1. Mapping For Results
Enhance Transparency and Citizen Engagement for Better Results
Transparency through
Open Geographic Information
Hanif Rahemtulla, Geospatial Specialist at the World Bank
Email: hrahemtulla@worldbank.org

2. The Importance of Geography
Open geospatial data is critical to making effective use of
public sector information - everything happens
somewhere; to find data, and analyse it, location is
invaluable context (Rahemtulla, 2009, 2012).

3. The Geography of Language Diversity

4. Opening Our Minds by Opening Our Eyes

5. Fostering Budget Transparency

6. Mapping for Results Initiative
Key Objectives of the Initiative
Incorporating geography to visualizes the
sub-national location of World Bank
projects to:
• better monitor impact on people;
• improve aid effectiveness and coordination;
• enhance transparency and social accountability; and
• enable citizens and other stakeholders to provide
direct feedback on project results.

7. All Bank-financed projects are mapped
• More than 30,000 locations mapped for over
2,500 active Bank projects
• For all 143 IBRD and IDA countries
• Indicator data on infant mortality, maternal
health, malnutrition for 43 countries;
• Sub-national poverty data for 30 countries
• Population density data for 107 countries

8. How to find a country map?
Number of locations
of Bank projects
Number of Bank
projects
Choose Country
maps.worldbank.org

9. Overview of all projects by sector ?
Choose view by
sector
1. Select activities
by count
Pie chart shows
investment in sector
by volume
2. Clicking on a
Bubble provides
the number of
The symbol/color
project per
indicates the largest
district
sector by location

10. Select by Specific Sectors?
maps.worldbank.org

11. Are projects located in areas with highest
poverty?
Select poverty
as base map
The darker the
background the
higher the poverty
maps.worldbank.org

12. Better Targeting of Projects
Select by Sector:
Water and Health
Select infant
mortality as
base map
maps.worldbank.org

13. Are you interested in a certain project?
Choose a project …
… and locations
are highlighted on
the map

14. Map Data: Download & Share
Download Data
& Share Map
maps.worldbank.org/sa/nepal

15. Geo-enabling WB: Is Only the First Step!

16. The Road Ahead: Local Geography
 Informs Project Implementation
 Nepal – Poverty Alleviation Fund
 Targets Development Intervention
 Global Agricultural Food Security Project (GAFSP)
 Effectively Communicates Gaps and Overlaps
 Open Aid Partnership
 Identifies Strengths and Weaknesses
 OnTrack – Citizen Engagement & Participation

17. Local Geography:
Informs Project Implementation

18. Local Geography:
Informs Project Implementation
Data available
Number of districts 75
Total observations 4,161
Health center
Mapping
location at VDC
Source Bert
Mismatched 62 VDCs

19. Local Geography:
Informs Project Implementation

20. Local Geography:
Identify Gaps and Overlaps
27 Donors
AFDB, AusAid, BADEA, Canada,
CDC, DFID, EU, FAO, FICA, GTZ,
ICEIDA, IFAD, Ireland, Japan,
JICA, KFW, Kuwait Fund,
Norway, OPEU Fund, People’s
Republic of China, UNDP,
UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO,
USAID, WFP, World Bank

21. Improve Aid Transparency and Coordination

22. Open Aid Partnership
Foundation Center/World Bank: IATI Collaborative Mapping & Data Sharing

23. More Social & Interactive: Geostories

24. Indonesia: PNPM Citizen Feedback Pilot

25. OnTrack: A Hybrid Citizen Feedback Pilot

26. Geo-Enabling the World Bank
Where do we stand?
 Reporting on Geographic Location Mandatory
 First Administrative Level Priority
 Geographic Platform for Reporting is Operational
 Transitioning to More Sustainable Reporting Methods
 Working Across the Bank Groups, Sectors, Operations
etc.
 Collaborating with Other Donors
 PUSHING FOR MORE GEOGRAPHIC ACCOUNABILITY
THE ROAD AHEAD

27. Open Data Knowledge Reports
http://www.scribd.com/collections/3389411/Open-
Development-Technology-Alliance

28. www.worldbank.org
Hanif Rahemtulla, World Bank
hrahemtulla@worldbank.org