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dc.contributorEarly Warning and Assessment Divisionen_US
dc.contributor.authorUnited Nations Environment Programmeen_US
dc.coverage.spatialGlobalen_US
dc.date.accessioned2024-02-06T08:56:34Z
dc.date.available2024-02-06T08:56:34Z
dc.date.issued2024-01
dc.identifier.isbn978-92-807-4117-9
dc.identifier.urihttps://wedocs.unep.org/20.500.11822/44774
dc.descriptionAcross the world, men, women and children are being displaced by conflict, economic conditions and climate change. Camps are set up to house displaced people as a short-term solution, but in many cases the displaced are unable to return and camps endure for decades. There are increasing numbers of displaced people (globally) and in many situations camps have grown. The existence of camps has an impact on the environment over time, particularly affecting water quality, deforestation and soil degradation which exacerbates existing environmental challenges with women having to encounter unique challenges related to environmental degradation and gender roles. Remote sensing, and in particular satellite images of high and very high spatial resolution supported by social research, can serve as a monitoring tool. For example, they can help determine the actual population and the dynamics of its changes, but also identify the type and location of environmental transformations occurring within the camp as well as in the surrounding areas.en_US
dc.formatpdfen_US
dc.languageEnglishen_US
dc.rightsPublicen_US
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTen_US
dc.subjectSATELLITE MONITORINGen_US
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGEen_US
dc.subjectDISPLACED PERSONSen_US
dc.subjectWATER QUALITYen_US
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATIONen_US
dc.subjectWATER QUALITYen_US
dc.subjectDEFORESTATIONen_US
dc.subjectREMOTE SENSINGen_US
dc.titleThe Role of Remote Sensing and Social Research in Monitoring the Environmental Impact of Refugee/Internally Displaced Persons Camps - Foresight Brief No. 032 January 2024en_US
dc.typeBriefs, Summaries, Policies and Strategiesen_US
wd.identifier.sdgSDG 15 - Life on Landen_US
wd.identifier.pagesnumber9 p.en_US
wd.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.59117/20.500.11822/44774


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