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

Data template - Example

• 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