ANALYSIS OF THE NATURAL DISASTERS IN THE LAST CENTURY AND THE PEOPLE WHO WERE CONSEQUENTLY DISPLACED

Purpose: Natural Disasters are complex events which expose people to various risks and dangers. Methods:The data for our research, which was designed to be a descriptive one, was obtained from Emergency Events Database (EM-DAT) and Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC) database.Target population of our study consists of 287,913,123 people who were displaced in consequence of 15,406 natural disasters which occurred in the world between the years of 1920 (January) -2020 (August) and natural disasters which occurred between the years 2008 (January) -2019 (December).Results: It was determined that in the 5 continents examined (Africa, America, Asia, Europe, Oceania), there has been a rapid growth in hydrological and meteorological disasters after the year 1980.On the other hand, with regards to displacements due to disasters, flood and storm related disasters were determined to cause displacement more than others. Conclusion:Ultimately, the natural disasters related to the climate change have increased over the years and caused displacement, death, and financial damage.