Source: International Organization for Migration

The Emergency Trends Tracking program’s latest round began in February 2025 to monitor displacement movements during the Jilaal dry season. DTM teams have been collecting data in 25 districts since February 2025: 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. From week 26 onward, only five districts were assessed due to funding constraints: Baidoa, Dayniile, Diinsoor, Doolow, and Kahda.

Emergency Trend Tracking serves as a crisis-based tool for monitoring sudden displacement caused by specific events or emerging crises. The initiative aims to assist in prioritizing humanitarian responses and enabling partners to provide rapid aid. Drawing from historical patterns of shock-induced displacement, the humanitarian community anticipates continued movement of people toward urban areas seeking humanitarian services. As a result, ETT coverage emphasizes main urban centers and surrounding villages in each evaluated district. Data collection occurs through Key Informant Interviews at the location level, conducted weekly from Saturday to Wednesday. This information encompasses new arrivals, numbers and demographics of internally displaced persons, displacement reasons, intentions, humanitarian assistance received, and priority needs. The assistance and needs indicators align with those used in the New Arrivals Tracker (NAT) of the CCCM (Camp Coordination and Camp Management) Cluster to facilitate joint analysis.