Children displaced in a changing climate

The report analyses the most common weather-related hazards that lead to the largest number of displacements: floods, storms, droughts and wildfires. Together, these hazards account for over 99 per cent of all weather-related displacements recorded by IDMC since 2016, while hazards such as extreme heat, erosion and landslides, make up the rest. Due to lack of available data, the analysis does not assess the full range of weather-related events that can contribute to displacement– particularly in relation to slower-onset climate processes. Therefore, these findings represent conservative estimates, and the actual numbers of climate-related displacements of children are likely to be much higher.