Navigating Population Movement and Conflict Data for EiE

This webinar was part of an INEE hosted multi-part webinar series from the USAID Middle East Education Research, Training, and Support (MEERS) program, implemented by Social Impact and FHI 360. The series titled “The 4Ws of Education in Emergencies (EiE) Data: Who has What data? Where can I find it? And Why is this so complicated?”. The other webinars in this series can be found by clicking on the links below:

• Overview of the Education in Emergencies (EiE) Data Landscape
• Navigating Educational Development Data for EiE
• Navigating Humanitarian Operations Education Data for EiE
• Navigating Education Data for Internally Displaced Persons 

The fourth webinar in the series provided an overview of contextual data for EiE, including data from population movement and conflict sources. The webinar began by explaining what we mean by contextual data in an EiE context. Next, the webinar delved into population movement and forced displacement data for EiE, discussing sources, including UNHCR Population Statistics, the International Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC), and the International Organization for Migration’s Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM). Navigation examples are included for each of the three sources. After discussing how population movement data can be used in EiE, this webinar shifted focus to conflict data in EiE, including ACLED and the Global Coalition to Protect Education from Attack (GCPEA). The webinared concludes with a brief discussion of possible uses for conflict data for EiE.