Geographic Information Systems (GIS) - The Spatial Dimension to Development Cooperation
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The complexity of development tasks requires tools that help to capture and understand the situation as well as forecast impacts of our intervention. Geographic Information Systems (GIS) are such a tool. They are increasingly used in development cooperation. GIS can support the implementation of different types of projects targeting objectives such as municipal development, regional economic development, agricultural development, sustainable resource management, good governance, etc. GIS in development cooperation needs to be understood as a tool, not as an objective in itself.
In GTZ supported projects and programs, GIS applications are currently mainly used in Central Eastern Europe (Bosnia-Herzegovina, Serbia, Montenegro, Georgia), Asia (Laos, Cambodia, Philippines, Mongolia) and Africa (Ethiopia, Mali, Namibia).
- Original title: see above
- Author: Babette Wehrmann in cooperation with Jelena Glavina
- Year: 2009
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Another approach for GIS and Dev could be to empowered community organizations and promote dialogue between governement and local actors on planning decisions, conflicts resolution and natural ressources management. To illustrate such idea, you can consult the IAPAD web site
http://www.iapad.org/
And for more specific experience in central america look at :
http://www.iapad.org/mapeo.htm
http://www.iapad.org/applications/plup/mozonte.htm
Did you know that E7 is elaborating a GIS-based system for presentation/data sharing on EC financed projects?