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Geography

Definition

Within the IATI activity standard there are three ways to describe the geography of an iati-activity:

  • recipient-country - the country that will benefit from the iati-activity.
  • recipient-region - geopolitical region (above the country level) that will benefit from the iati-activity.
  • location - a geographical location of the iati-activity.

In addition, the following can also be utilised:

  • activity-scope - to classify the geographic coverage of the the iati-activity.

Considerations

When using the IATI activity standard to describe geography, the following should be considered:

  • When describing the recipient-country the relevant Country code must be used.
  • When describing the recipient-region the relevant Region code must be used.
  • It is possible to have multiple recipient-country in an iati-activity
  • It is possible to have multiple recipient-region in an iati-activity
  • When declaring multiple recipient-country or recipient-region then a pecentage must be declared. These must sum to 100%.
  • If a recipient-country is known, then a recipient-region is not expected.
  • If a recipient-country is not known, then a recipient-region is expected.
  • The free-text instances of name and description in location should avoid use of text in CAPITALS.
  • The activity-scope element should only be used once. It must use a relevant ActivityScope code.