IDU: Internal Displacement Event Data for Lao PDR

A 180-day rolling window of provisional event data on new internal displacements caused by conflict and disaster in Lao PDR, updated daily. The dataset, provided by the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC), offers initial assessments of displacement flows. Finalized and validated estimates are published separately in the annual Global Internal Displacement Database.

Use Cases

• Monitoring daily displacement flows based on provisional event data
• Analyzing conflict and disaster triggers for new displacements based on event categorization
• Providing early insights for humanitarian response based on the 180-day time window
• Comparing provisional IDU data with validated annual stock data from the GIDD

Strengths

• Updated daily, providing timely provisional information
• Covers a defined 180-day rolling time period for recent events
• Sourced from a specialized authoritative organization (IDMC)
• Available via API with documented access specifications

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
• Data is provisional and may require preprocessing to avoid double-counting as noted in the description

Provenance

Source

Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC)

Collection Method

Initial assessments aggregated from various publishers or sources, updated daily.

Time Range

Last 180 days (rolling window)

Freshness

Updated daily; last metadata update was 2026-03-26.

Geography

Lao People's Democratic Republic