This most recent Emergency Trends Tracking round began in February 2025 to observe displacement patterns during the Jilaal dry season. Since the start in February 2025, DTM teams have gathered information in 25 districts: Afgooye, Afmadow, Baardheere, Baidoa, Balcad, Belet Weyne, Belet Xaawo, Bu’Aale, Bulo Burto, Cabudwaaq, Dayniile, Dhuusamarreeb, Diinsoor, Doolow, Gaalkacyo, Garoowe, Hodan, Jamaame, Jowhar, Kahda, Kismaayo, Luuq, Qansax Dheere, Waajid and Xudur. It should be noted that from week 26 onward, only 5 districts were monitored due to restricted resources: Baidoa, Dayniile, Diinsoor, Doolow, and Kahda.

ETT functions as a crisis-oriented mechanism that documents abrupt displacements caused by particular incidents or emerging emergencies. The purpose of ETT is to support prioritization of humanitarian responses and to allow partners to provide swift aid. Based on earlier shock-driven migration trends, the humanitarian sector anticipates that individuals will keep relocating to urban centers seeking humanitarian services. Therefore, ETT coverage concentrates on the principal urban hubs and nearby villages for each evaluated district. The information is acquired through Key Informant Interviews (KIIs) at the local level, from Saturday to Wednesday, weekly. It encompasses details on new arrivals, quantities and demographics of IDPs, causes of displacement, future plans, humanitarian aid, and priority requirements among others. To promote collaborative analysis between the CCCM (Camp Coordination and Camp Management) Cluster’s New Arrivals Tracker (NAT) and ETT data, the aid and requirements indicators match in both systems.