Internal Displacement Trends Report

IOM BURUNDI March 2020 INTERNAL DISPLACEMENT TRENDS Publica�on: May 2020 HIGHLIGHTS

Graph 1: Reasons of Displacement Graph 2: Demographics of the IDP popula�on 56% 44% 117,239 Natural disasters Female Male Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) 94,340 IDPs 4% < 1 year 3% 80% 20% 11% 1-5 years 8% Other reasons 25,754 Displaced Households 18% 6-17 years 15% 22,899 IDPs 20% 18-59 years 16% 3% 60 years + 2% DISPLACEMENT TRENDS

Graph 3: Trends in the number of IDPs from October 2019 to March 2020 Map 1: Net Change in presence of IDPs from February to March 2020, by province October November December January February March

Kirundo 103,352 IDPs 102,722 IDPs 104,191 IDPs 112,522 IDPs 116,951 IDPs 117,239 IDPs

Muyinga Cibitoke Ngozi

+ 288 IDPs (0.2%) Kayanza Cankuzo Bubanza Karusi Graph 4: Change in number of IDPs by reason for decrease or increase from Muramvya February to March 2020 Bujumbura Mairie Mwaro Ruyigi Gitega 2,099 Bujumbura Net Increase Rural Torren�al rains Varia�on du nombre de PDI 370 Rumonge Landslides + 2,692 152 Bururi Rutana 115 - 1,194 Strong winds 52 0 - 114 Drought 19 (-1) - (-90) Other Makamba -37 (-91) - (-428) Rese�lement outside the country -50 Absence (unknown) Net Decrease © IOM Burundi - reference map ( March 2020) -202 Rese�lement elsewhere in the country This map is for illustra�on purposes only. Names and boundaries on this map do not imply the oﬃcial endorsement or acceptance by IOM. Source: IOM, IGEBU -942 Local integra�on - 2,404 The orange color in the map represents the provinces that had a decreased number of IDPs -1,173 Return to community of origin and the green color represents the provinces that had an increased number of IDPs. Cibitoke is the province that has experienced net increase in the number of IDPs during this period.

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RETURN INTENTIONS OF DISPLACED HOUSEHOLDS

About 30 per cent of households reported their inten�ons to integrate Most of displaced households (65%) reported an inten�on to return to Graph 5: Percentage of displaced households their places of origin. In the provinces of Cibitoke (11,725 IDPs), by return inten�ons locally. The vast majority of households in Cankuzo province (82%) Bururi (1,943 IDPs), Gitega (1,262 IDPs) and Karusi (662 IDPs) at least preferred to integrate locally due to the availability of land for 84 per cent of displaced households had the inten�on of returning to construc�on of houses as well as agricultural labor jobs. In Makamba their places of origin. The majority of the displaced households in 30% Return to community of origin province, more than half of displaced households (65%) preferred these provinces had moved due to natural disasters which had caused Local integra�on local integra�on, taking into account the presence of employment several damages (destruc�on of houses and infrastructure). Most of 65% Rese�lement elsewhere in the country opportuni�es due to presence of agricultural labor in the communes the displaced households wanted to return to their places of origin, bordering with the United Republic of Tanzania and the availability of but to date return condi�ons have remained unfavorable. 5% land for house construc�on. The majority of displaced people (88%) in Makamba province came from other provinces (Bujumbura Rural, Rumonge, Karusi, Bujumbura Mairie and Gitega). For the province of Cankuzo, 37 per cent of IDPs came from the provinces of Kirundo, Muyinga and Karusi. Map 2: Percentage of households repor�ng inten�ons to return to their communi�es of origin, Map 3: Percentage of households repor�ng inten�ons of local integra�on, by province by province

Kirundo Kirundo

Cibitoke Muyinga Cibitoke Muyinga Ngozi Ngozi Kayanza Kayanza Bubanza Karusi Cankuzo Bubanza Karusi Cankuzo Mwaro Mwaro

Muramvya Ruyigi Muramvya Ruyigi Bujumbura Bujumbura Mairie Gitega Mairie Gitega Bujumbura Bujumbura Rural Rural Rumonge Rumonge Bururi Rutana Percentage of Households Bururi Rutana Percentage of Households 3 - 13% 18 - 30% 14 - 33% 31 - 56% 34 - 53% 57 - 80% Makamba Makamba 54 - 83% 81 - 96%

© IOM Burundi - Reference map (March 2020) © IOM Burundi - Reference map (March 2020) This map is for illustration purposes only. Names and boundaries on this map This map is for illustration purposes only. Names and boundaries on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by IOM. Source: IOM, IGEBU do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by IOM. Source: IOM, IGEBU

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REASONS PREVENTING THE RETURN OF DISPLACED HOUSEHOLDS

The map below shows the diﬀerent provinces according to the percentages of displaced households repor�ng house destruc�on as the main cause of non-return to their places of origin. Map 4: Percentage of households repor�ng damaged houses as the reason Graph 6: Percentage of displaced households by reason preven�ng the return of IDPs preven�ng return to community of origin, by province

Damaged houses 65% Kirundo Lack of food 15% Lack of means 7% Cibitoke Muyinga Lack of security 6% Ngozi Lack of access to income genera�ng ac�vi�es 5% Lack of access to social Kayanza infrastructures 2% Bubanza Karusi Cankuzo Mwaro The majority of internal displacement (80%) was due to natural disasters. The destruc�on of houses by torren�al rains, strong winds and landslides was one of the Muramvya Ruyigi causes of internal displacement in several provinces of the country and also one of Bujumbura the reasons for preven�ng the return of 65 per cent of displaced households to their Mairie Gitega damaged homes. Surveyed households in the provinces of Muramvya (100%), Bujumbura Rumonge (96%), Gitega (90%), Rutana (87%) and Cibitoke (85%) reported damaged Rural houses as the reason for not returning home. In addi�on, lack of ﬁnancial resources Rumonge was an impediment for these displaced households who are not able to rebuild their Rutana destroyed homes. Bururi Percentage of households The majority of households in Kirundo province (69%) reported food scarcity as the reason for not returning to their community of origin. This lack of food was due to 21- 27% prolonged drought in this province. These households preferred to stay in their 28 - 58% areas of displacement where the food was available. Displaced households in the Makamba provinces of Cankuzo (44%), Ngozi (29%) and Muyinga (22%) reported the same 59 - 84% reason for displacement (lack of food), as a signiﬁcant number of IDPs in these 85 - 100% provinces were displaced from Kirundo.

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DTM METHODOLOGY

The IOM Displacement Tracking Matrix is a comprehensive system to analyze and disseminate informa�on to be�er understand the movements and needs of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Burundi. Volunteers from the Burundian Red Cross (BRC) consult with key informants to iden�fy displacement trends and needs in their communi�es. Key informants can be community leaders, local government authori�es and religious leaders.

Enumerators complete three types of assessments:

The commune level assessement provides informa�on on displacement trends in all communes in Burundi (119 communes). This assessment provides informa�on on displacement periods, provinces of origin and new displacements phenomena.

The colline level assessment provides informa�on regarding humanitarian needs in the top ﬁve displacement areas (collines*) hos�ng the highest numbers of displaced persons per commune.** This assessment provides informa�on on demographics, vulnerabili�es and sectoral needs.

The household level assessment provides informa�on regarding humanitarian needs in two newly displaced households in surveyed collines.***

Data presented in this report was collected from 4 to 26 March 2020.

*Collines are the smallest administra�ve en��es in Burundi. ** While colline assessments are conducted in the ﬁve collines hos�ng the highest numbers of displaced persons in each commune. Twelve communes in the provinces of Bujumbura Rural, Bururi, Gitega, Karusi and Mwaro have 31 collines that do not host IDPs. Assessments from 564 collines are used in the analysis of this report. *** Among the 564 collines, 70 collines host only one newly displaced household. Assessments from 1,058 households are used in the analysis of this report.

All DTM Burundi reports and information products are available at https://displacement.iom.int/burundi/

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