This study uses nighttime light measurements to quantify changes in nighttime lighting and the refugee population in Ukraine before and after Russia’s invasion. The authors also evaluate the effectiveness of these new methods for estimating refugee population changes during the war.
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Nowcasting Daily Population Displacement in Ukraine through Social Media Advertising Data
The Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 triggered the rapid displacement of millions of refugees into neighboring countries and the displacement of millions of Ukrainians within the country. In conflict and crisis situations such as this one, representative survey data quickly become outdated, primary data collection is challenging if not impossible, and the dynamic nature of population changes requires high-frequency measurement not suited to traditional data gathering techniques.
Unknown risk: assessing refugee camp flood risk in Ethiopia
This article explores different approaches for using global data to assess refugee flood risk in refugee camps in Ethiopia. Ethiopia hosts over 870 000 refugees from Sudan, South Sudan, Eritrea, and Somalia, most of whom (90 percent) live in refugee camps. Refugee camps in Ethiopia have a history of flooding, and flood rick is expected to increase with climate change.
Monitoring of the Venezuelan exodus through Facebook’s advertising platform
This article evaluates the use of Facebook’s advertising platform to estimate numbers of Venezuelan migrants, including their spatial distribution in Latin America and socioeconomic profiles.
Targeting humanitarian aid using administrative data: model design and validation
This paper presents the design and validation of an econometric model that uses routinely collected administrative data to target unconditional cash and in-kind assistance to Syrian refugees in Lebanon. The authors compare the prediction accuracy of the proposed model...
Empowering refugees through cash and agriculture: A regression discontinuity design
This article assesses the impact of the development approach promoted in the Kalobeyei refugee settlement in Turkana County in Northwest Kenya. Opened in 2016 just 3.5 kilometers from the Kakuma refugee camp, the Kalobeyei refugee settlement was envisaged as a model...
The global cost of inclusive refugee education
An estimated 48 percent of school-age refugee children are out of school—an estimated 77 percent of refugee children attend primary school, 31 percent of refugee youth attend secondary education, and just 3 percent are able to access tertiary opportunities (compared...
Mobile Phone Data for Children on the Move: Challenges and Opportunities
Reliable, timely and accessible data are essential for understanding how migration and forced displacement affect children, and for informing policies and programs to meet their needs. This chapter discusses opportunities for using mobile phone data to address gaps in...
Focused psychosocial interventions for children in low-resource humanitarian settings: a systematic review and individual participant data meta-analysis
Randomized studies on the effectiveness of focused psychosocial support interventions for children exposed to traumatic events in humanitarian settings in low-income countries have generated conflicting results. Evaluations of school-based interventions have found...
Big Data for Sampling Design: The Venezuelan Migration Crisis in Ecuador
Even though Ecuador has a reliable and up-to-date sampling frame for the national census, the lack of information on the numbers of Venezuelans displaced in Ecuador and their locations in the country posed challenges for the design and implementation of the Human...