Drivers of Climate-Induced Displacement in Iraq: Climate Vulnerability Assessment (October 2023)

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Oct 31, 2023

Drivers of Climate-Induced Displacement in Iraq: Climate Vulnerability Assessment (October 2023)


Climate change and environmental degradation have contributed to the displacement of at least 55,290 individuals in assessed locations in central and southern Iraq between January 2016 and October 2022. This figure represents an estimated 15 per cent of the original population that used to reside in these locations. In other words, more than 1 in 10 people from these locations have been displaced in the past six years. Given the uptick in environmental migration observed in 2022, this trend is expected to worsen, particularly in the absence of adequate mitigation and adaptation strategies.

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