Dennis J. King Humanitarian Information Unit US Department of State

1. Emergencies Without BordersSub-national and transnational mapping of emergency affected areas in Africa in 2004 Dennis J. King Humanitarian Information Unit US Department of State

2. Usual Depiction of Emergencies in Africa, 2003

3. Usual Depiction of HIV Prevalence in Africa

4. 54% 40% 30% 15% 5% Interpolated HIV Prevalence adjusted for Pop Density Interpolated HIV Prevalence model based on more than 1,200 sentinel surveillance sites that have reported HIV prevalence among pregnant women. Multiplying the interpolated HIV prevalence times the adjusted population distribution provides a rough estimate of number of people living with HIV per square kilometer and shows concentrations of people living with HIV.

5. Natural Disaster Events in Africa in 2004

6. Complex Emergency Affected Areas and Refugee Camps in Africa in 2004 Complex Emergency Affected Areas

7. Infant Mortality Rate in Africa – 2000

8. Sample Child Mortality Rates in Africa in 2004

9. Sample Child Mortality Rates in Africa in 2004

10. Areas and Incidents of Conflict and DisplacementIn 2004 So Far in 2005

11. Great Lakes transnational emergency • Burundian rebels massacred 180 Congolese refugees in Gatumba camp in August 2004 • Sporadic fighting between DRC army, renegade soldiers, armed militia, rebel Democratic Forces for Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR), GOR armed forces, and UNMOC troops in eastern DRC • 150,000 Congolese refugees in Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi, over 250,000 Congolese refugees in other countries • 200,000 IDPs and 2.2 million affected in DRC

12. Southeast Asia Avian Influenza

13. Conclusions from Emergencies Without Borders • Emergencies are sub-national (affect only specific areas inside a country’s boundaries) and sometimes transnational (cross borders) • UN Consolidated Appeals are often transnational/regional (Darfur/Chad, Great Lakes) or sub-national (Chechnya, Bolivia El Chaco drought) • Most humanitarian assistance organizations are structured according to country desks/programs and have different entities for refugees and IDPs • Transnational humanitarian emergencies require coordination, collaboration and information sharing among multiple organizations • Sub-national mapping of emergencies requires more detailed identification of affected areas (provinces, states, districts) and geo-referencing of locations

14. Data Mining – Enter terms, sources, date perimeters

15. Search Results – Visualization of number of matches

16. Text Extraction – Specific paragraph with words

17. Countries of Humanitarian Interest and Concern CHIC eRoom

18. Countries of Humanitarian Interest and Concern CHIC eRoom

19. VISTAVisualized Information Synthesized Temporal Analysis • A visualization analysis tool to provide situational awareness • Geo-spatial - Map of affected area • Temporal - Timeline of key events • Numerical - Graphs, charts, tables • Textual - Hyperlinks to full text documents • Interactive, query to create a customized “common operating picture”

20. Food Security Situation Largest Donors to Zimbabwe Largest Donors to Zimbabwe SHOW Que Que Lupane Mutare Gweru Population in Need Selukwe 705,000 Beira Mvuma Masvingo Bulawayo Inhassora 208,000 174,000 Vilanculos Humanitarian Assistance for Zimbabwe . 2.5% Source: OCHA/FTS 19 Aug 02 . Massinga 3.3% 2.9% Population in Need Inhambane Channel . Description Value in US Dollars Donor 216,495 Donor Nations Inharrime Chokwe Cash grant plus 4500MT of maize 197,333 GOZ 500,000 United States China 18.8% Manhica 200,000 United Kingdom Tues 4 Jun Xai Xai WFP 528,402 Population in Need . Food EMOP 10200.0 Denmark European Commission 508,809 Ireland . 72.4% Prevent Malnutrition UN Agencies/ NGO Maputo 1,877,934 EC Other 528,402 Germany ADRA Provision of basic Food needs to 12,000 Donors by Total Contribution 334,396 Sat 8 Jun Jun Jul Fri 7 Jun Aug Sep Thurs 6 Jun Tues 4 Jun Wed 5 Jun Sun 9 Jun Australia funds emergency food For Mozambique and Zimbabwe 2 Jun 02 EC provides add’l US$34M for Famine victims in Zimbabwe 6 Aug 02 EU gives Zimbabwe 28M Euros (US$27.5M) for drugs 4 Jul 02 Zimbabwe USAID gives 14,310MT to WV for Zimbabwe 24 Jul 02 Malawi China/Kuwait give Zimbabwe food assistance 12 Jun 02 Japan to announce $30M food Aid to S African countries 16 Aug 02 Britain gives 32M pounds (US$49M) for Zimbabwe food crisis 10 Jul 02 Zambia South Africa provides 35,000MTfood aid to Zimbabwe 19 Jun 02 Mozambique Sample Prototype VISTA

21. Reports of At Risk Population Food Security Situation SHOW Que Que Lupane Mutare Gweru Population in Need Selukwe Beira Mvuma Masvingo Bulawayo Inhassora Vilanculos Population in Need . Cereal Food Needs (MT) 705,000 Location . Massinga Zimbabwe 800,000 Inhambane Malawi . Inharrime 600,000 Zambia Chokwe Zimbabwe Reliefweb.int/appeals/index.html non-food Jun02-Mar03 Mozambique 208,000 Malawi Reliefweb.int/appeals/index.html non-food Jun02-Mar03 400,000 Manhica Xai Xai Lesotho 174,000 . Zambia WFP_UHS05.html food Jun02-Mar03 62,000 12,000 50,000 200,000 Swaziland Mozambique food WFP_UHS09.html Jun02-Mar03 . Maputo WFP_UHS12.html Lesotho food Jun02-Mar03 Countries of Greatest Need food Swaziland WFP_UHS13.html Jun02-Mar03 Timeline of Food Security Events Sat 8 Jun Fri 7 Jun Thurs 6 Jun Tues 4 Jun Wed 5 Jun Sun 9 Jun Zimbabwe FAO/WFP assessment mission to Swaziland, Lesotho, Malawi, Zimbabwe Malawi Meeting of SADC disaster response task force FAO/WFP assessment mission to Mozambique WFP EMOP appeal Zambia WHO Heath assessment mission in Malawi WHO Nutritional assessment in Zambia Mozambique Sample Prototype VISTA

22. Discussion • What are the implications and possible uses of Emergencies Without Borders as an alternative way of visualizing emergencies? • Is there interest/value in continual mining, monitoring and mapping of emergencies? • Is there interest/value in development of a interactive, web-based visualization analysis tool to display a “common operating picture” of a situation or issue • What information management capabilities, skills, and tools are needed?