This Multi-Sectorial Location Assessment (MSLA) report, which presents findings from the International Organization for Migration’s (IOM) Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) Round 12 assessments, aims to enhance understanding of the extent of internal displacements and the needs of affected populations in conflict-affected and disaster-affected districts of Mozambique. Data was collected between 12 - 30 July 2023 in close coordination with provincial government and Instituto Nacional de Gestão e Redução do Risco de Desastres (INGD) partners, and presents trends from 191 assessed sites hosting internally displaced persons across Northern (Cabo Delgado 94 sites, Nampula 2 sites, Niassa 7 sites) and Central Mozambique (Manica 35 sites, Sofala 36 sites, Tete 4 sites, Zambezia 13 sites).

In total, 392,598 internally displaced persons (IDPs). This is much higher than MSLA Round 11, as all sites in Northern and Central Mozambique are now being analysed jointly. Reported figures, however, exclude displaced individuals living in host community settings. According to DTM Round 19 Mobility Tracking Report, as of August, an estimated 850,599 were identified living in both host communities and sites (668,939 IDPs in Northern Mozambique, and 181,660 IDPs in Central Mozambique).

This report presents the results of the third round of the Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) Flow Monitoring Surveys (FMS) implemented in Serbia. FMS provides a snapshot of the profiles, experiences and needs of migrants residing in reception centres in Serbia. The data was collected from 20 June to 31 August 2023 in the reception centre in Preševo, in the southern region bordering North Macedonia, and in asylum centres of Obrenovac and Krnjača, close to the capital city of Belgrade. IOM, in partnership with the Commissariat for Refugees and Migration of the Republic of Serbia (known by its Serbian acronym as KIRS), interviewed a total of 208 individual respondents.

Mozambique’s National Institute for Disaster Management (INGD) estimates more than 525,000 people to be affected by the landfall of Tropical Storm Filipo directly impacting communities of Inhambane, Sofala and Maputo from 12 March. As of 11 March, INGD have estimated more than 55,000 people already affected since the 2023/2024 rainy season started. As of 13 March 2024, available reports indicate 1,388 individuals (218 families) have taken shelter in 4 accommodation centres (ACs) in Inhambane. 1,038 (148 families) are accommodated in 3 schools whilst 350 individuals (70 families) are accommodated at a local church in Malaia locality. Shelter and non-food items have been reported as the top most priority needs among all accommodation centres. Other reported priority needs include Agriculture and Food security, WASH, health and access to markets. As rain and flood events develop, ongoing joint assessments with INGD and humanitarian partners monitor the needs and conditions of affected populations in the region.

The International Organization for Migration (IOM) and Snowflake held a two-part hackathon in London in collaboration with University College London (UCL) (6-7 October 2023) and in Nairobi (23-26 October 2023). The hackthons presented a unique opportunity for IOM to enhance key technical processes related to data collation, compilation and analysis, with direct implications for future use of IOM’s mobility data for climate mobility research.

Furthermore, the exercises yielded valuable insights into into the feasibility of using advanced analytics for climate migration research and the critical challenges in harnessing environmental and climate-induced disaster data. Issues such as spatial and temporal coverage limitations, incompatibility and incomparability among climate data sources, data interoperability constraints, and the spatial heterogeneity of climate data were identified.

The findings can shape future research using IOM’s mobility data to contribute to the climate mobility knowledge base and also serve as a catalyst for improving data accessibility, ultimately enhancing the analytic potential of IOM’s mobility data. This aligns with IOM’s core institutional priorities and commitment to contributing to a better understanding of mobility driven by climate change and environmental degradation.

IOM’s Displacement Tracking Matrix in collaboration with INGD conducted a movement intention survey to 1,062 household hosting 5,010 individuals displaced from Chiure district in Cabo Delgado to Erati district in Nampula province. Conflict and/or fear of attacks due to Non-State Armed Groups (NSAGs) in Cabo Delgado was the main trigger of displacement. 95% were displaced from Ocua posto. 52% of the IDPs are female whilst 48% are males. Children consitutes 55% of the IDPs.

The objective of the assessment was to better understand the conditions of the IDP households in the current place of displacement and their short term intentions. 98% of the displaced households arrived in the current locations between 19 and 24 February 2024. 84% intend to stay in the current location for a period longer than one week.

Map of states in North-central and North-west Nigeria

Sokoto State

Zamfara State