Participatory Geographic Information Systems (P-GIS) for natural resource management and food security in Africa : ict4d article, October 2010

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2010

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ENDA Lead Africa, Dakar, SN

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Better data and data analysis will ensure that policies are informed by reality; for example basing policy on people’s access to food, rather than merely the country’s quantity of food supplies. Achieving food security remains a complex issue, crossing sectors such as agriculture, trade, health and environment and is affected by ongoing issues such as climate change, conflict, disasters, and urbanization. Information can be made more useful by using participatory-GIS methods to map food availability, accessibility, and utilization in relation to other sustainable livelihood indicators. This is the topic that is introduced in this issue of ICT4D.

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French version available in IDRC Digital Library: Systèmes d'information géographique participatifs (SIG-P) dans la gestion des ressources naturelles et la sécurité alimentaire en Afrique : ict4d article, octobre 2010

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AFRICA, FOOD SECURITY, SUSTAINABLE NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT, PARTICIPATORY GIS, HUNGER, MALNUTRITION, DATA COLLECTING, AGRICULTURE, AGRIFOOD SYSTEMS, CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION, FOOD POLICY

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http://hdl.handle.net/10625/47037

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IDRC Research Results / Résultats de recherches du CRDI
2010-2019 / Années 2010-2019
Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) / Technologies de l’information et de la communication
Research Results (ACACIA) / Résultats de recherches (ACACIA)
Research Results (CCW) / Résultats de recherches (CCE)
Sub-Saharan Africa / Afrique subsaharienne
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