Yemen SpatialFood Security Mapping and Monitoring Tool
www.arabspatial.org/yemen
• Joint MOPIC-IFPRI-GIZ-CGIAR-PIM initiative to support the Food Security Secretariat
• Spatial data collection and repository • Monitor changes in food security goals
– Calorie deficiency– Child malnutrition– Other indicators
• Improve targeting of food security policies, projects and other interventions
• Benchmark for future data collection
Background and Objectives of Yemen Spatial
Monitoring tool and open data repository for tracking food security outcomes in Yemen
Built on technology used for Arab Spatial
Policy and planning tool, displaying patterns based on research
What is Yemen Spatial?
Based on a comprehensive conceptual framework for food security and development
• More Yemen-specific, for example:– Indicators in Yemeni Rial and units– Emphasis on indicators with higher relevance to
National Food Security Strategy (e.g. calorie deficiency and child stunting)
• Greater amount of data – Less emphasis on cross-country comparability
allows to include more data– Higher loading speed allows to include more data
• Yemen can have ownership over the tool (e.g. add, update content)
Yemen Spatial, compared to it’s “mother” Arab Spatial is:
The Application
Choose to view from the layer list
Share your map as a link or a file
Use the zoom-in & out functions
Visualize data over time using the timeline function
View your data in a bar, line, or scatter chart
Understand the meaning of your layer with the legend
Start over by clicking the refresh button
View the data source, and description of the selected layers
The Yemen Spatial Interface
1. Mapping the 7-Point Action Plan
2. Monitoring the food security goals from the National Food Security Strategy
3. Project targeting
4. And many others… please go online and build your own maps and analysis
Structure of the examples
Action Point #1 Reform petroleum subsidies
Budgetary savings should be invested in infrastructure related to utilities, transport, trade, and construction.
Link to map: http://54.194.1.33/?id=YEM&ll=Grain storage&ll=Airports location&ll=Road network&ll=Governorates&ll=Energy subsidies: fuel|2012&bm=World topographic
Action Point #2 Improve business climate
Linking investments to non-hydrocarbon sectors of the economy creates more jobs, and employs more food-insecure people
Link to map: http://54.194.1.33/?id=YEM&ll=Local markets location&ll=Districts&ll=Crop value&ll=Governorates&ll=Doing Business|2012&bm=World topographic
Action Point #3Reduce qat production and consumption
Sharply reducing qat consumption is vital for avoiding drought, and meeting food security goals.
Link to map: http://54.194.1.33/?id=YEM&ll=Districts&ll=Governorates&ll=Qat area under well|2002&bm=World topographic
Action Point #4 Improve food security risk management
Government can hedge against extreme price fluctuations through national, and regional grain reserves
Link to map: http://54.194.1.33/?id=YEM&ll=Grain storage&ll=Food insecurity, Number|2009&ll=Road network&ll=Governorates&bm=World topographic
Action Point #5 Implement water-sector strategy
Yemen's future food security depends on effectively redistributing water for human consumption.
Link to map: http://54.194.1.33/?id=YEM&ll=Districts&ll=Governorates&ll=Population density, Dot&ll=Drinking water, Governorate|2011&bm=World topographic
Action Point #6 Target public investment and service provision
Key services to target include programs related to breastfeeding education, and child-growth monitoring.
Link to map: http://54.194.1.33/?id=YEM&ll=Districts&ll=Governorates&ll=HF with child growth program&ll=Stunting, Governorate|2011&bm=National geographic
Action Point #7Launch high-level awareness campaigns
Campaigns should be strongly integrated with primary healthcare.
Link to left map: http://54.194.1.33/?id=YEM&ll=Districts&ll=Governorates&ll=HF - nutritional program, village&bm=National geographic
2. Monitoring NFSS Goal #1: Reduction of food insecurity at district level
Visualize spatial patterns of food insecurity at the district level
Link to map: http://54.194.1.33/?id=YEM&ll=Districts&ll=Governorates&ll=Food insecurity, District|2009&bm=National geographic
2. Monitoring NFSS Goal #2: Reduction of child stunting at sub-national level over time
Yemen Spatial allows users to chart the spatial distribution of child malnutrition at the sub-national level, and target more specifically which areas of the country are most vulnerable, and expose disparities between governorates.
Link to map: (Note: Select the “Latest” function on the timeline): http://54.194.1.33/?id=YEM&ll=Stunting, Governorate|2011&bm=National geographic
3. A Valuable Tool for Project Targeting: compare SFD project and food insecurity
Visualize whether interventions are situated in areas which are most vulnerable to food insecurity. Link to map: http://54.194.1.33/?id=YEM&ll=Health&ll=Food insecurity, District|2009&bm=World topographic
4. Other example: closing Yield Gaps
Display the spatial distribution of sorghum yields at the pixel level (expressed in kg/hectares), and visualize in detail which areas have the highest and lowest wheat yields across the country
Link to map: http://54.194.1.33/?id=YEM&ll=Yield - sorghum&bm=World topographic
Zoom-in to Specific Points of Interest
The zoom-in function and World Imagery base layer to visualize areas and points of interest in fine detail.
Link to map: http://54.194.1.33/?id=YEM&ll=Grain storage&bm=World imagery
Workflow (Overview)
Yemen Food Security Technical Secretariat (FSTS)
Data files and metadata
Data template
Remote support
Server stack
• Institutionally embed Yemen Spatial in the Food Security Technical Secretariat and the FSIS
• Enable ownership and transfer technology: train MOPIC to add, and update data and content
• Integrating blog in the landing page for sharing data updates, research, etc.
Next Steps