Humanitarian Data Exchange (HDX) Activity

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HDX is an open data portal managed by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.

The below heatmap shows trends in data use by visualization total downloads of datasets over time.

Hover over a date for further information on date published, total downloads, main contributing organization, and update frequency of dataset.

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Primary Drivers of Activity During 2014:
Jan: Central African Republic crisis
Jul/Aug: South Sudan crisis

Primary Drivers of Activity During 2015:
Jan: Yemen crisis
Apr: Nepal earthquake
May: Syria crisis heightens

Primary Drivers of Activity During 2016:
Mar: EU-Turkey migrant deal reached
Oct: Nigeria famine

Primary Drivers of Activity During 2017:
Summer 2017: East and Horn of Africa Drought

Primary Drivers of Activity During 2018:
Apr: Yemen declared "world's worst man-made humanitarian crisis"
Aug/Sept: Heavy monsoon season

Primary Drivers of Activity During 2019:
March: Cyclone Idai (East Africa)