Vulnerability of Internally Displaced Persons in Urban Settings

World Bank; UNHCR

Vulnerability of Internally Displaced Persons in Urban Settings

Autores

World Bank

UNHCR

Editor

World Bank, Washington, DC

Descripción

Internal displacement, rapid growth of urban areas and proliferation of informal settlements are in the spotlight of public policy debate in Afghanistan at present. This pamphlet discusses characteristics, livelihood strategies and vulnerabilities of households living in informal settlements in three urban centers in Afghanistan. These findings summarize the analysis from a joint World Bank-UNHCR ‘research study on IDPs in urban settings’, which illustrates the complexities of displacement and of urban informal settlement growth. Motivated by an existing knowledge gap on these issues, the analysis provides a starting point for discussion among actors directly or indirectly involved with management of problems related to displacement and urban informal settlements, including departments in the Government of Afghanistan, international institutions and stakeholders from civil society. The study documents the significance of displacement as a factor underlying vulnerabilities observed in informal settlements, and identifies IDPs as an extremely deprived segment of the population, even in comparison to the profile of urban poverty in the recent national risk and vulnerability assessment.

Palabras clave

SANITATION, LIVING STANDARDS, PER CAPITA CONSUMPTION, COMMUNITIES, POPULATION INCREASE, HOUSEHOLD SURVEY, FOOD NEEDS, RISKS, POVERTY LINE, REPATRIATION, URBANIZATION, SHELTER, ILLITERACY, INCOME, FOOD CONSUMPTION, URBAN POVERTY, EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES, SERVICES, PUBLIC SERVICES, HOUSING, RURAL LIVELIHOODS, FAMILY MEMBERS, HEALTH, PROJECT, PROJECTS, CITIES, LITERACY RATES, COMMUNITIES OF ORIGIN, SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, RURAL POPULATION, VULNERABILITY, CONFLICT, URBAN CENTER, RURAL COMMUNITY, SPOUSES, KNOWLEDGE, REPATRIATION MOVEMENTS, SETTLEMENTS, LABOR MARKET, PUBLIC POLICY, URBAN MIGRATION, SAVINGS, FORCED MIGRATION, NATURAL DISASTER, DWELLING, INTERVENTION, HOUSEHOLD HEAD, LIVELIHOOD OPPORTUNITIES, MOBILITY, MIGRATION, INHABITANTS, ACCESS TO HEALTH SERVICES, MARKETS, TEMPORARY SHELTER, SETTLEMENT, DEPENDENCY RATIO, TEMPORARY HOUSING, HOUSING CONDITIONS, MIGRANTS, URBAN DWELLERS, HOUSEHOLD HEADS, DESIGN, RESPECT, UNEMPLOYMENT, FOOD SECURITY, DROUGHT, URBAN PLANNING, TENTS, SELF-ASSESSMENT, INFORMAL SETTLEMENTS, BASIC NEEDS, DESCRIPTION, PARTICIPATION, PAMPHLET, HOMES, NATIONAL LEVELS, URBAN CENTERS, OCCUPATION, URBAN AREAS, HOUSEHOLD, SETTLEMENT UPGRADING, AGRICULTURAL SECTOR, RURAL ECONOMY, SOCIAL INTEGRATION, RURAL, REFUGEES, HABITAT, MARKET, POPULATIONS, URBAN DEVELOPMENT, POLICY, SOCIAL AFFAIRS, LIVELIHOOD STRATEGIES, FOOD INSECURITY, SLUMS, ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES, INFORMAL SETTLEMENT, POPULATION PROFILES, INCOME SHARES, HOUSEHOLDS, HOUSING MARKETS, ACCESS TO SERVICES, POVERTY, RURAL AREAS, PULL FACTORS, INTERNAL MIGRATION, FACILITIES, POPULATION, HOUSES, LIVING CONDITIONS, RISK MANAGEMENT, INTERVENTIONS, LOCAL DEVELOPMENT, COMMUNITY, POOR, POVERTY ASSESSMENT, WOMEN, REMITTANCES, SAFETY, URBAN POPULATION, FEMALE, PERMANENT SETTLEMENT, HEALTH SERVICES, SERVICE, POLITICAL INSTABILITY, DISPLACED PERSONS, EXTREME VULNERABILITY, SERVICE PROVIDERS, SANITATION FACILITIES, POOR HOUSEHOLDS