Crisis mapping for conflict transformation and strategic planning

Sudan Crisis and Recovery Mapping and Analysis CRMA

Rationale

• Building local capacities for crisis mapping, conflict analysis and strategic planning

• Using innovative GIS-enabled platforms and participatory methods for early warning and conflict prevention

• Strengthening knowledge management and coordination capacity for government partners and humanitarian actors

• Institutionalising evidence-based and conflict-sensitive planning across UNDP portfolio

CRMA

CRMA Methodology

(1) Consolidation of basic layers of information

(2) Participatory Mapping Cycle

(3) Data Processing and Validation

(4) Support to Consultative Analysis

(5) Support to Evidence-based and Conflict Sensitive Strategic

Planning

(6) Capacity development, and supported roll-out of DB/GIS

tools

CRMA

Key achievements• Participatory mapping cycles of conflict, threats and risks completed

for all states of West Darfur, Eastern Sudan and Three Protocol Areas with South Darfur underway

• State governments have developed evidence-based and conflict-sensitive State Situation Analyses that now form the basis for their 5-year strategic planning process

• RPCM conflict advisory council and UNDP CRP established and supported in Southern Kordofan to target and consolidate peace-building interventions together with conflicting communities

• States in Eastern Sudan made recovery and development of war-affected communities and marginalized groups strategic priorities for the first time

• Capacity Development Course and ToT delivered for Red Sea, Kassala, Gedaref, Blue Nile and SKS on:– Data Collection– Data Processing– Data Analysis for Strategic Planning

• IMWG established in Khartoum and Darfur, with quarterly Digital Atlases produced providing a common platform for data collection, management and standardization across the UN, with national and international partners– Standardisation Task Force– 7 Digital Atlases released– IDP camp mapping across Darfur

• State Information and Knowledge Management (IKM) systems diagnosis and enhancement plan completed for Southern Kordofan, Red Sea, Gedaref and Kassala States.

• Technical support offered to ensure successful implementation of CRMA across all ten states of South Sudan

• UNDP has become a trusted source of information and analysis for its partners. Internal capacity development underway to ensure that programme staff are able to fully capitalize on the information and tools available for their planning. Intranet Resource Centre designed.

• A coordination system has been established for recovery and development actors through a “Who does What, Where and When’ system piloted by the RCSO in SKS and Darfur

• Donors and UN agencies receive support to target and design their portfolios in an evidence-based and conflict-sensitive manner.– CIDA– EC– JICA– IDB

Sudan Information Management Working Group (IMWG)

Objective: to facilitate coherent information management for UN agencies and INGOs in cooperation with local actors Metadata standards Information Sharing Protocols Data Licensing

Established: National (North Sudan) IMWG and regional Darfur IMWG established

Products: 7 quarterly updates of the Digital Atlas for Darfur, Three Areas and East Sudan Inter-agency IDP camp mapping in Darfur

Online resource-centre for Sudan designedStandardisation Task-Force launchedTechnical support offered to National IM Network

Services and Infrastructure: status, functionality and resources

BSM

Community perceptions of crisis and socio-economic recovery risks

CRM

Community stability related incidents and events

IEM

Integrated toolkit

Project targeting, tracking and coordination

4Ws

CRMA IM integrated toolkit

Crisis and Recovery related Risks: Geographic targeting in Eastern Sudan

Presence of landmines and small arms

Abandoned areas due to war

Restricted movement

Food insecurity Limited resources available for

resettlement and recovery

Population pressure and strain on resources due to displacement

Coping mechanisms weakened

Tension between livelihood groups

Crisis and Recovery related Risks: Environmental threats to livelihoods in Red Sea

Desert encroachment on agricultural land and pastures

Spread of mesquite threatening food productivity

Oil production threatens marine biodiversity

Desalination plants along the coast cause environmental pollution

NDVI showing limited vegetation across the state

Incidents and Events: Areas of insecurity in Darfur

Consolidated security information from operational actors (OCHA/UNDSS)

Major incidences concentrated in areas around IDP camps, such as Kass and Kutum

Map used for UNAMID operations

Basic Services and CRM: Access to education in Blue Nile State

• Geographic distribution of primary and secondary schools

•Heat map showing density of non-functioning schools

Conflict Management and Early Warning

RPCM

- Capacity development of local institutions -

• Participatory conflict risk mapping cycle• Multi-actor Conflict and Security Analysis Report• Peacebuilding conferences consolidating prioritised interventions• Integrated rapid response mechanism• Monitoring of minimum essential indicators for early warning and

prevention

CRMA Phase II

• Component I: – National and State information and knowledge management

capacity enhancement– Establishment of a National Information Management Network– Strengthening aid coordination management capacities in MIC– Sustainable integration of CRMA toolkit in UNDP programme

management and RCSO activity– Institutionalisation of the UN IMWG– Standardisation of approach and CRMA replication

• Component II:– Implementation of full CRMA cycle across Darfur, including full-

scale roll-out of capacity development efforts

CRMA PROCESS CYCLE

(5B) Support to Evidence-

based and Conflict Sensitive Strategic

Planning

(6) Capacity development, and supported roll-out

of DB/GIS tools

(1) Consolidation of basic layers of information

(IMWG Atlas)

(2) Participatory Mapping

Cycle

(4A) Support to

Consultative Analysis

(4B) Develop and

Monitor Minimum Essential Indicators

(MEI)

(3) Data Processing and Validation

(4C) Early Warning

System

CRMA

(5A) Targeting for CBR and CRP intervention

Replication Opportunities and Resources

Challenges: • Delivering as One• Evidence-based and conflict-sensitive programming in crisis

settings

Critical responses in RCSO and UNDP COs on Info Management and Strategic Planning:• IMWG information management platform• 4Ws coordination support• Crisis mapping and knowledge management for UNDP CO

programming• Conflict mapping and early warning through local institutions

CRMA resourcesProcesses, tools, evaluations documented to ensure lessons learned

Full CRMA manual• Project Overview and Structure• IMWG (including TORs and Info Sharing Protocols)• GIS Support and IM toolkit• CRM Methodology and Best Practices• Analysis Support Methodology• Support to Evidence-based and Conflict Sensitive Planning• Capacity Development on Knowledge Management for Strategic Planning (including

process overview, training manuals and materials)

Standardized ArcReader GIS package

Common, customizable information-sharing, GIS-enabled platform

Strategy and support structure for replication of approach, processes and tools

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