Egypt - 2 Flashcards
Describe Egypt’s policies and strategies developed in response to its population issues.
In 2014 the ‘National Population Council’ developed a national strategy to combat child marriage; the aim was to cut the prevalence of child marriage in half between 2014 and 2019. By developing partnerships with ‘key ministries’, ‘religious leaders’, and etc… the strategy had started to promote young people’s sexual and reproductive health and rights.
Effectiveness of Population policies and strategies?
The strategy to cut child marriages by half was only commenced in 2014. Thus it is difficult to say how effective the strategy has been, however more should be known by 2019 when the results can be compared to the projections.
In 2016 Egypt’s fertility rate was at 3.33 % whilst in 2015 it was 3.38%. Despite only being a small drop, it may indicate a declining trend for the future.
The role and effectiveness of spatial technologies for the development and implementation of population strategies:
CAPMAS (Central Agency for Public Mobilisation and Statistics) is Egypt’s official source for data and statistical information. The agency collects data through censuses and surveys, processes it via an internet platform to various government bodies.
CAPMAS utilises the Internet and Tablets for census distribution and collection. The data collected is then mapped using ArcGIS Software.
Types of data mapped includes the location and distribution of; income, poverty and illiteracy rates, and no. of people per household.
Describe the effectiveness of CAPMAS.
CAPMAS has been very cost effective. The use of the internet and digital technologies means paper booklets no longer have to be printed and transported to census distributors, who also had to be paid.
Various government bodies such as the ‘ministry of planning’ also have access to this data. The government can then efficiently plan for the future.
