Dataset for analysing drought displacement in Somalia (2016 - 2021)

1. SUMMARY

This database contains harmonized time series for the study of Climate induced migration in Africa. We collected information between 2016-01-04 and 2022–10–31 at a district level in spatial resolution and weekly level in temporal level. The variables and the corresponding sources are summarized in the following tables.

Climate and vegetation related variables

Variable name

Source

mean precipitation

CHIRPS (https://www.chc.ucsb.edu/data/chirps dataset)

maximum land surface temperature

MODIS

(https://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov/data/dataprod/mod11.php )

mean of normalized difference vegetation index

MODIS

(https://lpdaac.usgs.gov/products/mod09gav006/ )

Fatality related variables

Variable name

Source

interaction

The Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project (ACLED)  (https://acleddata.com/data-export-tool/ )

fatalities

The Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project (ACLED)  (https://acleddata.com/data-export-tool/ )

Social economic variables

Variable name

Source

white sorghum price

Food Security and Nutrition Analysis Unit - Somalia (FSNAU) (https://fsnau.org/sectors/markets )

wheat flour price

Food Security and Nutrition Analysis Unit - Somalia (FSNAU) (https://fsnau.org/sectors/markets )

cowpeas price

Food Security and Nutrition Analysis Unit - Somalia (FSNAU) (https://fsnau.org/sectors/markets )

sugar price

Food Security and Nutrition Analysis Unit - Somalia (FSNAU) (https://fsnau.org/sectors/markets )

tea leaves price

Food Security and Nutrition Analysis Unit - Somalia (FSNAU) (https://fsnau.org/sectors/markets )

salt price

Food Security and Nutrition Analysis Unit - Somalia (FSNAU) (https://fsnau.org/sectors/markets )

sesame oil price

Food Security and Nutrition Analysis Unit - Somalia (FSNAU) (https://fsnau.org/sectors/markets )

vegetable oil price

Food Security and Nutrition Analysis Unit - Somalia (FSNAU) (https://fsnau.org/sectors/markets )

goat price

Food Security and Nutrition Analysis Unit - Somalia (FSNAU) (https://fsnau.org/sectors/markets )

cattle price

Food Security and Nutrition Analysis Unit - Somalia (FSNAU) (https://fsnau.org/sectors/markets )

camel price

Food Security and Nutrition Analysis Unit - Somalia (FSNAU) (https://fsnau.org/sectors/markets )

camel milk price

Food Security and Nutrition Analysis Unit - Somalia (FSNAU) (https://fsnau.org/sectors/markets )

charcoal price

Food Security and Nutrition Analysis Unit - Somalia (FSNAU) (https://fsnau.org/sectors/markets )

diesel price

Food Security and Nutrition Analysis Unit - Somalia (FSNAU) (https://fsnau.org/sectors/markets )

red sorghum price

Food Security and Nutrition Analysis Unit - Somalia (FSNAU) (https://fsnau.org/sectors/markets )

water drum price

Food Security and Nutrition Analysis Unit - Somalia (FSNAU) (https://fsnau.org/sectors/markets )

labor rate

Food Security and Nutrition Analysis Unit - Somalia (FSNAU) (https://fsnau.org/sectors/markets )

SomaliShillingToUSD

Food Security and Nutrition Analysis Unit - Somalia (FSNAU) (https://fsnau.org/sectors/markets )

SomalilandShToUSD

Food Security and Nutrition Analysis Unit - Somalia (FSNAU) (https://fsnau.org/sectors/markets )

water jerry price

Food Security and Nutrition Analysis Unit - Somalia (FSNAU) (https://fsnau.org/sectors/markets )

transport cost

Food Security and Nutrition Analysis Unit - Somalia (FSNAU) (https://fsnau.org/sectors/markets )

labor rate agricultural

Food Security and Nutrition Analysis Unit - Somalia (FSNAU) (https://fsnau.org/sectors/markets )

labor rate non-agricultural

Food Security and Nutrition Analysis Unit - Somalia (FSNAU) (https://fsnau.org/sectors/markets )

number of people receiving remittance

Food Security and Nutrition Analysis Unit - Somalia (FSNAU) (https://fsnau.org/sectors/markets )

number of people receiving credit

Food Security and Nutrition Analysis Unit - Somalia (FSNAU) (https://fsnau.org/sectors/markets )

white maize price

Food Security and Nutrition Analysis Unit - Somalia (FSNAU) (https://fsnau.org/sectors/markets )

imported rice price

Food Security and Nutrition Analysis Unit - Somalia (FSNAU) (https://fsnau.org/sectors/markets )

CPIAUSCL (The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers)

Food Security and Nutrition Analysis Unit - Somalia (FSNAU) (https://fsnau.org/sectors/markets )

Internal displacement person (IDP)

Variable name

Source

IDP Drought

UNHCR-PRMN (https://prmn-somalia.unhcr.org/ )  (2017-2022)

Population Movement Tracking (PMT) (https://www.unhcr.org/4a9501239.pdf ) (2010-2016)

IDP conflict

UNHCR-PRMN (https://prmn-somalia.unhcr.org/ )  (2017-2022)

Population Movement Tracking (PMT) (https://www.unhcr.org/4a9501239.pdf ) (2010-2016)

2. CONTACT

For questions, please email Jose Maria Tárraga at [e-mail]

3. DATABASE

We provided a CSV file containing the time series of the variables described above. Furthermore, additional information for spatial and temporal identification such as a district identifier and a date are included.