H2020 DeepCube UC2: Climate Induced Migration in Africa Public Datacube

This is the public datacube for UC2 climate induced migration in Africa (2015-2023)

The input data includes varied data sources, environmental and climatic variables from Earth Observation data and relevant socioeconomic data sources accounting for the main drivers of drought displacement in Somalia. The Earth Observation data cube includes variables from ERA5 Land such as 2m Temperature, Potential Evaporation, Total Precipitation and the Volumetric soil water layers, the ESA CCI land cover map and the precipitation dataset captured from Climate Hazards Center InfraRed Precipitation with Station data (CHIRPS). The precipitation data from CHIRPS and the Potential Evaporation from ERA5 are used to compute the Standardized Precipitation and Evaporation Index (SPEI) that is a robust indicator for drought conditions accounting for both precipitation and temperature extremes.

Regarding socioeconomic sources, the food security dimension is represented by market prices variables in different local markets like the price of livestock (for instance, Cattle, Camel, etc.) and harvest products (e.g., wheat, rice, maize, etc.). We also include the violent conflict data captured from the Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project (ACLED) given the close link existing between droughts and conflict in Somalia. Finally, the dataset of Internal Displacement Somalia is obtained via the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Protection & Return Monitoring Network (PRMN).