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When disaster strikes, the impact can be devastating. In some cases of extreme weather, homes are destroyed, streets are flooded, and essential services like electricity and clean water are cut off. In the aftermath, residents may be forced to evacuate, leaving behind their homes, belongings, and community. They may seek temporary shelter in schools, sports arenas, or emergency camps or relocate farther afield, staying with family or friends or relying on government assistance for housing. This displacement can last for weeks, months, or even longer, disrupting lives and causing significant emotional and financial stress.

The objective of the Platform on Disaster Displacement (PDD) is to follow-up on the work started by the Nansen Initiative, and to implement the recommendations of the Protection Agenda, a toolbox to better prevent and prepare for displacement and to respond to situations when people are forced to find refuge, within their own country or across the border. The PDD builds partnerships between policymakers, practitioners and researchers and constitute a multi-stakeholder forum for dialogue, information sharing as well as policy and normative development.
It is led by Costa Rica and the Philippines.