Environment

Ugandan experts urge action on impact of South Sudan refugees on environment

Nyumanzi in the northwestern Uganda district of Adjumani was a vast grassland with shrubs and trees, parts were forested.

Publication Date: 
13/06/2017
Coast Week (Kenya)
Tags:
Environment, Refugees, Sudan, Uganda, Forests, Deforestation, Rivers, Water Resources, Water Supply, Africa
Environment

Fragile states index annual report 2017

The Fragile States Index, produced by The Fund for Peace, is a critical tool in highlighting not only the normal pressures that all states experience, but also in identifying when those pressures are pushing a state towards the brink of failure.

Publication Date: 
31/05/2017
Fund for Peace
Tags:
Conflicts, Africa, War, Ethiopia, Turkey, Economy, India, Pakistan, Poverty, Governance, Refugees, Displacement
Food Policy

Djibouti: EU Support for WFP Adds Freedom of Choice to Refugees' Food Assistance in Djibouti

Funding from the European Commission's Humanitarian Aid department (ECHO) has been instrumental in enabling WFP to provide an innovative package of cash assistance alongside food rations to refugee

Publication Date: 
24/05/2017
All Africa
Tags:
Food Security, Food Aid, Refugees, World Food Programme (WFP), Ethiopia, Eritrea, Somalia, Yemen, Africa
Food Policy

Cameroon Communities, Refugees at Odds Over Food Shortages

Food shortages in northern Cameroon are raising tensions between local communities and Nigerian refugees displaced by the Boko Haram conflict.

Publication Date: 
16/05/2017
Voice of America
Tags:
Food Security, Cameroon, Refugees, Food Policy, Africa
Environment

Build resilience to prevent repeat crises - U.N. chief

The head of the United Nations said on Wednesday it was vital to help fragile regions grow resilient and ward off future crises as well as address humanitarian disasters when they erupt.

Publication Date: 
11/05/2017
Thompson Reuters Foundation (TRUST)
Tags:
Food Security, Migration, Drinking Water Scarcity, Climate Change, Refugees, Droughts, Conflicts, Yemen, Somalia, Sudan, Nigeria, Developing Countries, Africa
People

1 Million Children Refugees From South Sudan's Civil War

More than 1 million children have fled South Sudan's civil war, two United Nations agencies said Monday, part of the world's fastest growing refugee crisis.

Publication Date: 
08/05/2017
Bloomberg
Tags:
People, Refugees, Conflicts, Sudan, Children, Displacement, Famine, Food Security, Africa
Food Policy

At the root of exodus: food security, conflict and international migration

At a time when a record-high number of people have been forced to flee their homes across the world, a new study by the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) clearly establishes that high levels of food insecurity lead to higher levels of migration across borders.

Publication Date: 
05/05/2017
World Food Programme
Tags:
Food Security, Migration, Conflicts, Refugees, India, Global
Environment

Fragile States Index Methodology 2017

The Fragile States Index (FSI) is an annual ranking of 178 countries based on the different pressures they face that impact their levels of fragility. The Index is based on The Fund for Peace’s proprietary Conflict Assessment System Tool (CAST) analytical approach.

Publication Date: 
01/05/2017
Fund for Peace
Tags:
Economy, Poverty, Conflicts, Services, Human Rights, Education, Housing, Governance, Refugees, Epidemics, Diseases, Displacement, Natural Disasters
Natural Disasters

Assessing the impact of Syrian refugees on earthquake casualty estimations in southeast Turkey

The influx of millions of Syrian refugees into Turkey has rapidly changed the population distribution along the Dead Sea Rift and East Anatolian fault zones. In contrast to other countries in the Middle East where refugees are accommodated in camp environments, the majority of displaced individuals in Turkey are integrated into local cities, towns, and villages – placing stress on urban settings and increasing potential exposure to strong earthquake shaking. Yet, displaced populations are often unaccounted for in the census based population models used in earthquake casualty estimations.

Publication Date: 
13/03/2017
Bradley Wilson, Thomas Paradise
Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences
1-19
Tags:
Earthquakes, Syria, Refugees, Natural Disasters, Turkey, Displacement, Disaster Preparedness
People

No work means Ethiopia is no home for refugees - report

A ban on Eritrean refugees working in Ethiopia is hampering efforts to reduce illegal "secondary" migration, with tens of thousands risking violence and drowning in pursuit of a better life, the Ov

Publication Date: 
03/03/2017
Thompson Reuters Foundation (TRUST)
Tags:
People, Refugees, Ethiopia, Unemployment, Eritrea, Africa

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