Information Management for Humanitarian Assistance: Responding to Crises

Jeffrey VillavecesOffice For Coordination of

Humanitarian Affairs

OCHA - Colombia

villaveces@UN.ORG http://www.colombiassh.org

In 2002

• In 2002, the massacre of Bojayá, Chocó was a wake-up call to the international community in Colombia

In 2002

• Coordinators knew what type of product they wanted but noone knew how to build it

2003-2004

2003-2004

Distribución del registro por: Tipo de Organizaciones

ONG Nacional

Iglesia/Otro

Sector Privado

ONG Internacional

Organización de Base

Mvto Cruz Roja

Gobierno

Agencia ONU

Universidad/Académico

Agencia Cooperación

Organismo Internacional

Medios de comunicación

2003-2004

• What, in the end, is a very simple and brief information product required years of organization and contact-building

• Today humanitarian actors have access to a wealth of information produced periodically and in real-time

SIDIH

Perfiles

Gráficas

Reportes

Mapas

Tomorrow

• Combining crowd-source information and further integrating information sources promises to bring a new level of coordination potential to Colombia's humanitarian actors

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