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THE PLATFORM ON DISASTER DISPLACEMENT


A State-led initiative working with partners towards better protection for people at risk of or being displaced in the context of disasters and climate change.
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Disaster Displacement

The Context

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.

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Our Response

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.

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Explore Further

Human Mobility in a Changing Climate at the International Migration Review Forum 2026

Human Mobility in a Changing Climate at the International Migration Review Forum 2026

Events

20 April 2026, Geneva, Switzerland – Are you attending the International Migration Review Forum (IMRF)…

Vast tracts of land in Pakistan's Sindh province are still submerged under water, six months on from the extreme monsoon rainfall that forced more than 20 million people from their homes.

Event – Supporting Resilience and Facilitating Safe and Regular Migration Pathways in a Changing Climate: Lessons Learned from GCM Implementation

Events

8 May 2026, New York, USA – At this upcoming official International Migration Review Forum…

In Conversation With…Ms. Makelesi Ngata

In Conversation With…Ms. Makelesi Ngata

Interviews

During the 2025 Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (GP25) held in Geneva from 4-6…

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Key resources

PDD Protection Agenda Cover

Protection Agenda Vol 1
[PDF 450 Kb – EN]

Forced displacement related to disasters, including the adverse effects of climate change (disaster displacement), is a reality and among the biggest humanitarian challenges facing States and the international community in the 21st century. Every year, millions of people are displaced by disasters caused by natural hazards such as floods, tropical storms, earthquakes, landslides, droughts, salt water intrusion, glacial melting, glacial lake outburst floods, and melting permafrost.

Roads already by damaged by flooding from Typhoon Bopha are only made worse by continuing rains. The typhoon left a wake of destruction in its path and one month later, families are still struggling to cope. The Philippines Red Cross is providing food, shelter, livelihood and health support to affected communities, but further assistance is needed to help them rebuild their lives.

PDD Strategy
[PDF 217 Kb – EN]

This Strategy 2019-2022 succeeds the PDD Strategy 2016-2019. This Strategy outlines PDD’s purpose and defines its strategic priorities, setup and working methods for the period 1 July 2019 to 30 June 2022. The Strategy will be revised, updated if/when appropriate, and approved by the Steering Group of the Platform.

Three children in white clothing participating in a Children's Day celebration in Nukufetau. Two children are holding colorful umbrellas - one red and one blue and white striped - while standing together outdoors. The children appear to be dressed in matching white outfits, likely for the special occasion.

PDD Workplan 2024-2025
[PDF 450 Kb - EN]

This Workplan of the Platform on Disaster Displacement spans January 2024 – June 2025, the period of the Kenyan Chairmanship of the PDD. The implementation of activities is supported by the PDD Secretariat and the Envoy, in coordination with the PDD Chair, and carried out in partnership with the PDD Steering Group and PDD Advisory Committee Members, as well as other States and partners.

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