Poverty Mapping July 2001 PARIS21 Workshop for East Africa & The Great Horn Kampala, Uganda
Why –to capture heterogeneity within regions –identify geographical factors that influence poverty –improve targeting of resources and interventions –improve communication about poverty conditions Poverty Profile –poverty maps are part of poverty profile –comprehensive poverty profile needed to balance picture Poverty Mapping
3 Common approaches –Money metric –Basic Needs –Human capabilities Who is poor?
Used money-metric measure as proxy for household welfare –imputed consumption expenditure (obtained by combining census & survey data) Imputation based on readily observable household characteristics e.g. age,sex, race, household assets, access to services, educational status etc obtained poverty rates for 3 levels of geography Method used
National
Eastern Cape : District Level
Free State : District Level
Northern Province : District Level
KwaZulu-Natal : District Level
Gauteng : District Level
Mpumalanga: District Level
North Cape : District Level
North West : District Level
Western Cape : District Level
Where are the poor to be found? 3 md Bloem Thaba Nchu Botshabelo
Using Census records, the major characteristics of those identified as poor can be obtained e.g. Demographic profile Basic needs profile Human capability profile Data from other service providers eg location of schools, access to public transport, location of clinics is needed to obtain a comprehensive profile. What are the major characteristics of the poor?
Crime analysis –socio-economic correlates of crime hot spots Local government resource allocations –equitable shares allocation model Cholera outbreak –working with health dept to identify communities at risk and inform health education programs Using Poverty Maps
Cholera Outbreak in SA
Focus on poor as a group Support design & development of evidence-based poverty reduction strategies Guide to resource allocation Tools for monitoring & evaluating progress Opportunities for national/regional capacity building Opportunities for service providers to offer integrated services Benefits