Zeke Simperingham, IFRC Asia Pacific Migration and Displacement Coordinator, says “Displacement due to disasters, including the adverse effects of climate change, is one of the greatest humanitarian challenges of the 21st century". He highlights the connection between FbF and Disaster/Climate Displacement and the complexity related to drivers of displacement. "Although we have increasing knowledge of the risks, trends and the impacts we need to understand that there is much more to address." He mentions lack of data on migration and planned relocation as one gap as well as missing links between the FbF/AA and the displacement community.
Hilla Wessel