Liberia Initial National Communication

Liberia Initial National Communication

Climate Change
Other
2013
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Year of publication
2013
Specific thematic area
Climate adaptation and/or mitigation
Sector of governance
Climate change
Type of human mobility
Displacement
Characteristics of human mobility
Not available
Type of environmental driver
Extreme weather events
Local governance marker
Not Available
Sudden-onset/slow-onset
Sudden-onset
Type of provision related to human mobility in disaster and climate change contexts
DIRECT GENERAL - Population movement as a possible impact of climate change.
Sub-region
Western Africa
Region
Western Africa
Macro-region
Africa
Author/issuing body
Environmental Protection Agency
Relevant GCM objective
    GCM Objective 2 - Minimize adverse drivers
Child marker
Not Available
Gender marker
Not Available
Human rights marker
Not Available

Preparedness is necessary to be ready to respond to extreme weather events likely to lead to outbreaks of climate-sensitive diseases and population displacements. Liberia was affected by floods in 2007, attributable to exceptionally high rainfall and thunderstorms leading to much run-off, and such events are likely to occur with increasing frequency in the future.

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