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Monitoring economic activities: Leveraging satellite and remote-sensing technologies

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  • Guo, Zhe
  • Abushama, Hala
  • Siddig, Khalid
  • Kirui, Oliver K.
  • Timu, Anne G.
  • Zhou, Shuang
  • Abay, Kibrom A.
  • You, Liangzhi

Abstract

Understanding disruptions to economic activities in conflict-affected regions such as Sudan is essential for policymakers, humanitarian organizations, and researchers seeking to develop effective response strategies. However, traditional data collection methods, such as official government statistics and household surveys, become unreliable or impractical in these contexts due to security risks, displacement, and institutional breakdowns. In such environments, satellite and remote-sensing technologies provide a powerful alternative, offering near real-time, scalable, and objective insights into economic disturbances, infrastructure damage, population displacement, and environmental degradation. Advances in Earth observation technologies now allow researchers to monitor the economic consequences of conflicts with great accuracy and efficiency, even in regions where on-the-ground data collection is impossible (Hoogeveen et al. 2016; Hoogeveen and Pape 2020; Abay et al. 2023).

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  • Guo, Zhe & Abushama, Hala & Siddig, Khalid & Kirui, Oliver K. & Timu, Anne G. & Zhou, Shuang & Abay, Kibrom A. & You, Liangzhi, 2026. "Monitoring economic activities: Leveraging satellite and remote-sensing technologies," IFPRI book chapters,, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
    • Handle: RePEc:fpr:ifpric:182366
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