This section refers only to IDMC’s annual global estimates
based on direct reporting of displacement events.
As explained in box 1.1, displacement is defined as the
forced movement of individuals or groups of people from
their homes or places of habitual residence, as described
in the 1998 Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement.
A rapid-onset shock in the form of a natural hazard may
trigger such movements, as a result of its direct threat or
impact on exposed and vulnerable people. The types of
information used to monitor displacement include people
reported as evacuated and people rendered homeless,
as explained below.