Emergencies do not stop at night: Advanced analysis of displacement based on satellite-derived nighttime light observations

Around 68.5 million people are currently forcibly displaced. The implementation and monitoring of international agreements, which are linked to the 2030 agenda (e.g., the Sendai Framework), require a standard set of metrics for internal displacement. Since nationally owned, validated, and credible data are difficult to obtain, new approaches are needed. This article aims to support the monitoring of displacement via satellite-derived...