Background
On January 12th 2010, an earthquake of 7.0 magnitude hit Haiti. Considered the most devastating earthquake to hit an urban setting at the time, it resulted in the destruction of more than 300,000 buildings and the displacement of 1.5 million people. Following this destructive earthquake, the international community along with Haitian counterparts rallied to assist the needs of the affected population. As the lead Camp Coordination/Camp Management agency, the International Organization for Migrations (IOM) took the inititave to develop a unified displacement data management process, called the Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) which is a comprehensive, multi-sectoral tracking system. Thus, the DTM was applied as a monitoring tool to track the IDP population on basic conditions in IDP sites, and camp-like settlements in support of the Emergency Shelter and Camp Coordination and Camp Management (E-Shelter/CCCM) Cluster and other humanitarian and recovery actors in Haiti. IOM implements the DTM, in partnership with the Government of Haiti (GoH) through the Directorate of Civil Protection (DPC in French). The DTM is in its twenty fifth round of implementation in Haiti. This report presents the results from the field assessements conducted between 1st January 2016 and 31st March 2016.
1.REMAINING IDP CASELOAD: SITE AND POPULATION TRENDS
1.1Overall trends of the IDP population
More than 5 years after the devastating January 12th 2010 earthquake, an estimated 17,119 households, or 62,590 individuals are still residing in 36 IDP sites in the earthquake affected communes. It is important to note that this report incorporates more precise IDP data gathered through registration operations of three (3) camps (Acra sud, Acra Cite Nord Del 33 and Village AFCA II).
Consequently, when comparing the figures from the 24th round of the DTM, the number of households and individuals residing in IDP camps has increased, althought the number of opened camps has decreased. The population estimates of these specific camps had previously been determined through arial imagery (one family per shelter), as on-sites assesments were inaccesible due to security concerns. Therefore, following five (5) years of settlement and the population’s refusal to be registered, the registration of Acra Sud, Acra Cite Nord Del 33 and Village AFCA II, lead to an increase of 17% in the total IDP household population and a 5% increase in the total number of IDP individuals