Deciphering climate-induced displacement in Somalia: A remote sensing perspective

camps. Doolow is one of the primary exit points from Somalia to Dolo Ado, a small Ethiopian border town, and often serves as a hub for cross-border flows of displaced people. Deyr Flood and displacements. Compared to drought, the impact of flood events is largely localised and confined to specific districts. Fig 16 demonstrates that the majority of displace- ments due to floods remained internal within a district, with Belet Weyne recording two exter- nal displacements in addition to internal ones. The flood events representing regular and extreme floods, respectively, are depicted as two distinct lines. Of the three flood events, only two (April 2018 and November 2019) led to displacements movements in Belet Weyne district. The effect of flood events on displacement is more immediate than that of drought. Internal displacement occurs shortly after the flood, followed by a swift return of the IDPs to their homes after the water recedes. In contrast, drought is more gradual, with people beginning to Fig 16. The relationship between flood events and IDP movements in Belet Weyne district between 2016 and 2019. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0304202.g016 Fig 15. The relationship between drought events and IDPs movement in Doolow district between 2016 and 2019. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0304202.g015 PLOS ONE Deciphering Climate-induced Displacement in Somalia: A Remote Sensing Perspective PLOS ONE | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0304202 August 9, 2024 21 / 27