Zimbabwe Countrywide monitoring
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- Active DTM operation
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Through the inception meeting done at district level with stakeholders from the Ministry of Local Government, Housing and Public works, Ministry of Public Service and Social welfare, Ministry of Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Resettlement, Ministry of Women Affairs, Community, Sma
From 26 April to 13 May 2021, in close coordination with the local government, IOM’s Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) team conducted return assessment, reintegration and recovery surveys in 12 of the affected districts in Manicaland and Masvingo Provinces.
The eastern parts of Zimbabwe have in the recent years been prone to harsh weather conditions as evidenced by Tropical Cyclone IDAI, Chalane and Storm Eloise which affected a large number of people from 2019 to 2021.
After the impact of Cyclone Idai in Zimbabwe in March 2019, IOM has been continuously monitoring the affected population through it’s Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) tools.
After the impact of Cyclone Idai in Zimbabwe in March 2019, IOM has been continuously monitoring the affected population through it’s Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) tools.
A total of 368,346 regular movements (330,085 at Beitbridge and 38,261 at Forbes) were observed during the month in review, with each Port of Entry (PoE) recording a significant decline in the number of movements observed in February 2020.
Assessments were conducted in four wards affected by flooding in the country from 1 to 12 October 2018, which identified 2,343 IDPs (476 HH) and 707 Migrants (355 HH). Of the 476 IDP head of households interviewed, 47% were male and 53% were female.
Zimbabwe is prone to rapid and slow onset disasters of both natural and man-made origins that have repeatedly caused several devasting effects and triggered population displacement.
Zimbabwe — Baseline Livelihood Assessment - Matabeleland South and Masvingo Provinces (December 2021)
Mar 30 2022
A baseline assessment is a sub-component of mobility tracking. It aims to collect data on IDP, migrant or returnee population presence in a defined administrative area of the country.
Zimbabwe — Tropical Cyclone Idai - Baseline Assessment — Round 2
May 31 2019
A baseline assessment is a sub-component of mobility tracking. It aims to collect data on IDP, migrant or returnee population presence in a defined administrative area of the country.
Zimbabwe — Tropical Cyclone Idai - Baseline Assessment — Round 7
Dec 02 2021
A baseline assessment is a sub-component of mobility tracking. It aims to collect data on IDP, migrant or returnee population presence in a defined administrative area of the country.
Zimbabwe — Tropical Cyclone Idai - Baseline Assessment — Round 4
Jul 13 2020
A baseline assessment is a sub-component of mobility tracking. It aims to collect data on IDP, migrant or returnee population presence in a defined administrative area of the country.
DTM API
Making global IDPs data accessible and reliable
The Displacement Tracking Matrix application programming interface (API) accelerates secure sharing of IDPs’ data, simplifying access to data across users and partners to support action, insight and foresight.