Transcript ASIACOVER: selected variables/indicators, Curry

Socio-economic Aspects of
ASIACOVER
Variables and indicators
Selected for inclusion
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ASIACOVER Thematic Areas for
Indicator/data Selection
• Socio-economic Domains
– Economic conditions
– Demographic structure
– Economic activities
– Education
– Health
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Thematic Areas for Indicator/data
Selection
• Sustainable (rural) development
– Access to natural resources
– Use of natural resources
– Agricultural mechanisation and inputs
– Agricultural sector production
– Infrastructure
• Food insecurity and poverty
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A. Socio-economic
Domains:
Disaggregate by rural and urban;
by province:
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A1. Economic Conditions
• growth in GDP
• share of agriculture in GDP
• growth in GNP per capita
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A2. Demographic structure
• population by age and sex;
• fertility rate;
• population growth rate
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A3. Economic activities
• Economically active population by
sector, age and sex.
• Informal sector employment as
percentage of total employment
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A4. Education
• Adult literacy rate (15 years and over)
• Gross enrolment rate (%)
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A4. Education
• Ratio of girls to boys in primary,
secondary and tertiary education
• Ratio of literate females to males, 15-24
years old
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A5. Health
• percentage of people affected by HIVAIDS from total population by age and
sex
• percentage of people affected by
malaria from total population by age
and sex
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A5. Health
• percentage of households with access
to safe drinking water
• health services availability in rural
areas
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B. Sustainable
Development. (rural)
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B1. Access to natural resources
B1.1. Access to land and irrigation:
• Gini coefficient of agricultural land
distribution;
• proportion of arable land per capita;
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B1. Access to natural resources
• percentage of rural landholdings by size and
number of household members;
• percentage of rural landholdings by size,
type of tenure;
• percentage of irrigated rural landholdings by
size of holding and tenure.
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B1. Access to natural resources
B1.2. Access to forest
• proportion of forest land per capita;
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B1. Access to natural resources
• proportion of forest land under
community management;
• average annual rate of deforestation;
• area under protected management
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B2. Use of natural resources
• total agricultural land by potential use
(forest; agriculture; grazing) and class;
• percentage of land cultivated by class
(from total agricultural area);
• percentage of land cultivated with
irrigation by class
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B3. Agricultural mechanisation & inputs
• equipment (machinery) ownership by
agricultural holding;
• use of fertilisers per capita;
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B3. Agricultural mechanisation & inputs
• use of pesticides per capita;
• use of animals for cultivation per
landholding and size of holding
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B4. Production in the agricultural sector
• production in arable land by crop, and
land area;
• livestock production by size of holding;
• off-farm activities (production)
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B5. Infrastructure
• access to roads
• access to transport
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C. Food Insecurity and
Poverty.
Disaggregate by rural and urban;
by province:
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C1. Food Insecurity
• dietary energy supply per capita;
• percentage of undernourished
population by sex and age;
• percentage of undernourished children
under 5 years old by sex;
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C2. Poverty
• households under the poverty line
(percentage of total- rural and urban)
• households living on US$1.00/day
(percentage of total poor-rural and
urban)
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Why MDG as framework?
• MDG covers range of social
development issues
• MDG commitment of many countries
• MDG & ASIACOVER data needs
• MDG broadens ASIACOVER policy
relevance & use
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MDG and ASIACOVER
MDG Framework
• 8 Goals
ASIACOVER MDG
Focus
• 7 Goals
• 18 Targets
• 9 Targets
• 48 Indicators
• 26 Indicators
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MDG Goals for ASIACOVER
• Goal 1: Eradicate extreme poverty and
Hunger (=ASIACOVER C1, C2)
• Goal 2: Achieve universal primary
education (=ASIACOVER A4)
• Goal 3: Promote gender equality and
empower women (=ASIACOVER A2-A5)
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MDG Goals for ASIACOVER
• Goal 4: Reduce child mortality
(=recommend for ASIACOVER)
• Goal 5: improve maternal health
(=recommend for ASIACOVER )
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MDG Goals for ASIACOVER
• Goal 6: Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and
other diseases (=ASIACOVER A5)
• Goal 7: Ensure environmental
Sustainability (=ASIACOVER B1-B5)
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