Ethiopia — Displacement and Return - Profiles, Preferences for Solutions, and Indexes (November - December 2023)

Household level data collected through the DTM Site Assessment (SA) is a powerful tool to better understand how IDPs' preferences towards durable solutions are impacted by the regional context, as well as reasons for displacement, and how long displaced households have been in their current location of displacement. For instance, while most IDPs displaced due to conflict in Somali region see local integration as their preferred durable solutions pathway, most conflict-IDPs in Tigray region have a preference for return. 

In addition, household level data gathered though the DTM Site Assessment (SA) and Village Assessment Survey (VAS) can help define profiles of displaced and returned populations, and can also be compiled into an index to measure, monitor and compare the living conditions and socio-economic situation of IDPs and returning IDPs across the assessed locations. The indexes also allow for the prioritization of locations to support needs-based interventions.