Ghana IFRC Emergency Appeals and Disaster Response Funding

This dataset tracks humanitarian funding and emergency response actions in Ghana managed by the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC). It includes records of Emergency Appeals for large-scale disasters and Disaster Response Emergency Fund (DREF) allocations for smaller crises, with the latest update recorded in March 2026. The data is provided in a machine-readable CSV format for humanitarian analysis.

Use Cases

• Analyzing the ratio of DREF vs Emergency Appeal funding for Ghana disasters
• Tracking humanitarian funding trends over time using appeal dates
• Comparing local disaster response scales based on funding allocation amounts

Strengths

• Official data from the world's largest humanitarian network
• Machine-readable CSV format
• CC-BY-IGO licensed for intergovernmental use

Limitations

• Lack of column-level metadata in the source documentation
• Limited to IFRC-specific actions excluding other humanitarian actors
• Small geographic scope restricted to Ghana

Provenance

Source

International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC)

Collection Method

Administrative reporting

Freshness

Updated as of March 2026 according to source metadata.

Geography

Ghana