Presentation by IFPRI's Hagar Eldidi

1. Modeling the Water-Food-Energy Nexus in the Arab
World : The Case of Egypt
ARAB SPATIAL FOR NEXUS MAPPING
HAGAR ELDIDI
IFPRI
APRIL 18, 2016
CONRAD - CAIRO, EGYPT

2. Tool Structure
A Mapping and charting online tool which maps processed and calculated tabular and spatial
data from multiple sources.
Nexus based: focusing on agriculture and food and nutrition security related indicators.
Mapping: Wheat yields, MENA
Charting: Access to improved water source, MENA

3. Inner Workings – What is a Spatial?
Geography + Information = Spatial

4. Inner Workings – Data Processing
Software for data processing
oExcel/Stata (tabular and spatial data)
oArcGIS (spatial data)
oTilemill (styling spatial data)
Raw data
Processing of tabular
and spatial data
Data entry
Visual results
Work Flow

5. Visual Results
Time series visualization ability:
http://bit.ly/1RU6ZGw
Global food security index
Multi-layer mapping:
http://bit.ly/1YroWg9
Crop yields, dams, irrigated area and
food security

6. Policy Applications
o Useful data hub for aiding evidence-based
policy making
o Analysis and hypothesis testing tool
o Timeline allows for visualizing trends over
time
o The ‘Policy Analyzer’ section tracks
reported policies taken by governments
overtime
oCan be used to visualize several model results and map them out against each other
oTracks country progress regarding SDG indicators
oPotential for placing the WEF Nexus into the SDG context

7. Strengths and Weaknesses
Strengths:
o Regional, national and subnational comparisons
o Draws from different data sources; adaptable to map different
kinds of data
o Overlapping multiple layers for correlation analysis
o Open source for free dissemination of data
Weakness:
o Limited available data – a general hindrance to the
region’s development
o Some overlaying and charting limitations
Access to improved water source, governorates

8. Thank You!