Migration, development and natural disasters – Insights from the Indian Ocean Tsunami

This paper focuses on three particular aspects of how natural disasters interplay with the migration/development dynamic. Impact of natural disasters on migrant communities, in particular heightened vulnerabilities and lack of access to humanitarian/development assistance; Effects of natural disasterson migratory flows into and out of affected areas due to socio-economic changes which undermine pre-disaster development levels, Diaspora response and support in the aftermath of disaster and the degree to which this can offset losses and bolster “redevelopment”.