Appendix B: Case Studies The SPIA research team analyzed the potential use of CDR for tracking mobility and displacement across ten case studies. The research began with a focus on humanitarian applications of the technology; however, other mobility contexts arose during the investigation. The analysis includes the following four sections within each case study: Humanitarian Context: Type and scope of disaster, characteristics and scope of displacement; Practical and Technical Considerations: Scale of cell coverage, MNOs in operation, IOM footprint, existence of other relevant data sources; Regulatory and Policy Considerations: National and international data regulations and policies; Ethical Considerations: Sensitivity of data, privacy concerns, other ‘Do No Harm’ considerations.
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Case studies were selected for this report based on expressed interest from IOM country offices, and on being rated highly on the INFORM Risk Index. The index is scaled from one to ten, with a score of ten indicating a higher generalized risk of a crisis based on structural conditions.73 Case studies are: the Bahamas, Bangladesh, Dominica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Federated States of Micronesia (Micronesia), and the Philippines. The following two-page briefs are summaries of more extensive research conducted by the SPIA team. Using information gathered from desk research and interviews, we analyzed how conducive each context may be to CDR use for monitoring mobility and displacement. We applied a “stoplight methodology” to each section of the ten cases, which is intended to be a useful heuristic and does not reflect a quantitative approach to categorization.
Legend indicates a situation that experts suggested would be more conducive to the use of CDR indicates a situation that experts suggested would be somewhat conducive to the use of CDR indicates a situation that experts suggested would be not conducive to the use of CDR Humanitarian & Displacement Context
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Bahamas Bangladesh Dominica Ecuador El Salvador Guatemala Haiti Honduras Micronesia Philippines
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