Chad — Emergency Tracking Tool Report

Following floods which have been ongoing since the end of July 2020 in N’Djamena, more than 5,000 households were forced to flee their homes. Moreover, at the end of October 2020, a dike breach in Gardolé Djedide/Dingangali quartier also triggered the displacement of several thousands of individuals. Most of the displaced persons are housed on the Tradex site, located in the 9^th arrondissement of N’Djamena (see the report on their profiles). The Grillage collective centre, located in the same arrondissement, is among the other places of refuge of these displaced persons: it hosts 698 households (3,534 individuals). This report aims to present the profiles of the individuals who currently live in this centre.

The data presented in this report was collected through the registration of the 698 households settled in the Grillage collective centre, as well as the profiling of a random sample of 137 households, conducted on 30 November 2020 by the CCCM cluster member teams and the local authorities of the 9^th arrondissement. This report aims to provide information on the demographic profiles of these displaced persons, as well as an overview of their needs. 

The objective of the Emergency Tracking Tool (ETT) is to collect information on large and sudden population movements. Information is collected through key informant interviews or direct observation. This dashboard provides information on displacement which occurred between 12 and 14 December 2020 in one village of Lac Province. 

With insecurity growing in Lac Province, 112 households (518 individuals) preventively fled the village of Kousseri-Ngouboua (Ngouboua sous-préfecture, Kaya département) for the village of Ngouboua-Centre, located in the same sous-préfecture. 

On 7 December 2020, the village of Kousseri-Ngouboua had hosted 73 households (see ETT report #87).

The objective of the Emergency Tracking Tool (ETT) is to collect information on large and sudden population movements. Information is collected through key informant interviews or direct observation. This dashboard provides information on displacement which occurred on 7 December 2020 in one village of Lac Province. 

Following an armed attack on the site of Foukou Felle (Ngouboua sous-préfecture, Kaya département), which occurred on 7 December 2020, 73 households (252 individuals) fled towards the village of Kousseri-Ngouboua, located in the same sous-préfecture.

The objective of DTM’s (Displacement Tracking Matrix) Emergency Tracking Tool (ETT) is to collect information on large and sudden population movements. Following floods which have been ongoing since the end of July 2020 in N’Djamena, more than 5,000 households were forced to flee their homes. In order to host the individuals who were left without shelter, Chadian authorities and the humanitarian community identified the Tradex site, located in the 9^th arrondissement, where 98 households (562 individuals) were hosted. The profiles of these individuals were presented in the first report on the Tradex site published in October 2020. Moreover, at the end of October 2020, a dike breach in Gardolé Djedide/Dingangali quartier forced several thousands of individuals to take refuge on the same site. This report aims to provide an update on the profiles of the individuals who currently live on the Tradex site. 

The data presented in this report was collected through the registration of the 3,403 households settled on the Tradex site, as well as the profiling of a sample of 699 households. This report aims to provide information on the demographic profiles of these displaced persons, as well as an overview of their needs. 

The objective of the Emergency Tracking Tool (ETT) is to collect information on large and sudden population movements. Information is collected through key informant interviews or direct observation. This dashboard provides information on movements which took place in two sites of Lac Province, on 24 November 2020.

On 24 November 2020, following floods caused by rising water levels of Lake Chad, 780 households (3,901 individuals) fled their villages for the sites of Djourougafi and Ngolio located in the sous-préfecture of Liwa (Fouli département). These two displacement sites, created in August 2020, already hosted respectively 3,190 and 450 IDPs prior to their arrival.

According to the authorities, more than 15,000 households are threatened by floods in at least 60 sites and villages, within the sous-préfectures of Baga-Sola, Ngouboua and Liwa. 

The objective of the Emergency Tracking Tool (ETT) is to collect information on large and sudden population movements. Information is collected through key informant interviews or direct observation. This dashboard presents information on a movement which took place on 14 November 2020 in the town of Ounianga Kébir, located in Ennedi-Ouest Province, near the Libyan border. 

Following their deportation from Libya, 84 individuals (all men, including 3 minors and 3 persons with a physical disability) of Chadian nationality arrived in the town of Ounianga Kébir (Ennedi-Ouest province) on 14 November 2020. Most of them indicated that they were taken prisoner in Libya prior to their deportation. Upon arrival, they were placed in quarantine, in accordance with measures taken by the Chadian authorities to prevent and contain the spread of COVID-19. It should be mentioned that 54 individuals are already quarantined at this location (see ETT report #84). In total, 138 individuals are currently in quarantine in Ounianga Kébir. Since mid-April 2020, 1,031 individuals have been deported from Libya to Ounianga Kébir. They often arrive in Chad in a highly vulnerable state. As reported in the Deportee Profile Report, they were mainly expulsed from North-Eastern Libya. 

The objective of the Emergency Tracking Tool (ETT) is to collect information on large and sudden population movements. Information is collected through key informant interviews or direct observation. This dashboard presents information on a movement which took place on 9 November 2020 in the town of Ounianga Kébir, located in Ennedi-Ouest Province, near the Libyan border. 

Following their deportation from Libya, 54 individuals (including 8 women, 2 girls and 2 boys) of Chadian nationality arrived in the town of Ounianga Kébir (Ennedi-Ouest province) on 9 November 2020. Upon arrival, these individuals were placed in quarantine, in accordance with the measures taken by the Chadian authorities to prevent and contain the spread of COVID-19. The 49 individuals who had arrived on 17 October 2020 (see ETT report #80) have returned home upon completion of their quarantine period. Deportation movements from Libya to Ounianga Kébir have been observed since mid-April 2020. Individuals deported from Libya often arrive in Chad in a highly vulnerable state. As reported in the Deportee Profile Report, they were mainly expulsed from North-Eastern Libya.

The objective of the Emergency Tracking Tool (ETT) is to collect information on large and sudden population movements. Information is collected through key informant interviews or direct observation. This dashboard provides information on a population movement which took place in the 9^th arrondissement of N’Djamena, on 28 October 2020.

On 28 October 2020, following floods caused by a dike breach in Gardolé Djedide quartier (9^th arrondissement of N’Djamena), 1,600 households (11,500 individuals) were forced to flee their homes. These individuals took refuge on the Tradex site, located in the same arrondissement. It is worth mentioning that 98 households (562 individuals) were already settled on this site between July and September 2020 (see the report on their profiles).

The objective of the Emergency Tracking Tool (ETT) is to collect information on large and sudden population movements. Information is collected through key informant interviews or direct observation. This dashboard provides information on displacement which occurred on 2 November 2020 in one site of Lac Province. 

With insecurity growing on the islands of Lake Chad (due to the multiplication of attacks by Non-State Armed Groups), 187 households (616 individuals) preventively fled the village of Ngorea (Kangalam sous-préfecture, Mamdi département) for the site of Bibi Barrage, located on the mainland, in the same sous-préfecture.

The objective of DTM’s (Displacement Tracking Matrix) Emergency Tracking Tool (ETT) is to collect information on large and sudden population movements. Following floods which have been ongoing since the end of July 2020 in N’Djamena, more than 5,000 households were forced to flee their homes. They took refuge either elsewhere in their arrondissement, or in neighbouring arrondissements. In order to host the households who were left without shelter, Chadian authorities and the humanitarian community identified the Tradex site, located in the 9^th arrondissement, where 98 households (562 individuals) are currently settled. 

The data presented in this report was collected through the registration of households, conducted on 12 October 2020 by IOM staff and the local authorities of the 9^th arrondissement, in order to facilitate the provision of humanitarian assistance. This report aims to provide information on the demographic profiles of these displaced persons, as well as an overview of their needs.