Map Resources

Global Map of Displacement [access]
- New map from Maplecroft, incorporating data from UNHCR and the IDMC. Includes a Displacement Risk Index for 191 countries. (Some data is only available to subscribers.)

Good practices in participatory mapping: A review prepared for the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) [text]
- Reviews what is known about "participatory mapping," or "the creation of maps by local communities."

Maps 2.0: Geospatial Tools for Nonprofits and Humanitarian Relief [access]
- The "goal of Maps 2.0 is to enable humanitarian organizations to post, access, share, modify, and use critical, geo-referenced information in emergency relief operations, post-emergency reconstruction, and continuing development projects."

UNHCR Refugee Camps [access]
- Uses Google Earth to tour camps starting in Thailand and ending in Chad. Requires plug-in. See also: "A Nonprofit's Introduction to Google's Online Mapping Tools: How to use Google Maps and Google Earth for outreach and advocacy."

Tagged Publications and Web Sites/Tools.