February 13, 2014 By: Perrihan Al-Riffai (IFPRI) __Cross-posted from 2020resilience Website. Conflict and development research has in general neglected rural development and food security in the Arab world. To address this research gap, IFAD and IFPRI partnered in a three-year research project that recently culminated in a workshop titled, “Enhancing Resilience to conflict in Arab countries through […]
Connecting the Dots
January 16, 2014 By: IFPRI Cross-posted from IFPRI Website Mapping Development in the Middle East and North Africa with Updated Arab Spatial Improving food security and enhancing economic development in developing countries requires a multifaceted approach—and that includes access to reliable data. In the swiftly changing Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, up-to-date information is particularly […]
Joint Workshop to Discuss Enhancing Resilience to Conflict in Arab Countries in the Context of Food Security
January 14, 2014 Cross-posted from IFPRI Website On 16 January, Ambassadors and representatives from Arab countries, researchers, and development partners will gather in Rome, Italy to discuss how the Arab region can work to reduce the impact of crises like conflict, natural disasters and global spikes in food prices, especially on the rural poor.Organized by the […]
Arab Spatial’s First Six Months
August 23, 2013 By: IFPRI Cross-posted from IFPRI website IFPRI Senior Research Analyst Perrihan Al-Riffai discusses the progress and promise of Arab Spatial, an open-access database and interactive mapping tool she helped design that houses and geographically displays data on more than 150 indicators of development in the Middle East and North Africa. Q: What makes Arab Spatial unique? A: It’s […]
A User’s Experience with Arab Spatial
March 05, 2013 By: Sarah Immenschuh Brawner Cross-posted from IFPRI Website Shahira Emara, GDNet Knowledge Services Manager in the Global Development Network’s Cairo office, shared her thoughts on the new Arab Spatial tool. How is Arab Spatial beneficial for the Middle East and North Africa region? It’s one platform that brings many sorts of data together in […]
