Abstract
Integrating spatial analysis in food security strategy development
Track: Sustainable Development and Humanitarian Affairs
Author
Existing analysis on the state of food security and options on how to improve it is often focused on either the macro- or household level and/or sector-specific. In this paper, we present an integrated analytical framework that comprises household survey based analysis, spatial analysis and economy-wide modeling. The spatial analysis serves as a tool to organize data inputs and outputs and for quantitative analysis. On the input side, we build a food security data model following ISO 19110 international standards and adopt UML/CASE technology. The model is structured within a multi-sectoral approach: macroeconomic environment; trade and infrastructure; agriculture and water; nutrition, health and education. Spatial analysis includes the calculation of major determinants of food insecurity such as market accessibility. We link these and other inputs from the spatial analysis to an economy-wide model to assess alternative options on how to improve food security, using Yemen as a case.
Jose Funes
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Olivier Ekcer
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Clemens Breisinger
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