Humanitarian OSM Team/Priority countries
Update.
In September 2024 HOT took the decision to sunset the Priority Country concept. The framework was designed as part of the Audacious prize application and implemented when HOT won the prize and started developing a localised, regional hub model. As that funding comes to an end, HOT has taken the decision to sunset the concept, leaving the regional Open Mapping Hubs with the decision making responsibility for where to work and with who within their regions.
The map inset shows the geographical areas covered by each of the four hubs.
Now obsolete: HOT Priority Country list by region
HOT has committed to furthering its longer-term vision by prioritising support and investment across 94 countries through 2025 (previous to 2020, HOT didn't explicitly prioritise particular geographical areas). Initial priority countries were selected based primarily on disaster risk and acute deprivations needs (measured through the multidimensional poverty index).
| Priority country | Region |
|---|---|
| Belize | Latin America and Caribbean |
| Bolivia | Latin America and Caribbean |
| Brazil | Latin America and Caribbean |
| Chile | Latin America and Caribbean |
| Costa Rica | Latin America and Caribbean |
| Ecuador | Latin America and Caribbean |
| El Salvador | Latin America and Caribbean |
| Guatemala | Latin America and Caribbean |
| Haiti | Latin America and Caribbean |
| Honduras | Latin America and Caribbean |
| Mexico | Latin America and Caribbean |
| Nicaragua | Latin America and Caribbean |
| Panama | Latin America and Caribbean |
| Peru | Latin America and Caribbean |
| Uruguay | Latin America and Caribbean |
| Venezuela | Latin America and Caribbean |
| Antigua and Barbuda | Latin America and Caribbean |
| Dominica | Latin America and Caribbean |
| Dominican Republic | Latin America and Caribbean |
| Guyana | Latin America and Caribbean |
| Jamaica | Latin America and Caribbean |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Latin America and Caribbean |
| Afghanistan | Asia Pacific |
| Bangladesh | Asia Pacific |
| Bhutan | Asia Pacific |
| Brunei Darussalam | Asia Pacific |
| Cambodia | Asia Pacific |
| Federated States of Micronesia | Asia Pacific |
| Fiji | Asia Pacific |
| India | Asia Pacific |
| Indonesia | Asia Pacific |
| Kiribati | Asia Pacific |
| Lao People's Democratic Republic | Asia Pacific |
| Malaysia | Asia Pacific |
| Myanmar | Asia Pacific |
| Nepal | Asia Pacific |
| Pakistan | Asia Pacific |
| Papua New Guinea | Asia Pacific |
| Philippines | Asia Pacific |
| Solomon Islands | Asia Pacific |
| Sri Lanka | Asia Pacific |
| Timor-Leste | Asia Pacific |
| Tonga | Asia Pacific |
| Uzbekistan | Asia Pacific |
| Vanuatu | Asia Pacific |
| Viet Nam | Asia Pacific |
| Yemen | Asia Pacific |
| Algeria | Western & Northern Africa |
| Benin | Western & Northern Africa |
| Burkina Faso | Western & Northern Africa |
| Cameroon | Western & Northern Africa |
| Cape Verde | Western & Northern Africa |
| Central African Republic | Western & Northern Africa |
| Chad | Western & Northern Africa |
| Congo | Western & Northern Africa |
| Cote d'Ivoire | Western & Northern Africa |
| Equatorial Guinea (Centrale) | Western & Northern Africa |
| Gambia | Western & Northern Africa |
| Ghana | Western & Northern Africa |
| Guinea | Western & Northern Africa |
| Guinea-Bissau | Western & Northern Africa |
| Liberia | Western & Northern Africa |
| Mali | Western & Northern Africa |
| Mauritania | Western & Northern Africa |
| Morocco | Western & Northern Africa |
| Niger | Western & Northern Africa |
| Nigeria | Western & Northern Africa |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | Western & Northern Africa |
| Senegal | Western & Northern Africa |
| Sierra Leone | Western & Northern Africa |
| Togo | Western & Northern Africa |
| Angola | Eastern & Southern Africa |
| Burundi | Eastern & Southern Africa |
| Comoros | Eastern & Southern Africa |
| Democratic Republic of Congo | Eastern & Southern Africa |
| Djibouti | Eastern & Southern Africa |
| Egypt | Eastern & Southern Africa |
| eSwatini | Eastern & Southern Africa |
| Ethiopia | Eastern & Southern Africa |
| Kenya | Eastern & Southern Africa |
| Lesotho | Eastern & Southern Africa |
| Madagascar | Eastern & Southern Africa |
| Malawi | Eastern & Southern Africa |
| Mauritius | Eastern & Southern Africa |
| Mozambique | Eastern & Southern Africa |
| Namibia | Eastern & Southern Africa |
| Rwanda | Eastern & Southern Africa |
| Somalia | Eastern & Southern Africa |
| South Sudan | Eastern & Southern Africa |
| Sudan | Eastern & Southern Africa |
| Tanzania | Eastern & Southern Africa |
| Uganda | Eastern & Southern Africa |
| Zambia | Eastern & Southern Africa |
| Zimbabwe | Eastern & Southern Africa |
Priority lists for Latin America and Caribbean and Western and Northern Africa are italicised as the list has not been validated by a regional Open Mapping Hub team (hub teams are not yet in place) and are subject to possible change.
| Region | Number of priority countries |
|---|---|
| Latin America and Caribbean | 22 |
| Asia Pacific | 25 |
| Western and Northern Africa | 24 |
| Eastern and Southern Africa | 23 |
Priority country change log
| Date | Change description | Justification | Region / hub | Table updated? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No changes so far... | ||||
Country Re-prioritisation Process
To remain responsive to evolving humanitarian and data needs, HOT provides standard procedures for:
- adjusting the global list of priority countries
- prioritising countries within each region
- prioritising geographic areas within a single country (not included here).
Regional Open Mapping Hub teams and management will have the primary responsibility and decision-making authority to change priority countries and sub-national priorities, in alignment with and collaboratively with Functional leads.
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National Priorities:
Lead: Regional Open Mapping Hub hub teams & mgmt.
Consulted: Relevant Functional teams
Decision-maker: Regional Open Mapping Hub management (unless exceptions requiring HOT senior management team)
Adjusting the global list of priority countries
The global priority country list will be reviewed annually during the annual planning process and mid-cycle based on recommendations from community location experts. In both cases, the relevant regional Open Mapping Hub team(s) will take the lead on assessment using a Country Assessment Tool. This analysis should be led by Open Mapping Hub Directors. Elements of the Country Assessment Tool include, but are not limited to: value, ethics and sectoral alignment, security & risk analysis, sustainability assessments, team capacity and budget. Upon analysis using the Country Assessment Tool, the Regional Director solicits input from affected functional teams for input (eg. global finance team for budget implications, global operations team for risk/security, etc). Recommendations for adding or removing countries made by the Open Mapping Hub Director are accepted as final unless one of the exceptions in the process diagram applies. The country list will then be adjusted and communicated to inform community stakeholders and donors.