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A Geographic Approach to International Development
Carrie StokesUSAID Geographer & GeoCenter Director
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We partner to end extreme poverty & promote resilient, democratic societies while advancing our security & prosperity
USG Foreign Assistance
Agriculture * Biodiversity * Climate Change * Conflict * Democracy & Governance Economic Growth * Education * Humanitarian Assistance * Health * Water
U.S. Global Development Lab
Applying science, technology, innovation, & partnership to help solve the world’s greatest challenges
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• Where is priority development need concentrated?
• Where are we working?
• How do the two (above) compare?
• Is the same project more effective in one location vs. another?
• Can we leverage investments across sectors in the same area?
Geographic analysis for development programming
What Do We Do?
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• Mapping & analysis
• Build Agency capacity to use geographic data and tools
• Establish methods to collect, manage, & share data
• Engage with geospatial communities: interagency, international, academic, non-governmental, private sector
How Do We Do It?
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• Foreign Assistance Dashboard - mapping USAID investments
• Geographic analysis of human vulnerability in the Sahel of W. Africa
• Electric power access in East Africa
• Mapping access to health services in Malawi
• Countering human trafficking in Southeast Asia
• Immigration of unaccompanied children from Central America
• Open Data: mapping for resilience & disasters
• Geographic prioritization in Indonesia
Example Projects
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Mapping USAID Investments by Country, Financial Stage,Sector, & Year: 2009 – 2013
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Geographic Analysis of Human Vulnerability: Niger
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Access to Electric Power: Ethiopia
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Access to Maternal & Newborn Health Services: Malawi
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Countering Human Trafficking: Thailand
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Unaccompanied Children Place of Origin & Poverty: Honduras
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Prioritization of USAID Programming: Indonesia
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Open Data & Mapping for Resilience: Kathmandu, Nepal
Field Surveyors
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• $20+ million worth of hi-res imagery leveraged
• 16,000+ buildings mapped by volunteers
• 420 USAID staff trained
• 60 projects completed
• 50 Field offices assisted
• 1 global network of USAID Geo-Specialists established
Results by the Numbers
Interactive mapwww. usaid.gov/GlobalDevLab