When do people migrate?
Part I. Internal displacement due to disaster in Latin American and the Caribbean
Two of the leading reasons for migration are conflicts and natural disasters. These events often determine when people are on the move. Study the figure below taken from the WMR 2024 and then answer the questions.
As of 2022, which country experienced the greatest number of people newly internally displaced by disaster in the region of Latin America and the Caribbean?
Approximately how many people in that country were newly displaced in 2022? displaced by disaster?
As of 2022, which country experienced the greatest percent of its population newly internally displaced by disaster?
Approximately what percent of that country's population was displaced by disaster?
Part II. Climate risk in the Caribbean
Answer the following questions based on the figure above, which can be found here:
- Which country has experienced the highest numbers of internally displaced caused by natural hazards over the decade (2012-2022)?
- What type of hazard is the most common in the Caribbean?
- Identify the top three years in which the most internal displacement occurred due to natural hazards:
A. ; number:
B. ; number:
C. ; number:
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