Description: Storms triggered 98.2 million internal displacements in the region during 2010−2021. Tropical cyclones - also referred to in the region as typhoons - account for 80% of total storm-related displacement. They bring high levels of rainfall causing floods, destructive wind gusts, and storm surges that destroy housing and infrastructure and disrupt basic service provision.
Published in: Disaster Displacement in Asia and the Pacific - A Business Case for Investment in Prevention and Solutions, presenting the disaster displacement trends in the region during 2010−2021 and providing insights into its social and economic impacts. The full report can be downloaded here.
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