SUMMARY
As part of its fourth round of the Displacement Tracking matrix (DTM), the International Organization for Migration (IOM) conducted a Return Intention Survey targeting IDPs in the Far North Region of Cameroon. The survey was conducted from 20 July to 1 August 2016 in the six Departments of the Far North Region: Diamare , Mayo-Danay, Mayo-Kani, Mayo-Tsanaga, Mayo-Sava, and Logone-et-Chari. A total of 1,970 IDP households were interviewed in 514 localities.
DISPLACEMENT
181,215 Internally Displaced Persons (33,621 households), 14,871 Unregistered Refugees (2,61 households), and 32,023 Returnees (6,188 households).
87% of the displaced population was displaced by the insurgency and 13% by flooding and other natur disasters.
An estimated 33% of the current population was displaced in 2016 (January to July 2016). The remaini percentage is broken down as follows: 38% in 2015, 21% in 2014 and 8% before 2014.
An estimated 59% of the displaced household population lives in host communities while 20% lives rented housing, 12% in spontaneous settlements, 9% in collective centers, and 1% in open-air spaces.
51% of returns in the Far North region occurred in 2016, while 17% took place in 2015, 26% in 2014, an 6% before 2014.
RETURN INTENTIONS
34% of displaced persons indicated their intention to return to their place of origin while 4% indicat that they would leave their area of displacement for another location.
62%% of displaced persons indicated their intention to remain at their displacement site.
Most of the IDP households do not undertake periodic visit to their area of origin (80%) while 20% do. those who visit their area of origin, 9% do so assess a potential return.
Three main reasons preventing displaced people from returning to their place of origin are: Fear / trauma (43%) Absence of armed forces in the area of origin (22%) Feeling secure in the village of displacement (12%)
Three top factors required to enable a return: Presence of security forces in the area of origin (36%) Provision of humanitarian assistance in the area of origin (24%) Repair or rehabilitation of destroyed houses (19%).