Estimates

Country DisasterStartdateTotal no. ofpeople displaced**Duration ofdisplacement*No. of peoplestill displacedin 2014/2015Comment: Figures and sources Comment: SituationNigeria Floods Jul 2012 23,000 1 yr, 6 mths Up to 16,500 Source: Government of Nigeria, January2014. 165,000 people displaced byboth floods and conflict in IDP camps,which can not be disaggregated.Therefore, estimate used for ongoingdisplacement matches the totalinitially displaced by floods.Limited land; limited solutions because of multi-hazard environment;ongoing conflictNo return possible to areas of ongoing conflictZimbabweTokwe-MukorsifloodsFeb 2014 20,000 1 yr 20,000 Source: Human Rights Watch, February2015. Number of displaced peopleforcibly relocated to small plots ofland and unable to access livelihoodsor achieve durable solutions.Disputes over land ownership; misuse of humanitarian aid; lack ofcompensation; insecure livelihoods and lack of irrigation schemesLand remains flooded following dam construction; return impossibleIDPs forcibly relocated twiceReported human rights violations against IDPs include violentharrassment and coercion to accept smaller land parcels thanpromised through restriction of access to basic assistanceArmenia EarthquakeDec 1988 500,000 26 yr, 5mths18,500 Source: IDMC correspondence withlocal NGO Urban Foundation, May2015. Number of displaced householdsstill on the municipal waiting lists forhousing, multiplied by average householdsize. Some are tenants or in othertemporary housing. Vast majorityliving in domiks or converted shippingcontainers.Lack of political will; IDPs dispersed among urban poor who alsoneed housing solutions; lack of personal documentation required torelocateNo return possible because of the scale of destructionSome IDPs forcibly evicted in early 2000sDiscrimination in selection of beneficiaries based on Soviet orArmenian passportsItaly L'AquilaearthquakeApr 2009 70,000 6 yrs 16,000 Source: La Stampa Chronache, April2015. Number of people living in temporaryor unsafe/insecure houses.Lack of compensation; lack of political will; widespread destructionParticularly vulnerable groups include children who still attendclasses in temporary schools, and older people who remain in thecity centre but whose livelihoods are severely restricted in “ghosttown”94 Global Estimates 2015