Data sources and references
Data sources and references This report presents a compilation of data from various sources that are determined to be the most comprehensive and authoritative available. Much of the information is originally collected by Governments and compiled into global data sets by international organizations. Some information is collected directly by international organizations and research institutes, or gathered from other third-party sources. Below are brief descriptions of the source organizations and the data they make available. Readers are directed to those organizations for additional data and information. Active Learning Network for Accountability and Performance in Humanitarian Action (ALNAP). ALNAP conducts research on humanitarian practices and evaluation. www.alnap.org/ Action on Armed Violence (AOAV). AOAV carries out research, advocacy and field work in order to reduce the incidence and impact of global armed violence. AOAV works with communities affected by armed violence, removing the threat of weapons and supporting the recovery of victims and survivors. AOAV also carries out research and advocacy campaigns to strengthen international laws and standards on the availability and use of conventional weapons; to build recognition of the rights of victims and survivors of armed violence; and to research, understand and act on the root causes of armed violence. https://aoav.org.uk/ Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters International Disaster Database (CRED EM-DAT). The EM-DAT disaster database contains data on over 18,000 disasters from 1900. It is compiled from various sources, including United Nations agencies, NGOs, insurance companies, research institutes and press agencies. www.emdat.be/ Development Initiatives (DI). DI is an independent organization providing information and analysis that supports action on poverty. The Global Humanitarian Assistance programme at DI is a leading centre of research and analysis on international financing flows to situations of humanitarian crisis. www.devinit.org/ and Global Humanitarian Assistance Report 2015 www.globalhumanitarianassistance.org/ report/gha-report-2015. The Development Data Hub at DI is a data aggregator to provide a single source for financial resource-flow data alongside poverty, social and vulnerability indicators. http://devinit.org/#!/data Digital Humanitarian Network (DHN). DHN leverages digital networks in support of humanitarian response. This network-
of-networks aims to form a consortium of volunteer and technical communities and provide an interface between humanitarian organizations and these networks. Upon activation, DHN members can monitor real-time media and social media, geo-locate event and infrastructure data, create live crisis maps, undertake big-data analysis and tag/trace satellite imagery. http://digitalhumanitarians.com/ Feinstein International Center. This is a research and teaching centre based at Tufts University in the USA. The centre promoted the use of evidence and learning in operational and policy responses to protect and strengthen the lives, livelihoods and dignity of people affected by, or at risk of, humanitarian crises. http://fic.tufts.edu/ Against the grain: the cereal trade in Darfur (December 2014, http://fic.tufts.edu/assets/Cereal_trade_Darfur_V3_ online3.pdf) Financial Tracking Service - United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA FTS). FTS is a global, real-time database that records all reported international humanitarian aid (including that for NGOs and the Red Cross/Red Crescent Movement), bilateral aid, inkind aid and private donations. FTS features a special focus on consolidated appeals and flash appeals. All FTS data is provided by donors or recipient organizations. OCHA manages FTS. fts.unocha.org Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). FAO works to raise levels of nutrition, improve agricultural productivity, improve the lives of rural populations and contribute to the growth of the world economy. It collates and disseminates a wide range of food– and-agricultural statistics. www.fao.org/economic/ess/ and The State of Food Insecurity in the World 2014 www.fao.org/3/a-i4037e.pdf Global Slavery Index. The Global Slavery Index provides a country-by-country estimate of the number of people living in modern slavery today. It is a tool to help citizens, NGOs, businesses and public officials to understand the size of the problem, existing responses and contributing factors so they can build sound policies to end modern slavery. http://www.globalslaveryindex.org/ Harvard Humanitarian Initiative (HHI). HHI is a Harvard University-wide centre that provides expertise in public health, medicine, social science, management and other disciplines to promote evidence-based approaches to humanitarian assistance. hhi.harvard.edu/ Heidelberg Institute for International Conflict Research (HIIK). HIIK is an independent and interdisciplinary
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