Mobility Tracking

This latest round of Emergency Trends Tracking was initiated in April 2024 to monitor displacements movements during the Gu rainy season. From April to September 2024, DTM teams collected data in up to 22 districts: Afgooye, Afmadow, Baardheere, Baidoa, Balcad, Belet Weyne, Belet Xaawo, Cabudwaaq, Dayniile, Dhuusamarreeb, Doolow, Gaalkacyo, Garoowe, Hodan, Jamaame, Jowhar, Kahda, Kismaayo, Luuq, Waajid, Xudur and Hobyo. As of Round 28, data collection occurred in only 4 districts: Xudur, Waajid, Gaalkacyo and Hobyo districts.

The objective of ETT is to help prioritize humanitarian response and to enable partners to deliver rapid assistance. Based on previous shock induced displacement patterns, the humanitarian community expects that people will continue to move toward urban areas in search of humanitarian services. Consequently, the ETT coverage focuses on the main urban centers and surrounding villages for each assessed district. The data is collected through Key Informant Interviews (KIIs) at the location level, from Sunday to Wednesday every week. It includes information on new arrivals, numbers and demographic of IDPs, reasons for displacement, intentions, humanitarian assistance and priority needs among others.

To facilitate the joint analysis of the CCCM (Camp Coordination and Camp Management) Cluster’s New Arrivals Tracker (NAT) and ETT data, the assistance and needs indicators are identical in both tools.

The Aiya Local Level Government (LLG) in Papua New Guinea’s Southern Highlands province is characterized by its mountainous terrain. The region's geography features creeks that form streams, with the most arable land located along riverbanks. Most of the local population engage in agriculture, relying on this land for sustenance and cash crops.

On the night of October 11, 2024, a severe weather event occurred, marked by heavy rainfall, thunder, and strong winds from 8:30 PM until midnight on October 12. This intense downpour led to landslips and flooding across the six Council Wards of Aiya Rural LLG in the Kagua Erave District, Southern Highlands province. Between October 22 - 25, 2024, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the Kagua Erave Community Development Office conducted a Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) Rapid Assessment in Aiya Rural LLG to assess damage and guide response efforts.

The flooding and landslips have severely impacted local livelihoods, causing significant damage to homes, food gardens, and water sources. Residents noted they have never encountered flooding and landslips of this magnitude, marking it as unprecedented for the community. The most affected council wards are Kandopa Ward 2, Lakira Ward 1 and Apopa Ward 25. These affected wards are all situated between mountainous regions, making them particularly vulnerable to landslips and flooding.

On the 2^nd of September 2024 heavy rains over the Mendi river flooded settlements and other infrastructures, including local businesses of Mendi village, the capital of the Southern Highlands Province, in Papua New Guinea. This resulted in loss and damages of properties, shelters, and food crops. Other villages situated at the outskirts of this village, such as for Kumin ward 2 (south of Mendi) and Mopa (North of Mendi), were also equally impacted. However, as the town of Mendi lies between the two, where it hosts the busy Mangani market and the Mangani bridge linking the two parts of the town, it is estimated to have affected 3,000 individuals whose mobility were heavily restricted, with access to markets and basic needs being of primary concern. As a result, a rapid assessment was conducted by DTM in the following days along the Mangani riverbanks and with support from governmental partners. This assessment was conducted through the five settlements of Punwaip, Bata re, Kandep, and Upper Mendi / Forestry and Wakwak-Surup.

La Matrice de Suivi des Déplacements de l’OIM est un système mis en oeuvre dans le but de capturer, analyser et disséminer des informations pour mieux comprendre les mouvements et les besoins des personnes déplacées internes (PDI) au Burundi. L'évaluation de base vise à fournir des informations sur la présence des PDI par colline qui sont catégorisés en deux groupes : Personnes déplacées internes (PDI) incluant les PDI retournées dans leur colline d'origine mais pas dans leur maison et les rapatriés  devenus PDI. L'évaluation de base recueille également des informations sur la cause du déplacement et le type d'abri accueillant les PDI. La collecte des données est effectuée quatre fois par an par des volontaires formés de la Croix-Rouge du Burundi et opérant à tous les niveaux administratifs : provinces, communes et collines.

• Between 23–29 October 2024, attacks in Mueda, Muidumbe, and Mocimboa da Praia displaced 2,073 individuals; urgent needs include food, shelter, and NFIs, as detailed in Movement Alert #115.
• Displacement trends between 23–29 October 2024 show a spike at 1,008 individuals on 27 October, indicating intensified movement due to increased attacks and fear of violence.
• Movement patterns show Chapa (Oumba) to Chapa (Nanhala) as the largest displacement flow with 1,667 individuals, alongside smaller movements from Diaca, Mapate, and Mbau to nearby safer areas, highlighting the spread of displacement within local communities.

Since October 8 there has been an increase in cross-border incidents between Israel and Lebanon, resulting in the displacement of people both within the South and elsewhere within the country. Since October 10, the Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) has been conducting the daily monitoring of population movements. The objective of the exercise is to inform preparedness and response planning.

IOM Yemen DTM's Rapid Displacement Tracking (RDT) tool collects data on estimated numbers of households forced to flee on a daily basis from their locations of origin or displacement, allowing for regular reporting of new displacements in terms of estimated numbers, geography, and needs. It also tracks returnees who returned to their location of origin.

From 1 January to 2 November 2024, IOM Yemen DTM tracked 3,060 households (HH) (18,360 Individuals) who experienced displacement at least once.

Between 27 October and 2 November 2024, IOM Yemen DTM tracked 31 households (186 individuals) displaced at least once. The majority of people moved into/within the following governorates and districts:

• Ma'rib (22 HHs) – Ma'rib City (14 HHs), Ma'rib (4 HHs), Raghwan (2 HHs) districts. Most displacements in the governorate originated from Ibb and Al Hodeidah.
• Al Hodeidah (9 HHs) – Hays (9 HHs) district. All displacements in the governorate were internal.

The majority of people moved from the following governorates and districts:

• Al Hodeidah (13 HHs) – Al Jarrahi (6 HHs), Jabal Ras (3 HHs), At Tuhayta (2 HHs) districts.
• Ibb (5 HHs) – Al Odayn (2 HHs), As Saiyani (1 HH), Ar Radmah (1 HH) districts.
• Hajjah (4 HHs) – Harad (3 HHs), Khayran Al Muharraq (1 HH) districts.

IOM identified 47 additional households displaced in the previous reporting period, which covered 20 - 26 October 2024, in the governorates of Al Hodeidah (32 HHs), and Ma'rib (15 HHs). These figures have been added to the cumulative displacement total recorded since the beginning of the year.

This report is an update of the one published on 23 October (ETT 51.1). While people who were displaced by attacks in Tabarre 27 have returned to their residences, the number of those displaced by the attacks in and around Solino has increased significantly. A total of 12,619 people have been displaced following these attacks in Solino and its surroundings and the majority of them (58%) took refuge in 14 sites, including 7 that already existed before these incidents and 7 newly created following these incidents. It should be noted that 4 other sites have been closed, IDPs who were hosted there have fled to take refuge in other sites