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Poverty Mapping
A Joint initiative by FAO, UNEP and the CGIAR-CSI
to promote the use of poverty maps in policy making and targeting assistance,
particularly in the areas of food security and environmental management.
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The Poverty
Mapping Initiative consists of a network of institutions dedicated
to: analyse and map the spatial distribution of poverty, produce
and promote the use of poverty maps and shows linkages between poverty
and food insecurity, the environment and development and to promote
the use of poverty maps in policy making and targeting assistance.
The initative has been funded as a thee-year project through the
Government of Norway, closing by the end of 2004. |
Go
to the Poverty
Mapping Website: The Povery Mapping site offers access to:
- a global
spatial database of poverty and environment indicators
- a comprehensive
library of publications, newsletters, and articles related
to poverty and the environment
- links to finding
additional information
- specific information on
food security, poverty, and the environment, including case
studies from nine developing countries
POVERTY
MAPPING WORKSHOP
ESRI USER CONFERENCE
2004
AUGUST 9-13, SAN DIEGO CONVENTION CENTER, USA |
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Three paper sessions
under the theme of Sustainable Development and Poverty Mapping,
and a Special Interest Group meeting were held at the 2004 ESRI
User Conference:
Case studies
The final conclusions from the case studies performed in Mexico,
Ecuador, Nigeria, Malawi, Kenya, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka were
presented by the investigators in paper session and with posters,
see the paper sessions below.
The reports will be published in a scientific publication, to
be announced in the fall of 2004.
Map Gallery
The ESRI Map Gallery features more than one thousand posters
and multimedia presentations, as well as special exhibits. The
exhibition will be opened on the evening of August 9th and open
for the duration of the conference. The Poverty Mapping consortium
presented a group exhibition with case study results, a project
presentation as well as related information from the partners
at FAO, CGIAR and UNEP.
Sessions
There were three paper sessions under the theme of sustainable
development and poverty mapping, and a special interest group
meeting. The following information is from the conference programme,
please refer to the online agenda for the latest information.
Special Interest Group Meeting: Sustainable
Development and Humanitarian Affairs
Tuesday, August 10, 2004, 5:30 pm-7:00 pm
A SIG for the sustainable development and humanitarian
affairs communities - international NGOs, IOs, and government
agencies: the theme will be poverty mapping this year.
This will be followed by an informal reception for people to
get together, more details to be announced on the SIG meeting
Moderated paper session: Sustainable Development
Plenary-Poverty Mapping: Spatial Analysis for Poverty Reduction
Tuesday, August 10, 2004, 8:30 am-12:00pm
The social and environmental determinants
of poverty and food insecurity for the range of places throughout
a country remain poorly understood in both developed and developing
countries. Advances in poverty mapping are limited by the lack
of methodological work and comprehensive assessments of the
state of the art in this field. Perhaps one of the most pressing
problems is our lack of knowledge about the relationship of
poverty and environment. Advances in geographic information
science and technology have created opportunities to improve
our understanding of poverty-environment relationships and the
geographic factors related to food security and poverty. The
plenary will begin with a presentation from an invited guest
who will focus on issues of poverty in Afghanistan. Three case
studies from other nations will be presented by the povertymap.net
researchers and will be followed by a presentation specifically
on locating population and poverty. A panel of respected professionals
in the field of poverty reduction, food security, and sustainable
development from a variety of international organizations will
speak on these topics and share their insights with the geographic
information community.
Panel participants:
- Dr. Dietrich Leihner, Director of Research, Extension and
Training Division, FAO
- Dr. Enrica Porcari, Chief Information Officer, CGIAR
- Dr. Peter Lanjouw, Development Economics Research Group,
World Bank
- Dr. Maarten Immink, Coordinator, Food Insecurity and Vulnerability
Information and Mapping Systems (FIVIMS)
Papers
- Afghanistan: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow?
Bonita Chamberlin, Institute For Continuing Education
- Mapping Poverty and Nutrition in Nigeria
Christopher Legg, International Institute for Tropical Agriculture
- Spatial Analysis of Food Poverty in Ecuador
Andrew Farrow, CIAT
- Locating Population and Poverty: A Call for Participation
David Rain, George Washington University
- Spatial Variation of Rural Poverty in Bangladesh
Suan-Pheng Kam, Int. Rice Research Institute
Moderated paper session: Poverty Mapping I
Thursday, August 12, 2004, 10:30 am-12:00 pm
Papers
- Spatial Clustering of Rural Poor in Sri Lanka
Upali Amarasinghe, International Water Management Institute
- Targeting Investments for Poverty Reduction: Tools for Decision
Makers
David Healy, Stone Environmental Inc.
- Why the Poor in Rural Malawi Are Where They Are
Todd Benson, International Food Policy Research Insititute
- Rural Poverty in Mexico - The Spatial Dimension
Dave Hodson, International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center
(CIMMYT)
Moderated paper session: Poverty Mapping II
Thursday, August 12, 2004, 3:30 pm-5:00 pm
Papers
- Better Understanding Livelihood Strategies and Poverty Through
Livelihood Assets Mapping
Patti Kristjanson, ILRI
- Poverty Alleviation Through Geographic Targeting: Does Disaggregation
Help?
Peter Lanjouw, The World Bank
- Review of Poverty Mapping Case Studies at the Country Level
Glenn Hyman, International Center for Tropical Agriculture
- A Global GIS Database for Food Insecurity and Vulnerability
Mapping
Ergin Ataman, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
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