Abstract

Assumptions about the impacts of internal displacement often associate the arrival of internally displaced people (IDPs) with a rise in prices, unemployment, and insecurity in the areas to which they flee. This article questions these assumptions using primary data collected from over 300 IDPs living in settlements in Ethiopia and Somalia, and 300 members of non-displaced populations living in surrounding local communities. The findings suggest that in both cases, the impacts of internal displacement on local communities were often less severe than what may have been expected and, in some instances, were even positive. Yet the fact that surveyed IDPs in both contexts were still experiencing poor living conditions in the settlements and barriers in accessing services not only undermines their own progress towards durable solutions, but can also have negative repercussions for surrounding communities. This reinforces the value of holistic approaches to addressing and resolving internal displacement, which seek to understand and balance the needs of IDPs and non-displaced local populations in order to mitigate the negative impacts associated with displacement and seize the opportunities it may present.

中文翻译：

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国内流离失所对当地社区的影响：埃塞俄比亚和索马里的例子

摘要

关于国内流离失所影响的假设常常将国内流离失所者的到来与他们逃离地区的价格上涨，失业和不安全感联系在一起。本文使用从居住在埃塞俄比亚和索马里的定居点的300多个国内流离失所者以及生活在周围社区中的300个无流离失所者的原始数据质疑这些假设。调查结果表明，在这两种情况下，内部流离失所对当地社区的影响通常没有预期的严重，在某些情况下甚至是积极的。然而，在这两种情况下，接受调查的国内流离失所者仍然​​在定居点中生活条件差，获得服务的障碍不仅破坏了他们在寻求持久解决方案方面的进展，但也会对周围社区产生负面影响。这加强了解决和解决内部流离失所问题的整体方法的价值，这些方法旨在了解和平衡国内流离失所者的需求并且为了减轻与位移相关联的负面影响，并抓住它可以呈现机会无位移当地居民。