The Global IMWG Data Sub-group and OCHA-FIS will be working in 2018-2019 to further develop the guidance on country specific guidance. Please contact FIS if you have suggestions, material or questions.
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Data types | Conflict | Drought |
|---|---|---|
| Crisis specific | Shape file of areas which are not accessible / active conflict zone / Number of square KMs in recent conflict areas that are unsafe to access due to mine contamination / ERWs (UN Missions) | Livestock conditions / drought related # of animal deaths (sheep, cows, goats etc) |
| Number of children associated with armed forces or armed groups (UNICEF) | Livestock disease situation | |
| Road blocks / check points (UN Missions) | Water points or sources / water availability for domestic use | |
| Cultivated land / crop condition (available through WFP) | ||
| Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) 1 | ||
| Food Commodity prices | ||
| Average rainfall in the country | ||
| Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWSnet data) | ||
| Road Networks | x | x |
| Bridges | x | not a priority |
| Railways | x | not a priority |
| Elevation model | x | not a priority |
| Building/housing type | x | x |
| Aerodromes (airports, airfields, HLZs) | x | x |
| Seaports (if relevant) | if relevant | if relevant |
| Educational facilities | x | x |
| Health facilities | x | x |
| Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) 2 | x | x |
| Refugee displacement, movement, camps | if relevant | if relevant |
| Hydrology | not a priority | x |
| Operational presence of partners | x | x |
| Spontaneous settlements | x | x |
| Nutrition outreach centers | x | x |
| Telecommunication locations (e.g. towers) | x | x |
| Infrastructure 3 | x | x |
| Disease profile | x | x |
| Markets | x | x |
| Clean water access points | x | x |
| Urban environment (neighbourhoods, etc) | x | |
| Oil Refineries (if relevant) | x |
1 NDVI (normalized difference vegetation index: an indicator to assess whether the target being observed contains live green vegetation or not)
2 Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI): estimates of proportion of people per grid square living in poverty. This dataset is available for some countries through WorldPop project
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