Internal displacement due to environmental disasters has become a major humanitarian challenge in Africa, disproportionately affecting vulnerable groups such as women, children, and the elderly. Despite efforts like the New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD) and adherence to the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), the continent continues to face rising environmental challenges, raising questions about whether these displacements result from a failure to heed environmental warnings and whether development should be approached from a home-grown perspective. African Agenda 2063 and the SDGs now include forced displacement as key targets and indicators, emphasizing a comprehensive approach that extends beyond humanitarian aid to focus on development. This paper explores whether an intentional Afrocentric development plan, alongside the operationalization of the SDGs and Agenda 2063, can effectively mitigate environmentally induced internal displacement in Africa.

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