Complex Emergency CODs

The Global IMWG Data Sub-group and OCHA-FIS will be working in 2018-2019 to further develop the guidance on country-specific CODs. Please contact FIS if you have suggestions, material or questions.

Potential CODs for Complex Emergencies


The following table provides a list of potential Country-Specific CODs for two types of complex emergencies. An 'X' in the table below indicates that the dataset is likely required.  The list was created with the support of the Coordinated Data Scramble (Global Level IMWG), the analytical framework – part of MIRA), OCHA Needs Assessment and Analysis Section, two COD workshops (Berlin, April 2017 (OCHA-IMO) and Geneva, June 2017 (Global IMWG Data Sub-group) based on data required in past emergencies.  

Not all of the datasets listed below are CODs!! It is up to the IM network in the country to identify what datasets are required as a common reference when preparing or responding to an emergency.  

Even if a dataset is not considered to be a COD it should still be shared on HDX as it could prove valuable to others. The  Data Prioritization Tool can help when there are too many datasets identified as CODs and the IM network needs to identify priorities.

Dataset types

Conflict type emergency 

Drought type emergency

Dataset types

Conflict type emergency 

Drought type emergency









Crisis specific 

Shapefile of areas which are not accessible/active conflict zone / Number of square KMs in recent conflict areas that are unsafe to access due to mine contamination / ERWs (UN Missions)

Livestock conditions/drought related # of animal deaths (sheep, cows, goats etc.)

Number of children associated with armed forces or armed groups (UNICEF)

Livestock disease situation

Roadblocks/checkpoints (UN Missions)

Water points or sources/water availability for domestic use



Cultivated land / crop condition (available through WFP) and  FEWSNET 



Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) 1



Food Commodity prices



Average rainfall in the country.  Flood forecasting  Global Flood Awareness System and crop monitoring FEWSNET 



Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWSnet data)

Transport





    Road Networks

x

x

    Bridges

x

not a priority

    Railways

x

not a priority

    Aerodromes (airports, airfields, HLZs

x

x

    Seaports

if relevant

if relevant

Hydrology

not a priority

x

Elevation model

x

not a priority

Building/housing type

x

x

Educational facilities

x

x

Health facilities

x

x

Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) 2

x

x

Integrated Food Security Phase (IPC)

x

Refugee displacement, movement, camps 

if relevant

if relevant

Operational presence of partners

x

x

Spontaneous settlements

x

x

Nutrition outreach centres

x

x

Telecommunication locations (e.g. towers)

x

x

Infrastructure 3

x

x

Disease profile

x

x

Markets

x

x

Clean water access points

x

x

Urban environment (neighbourhoods, etc)

x



Oil Refineries (if relevant)

x



1 NDVI (normalized difference vegetation index: an indicator to assess whether the target being observed contains live green vegetation or not)

2 Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI): estimates of the proportion of people per grid square living in poverty. This dataset is available for some countries through WorldPop project

3 Infrastructure: power, gas, nuclear,  oil, waste collection sites, water treatment site etc.

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