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Below are recommendations for data entry in a BSS that ensure that it will be easy to load into the HEA Baseline Database.
Guidelines
Livelihood Zone Codes
This database allows for comparison of a livelihood zones across multiple baselines. In order to ensure accurate comparison, livelihood zones that use the same code should be broadly the same geographically. While small changes are acceptable, if there is a major changes in geography a new code should be used.
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Example A country is split into 40 livelihood zones when baselines are done in 2015. When they are redone in 2025, it is only split into 15 livelihood zones. The numbering for the 2025 set of zones should be 41-55, not 1-15. |
Note that this has not been the case for livelihood zones historically. In the case where we have baseline data for a livelihood zone where the geography has changed significantly, the livelihood zone codes will be appended with a reference year.
File Formats
All new BSS should be maintained using current versions of Excel and saved in the .xlsx file format. The .xls format is obsolete and is not supported by many modern tools.
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