erosion, and the lack of maintenance of dams and embankments were some of the main drivers of risk, a reminder of the need to continue strengthening disaster risk management to prevent future displacement.'Of more than 400 embankments built along the Brahmaputra and its tributaries since the 1950s, over half have outlived their intended lifespan, and a lack of resources to repair and maintain them means a growing number have been breached, a report by the international non-governmental organisation the government has stepped up, its efforts haven't shown any substantial impact. In August 2022, the Indian government applied for a loan from the World Bank for the Assam Integrated River Basin Management Programme Project. The objective of the project was to reduce the vulnerability of people to climate-related disasters and improve integrated water resources management in a letter dated 22 July 2024, the World Bank apprised that the money had been provided for the same project. The project is a three-phase programme with an overall financing of USD 625 Brahmaputra River and its tributaries are essential to the livelihoods of millions of people across Assam. But frequent floods cause lakhs of people to leave their homes for extended periods every year. Around 10 per cent of the state's population, or more than three million people, live on fertile islands known as chars, highly exposed to floods. About 40 per cent of the state's territory is susceptible to flooding, and its frequency and intensity have shifted in recent years, forcing an increasing number of people to move, sometimes repeatedly and for extended the Assam State Disaster Management Authority apprised that Brahmaputra (Neamatighat and Tezpur), Burhidihing (Chenimari), Kopili (Kampur and Dharamtul), Rukni (Dholai), Barak (Fulertal, AP Ghat, and BP Ghat), Dhaleswari (Gharmura), and Kushiyara (Sribhumi) rivers are flowing above danger levels, while Katakhal (Matizuri) is flowing above the highest flood Watch
