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MEASURING RURAL ACCESS: USING NEW TECHNOLOGIES NEW USING ACCESS: RURAL MEASURING WORLD BANK GROUP BANK WORLD Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized Measuring Rural Access Using newtechnologies MEASURING RURAL ACCESS: USING NEW TECHNOLOGIES © 2016 Transport & ICT Global Practice The World Bank Group 1818 H Street NW, Washington, DC 20433 Internet: http://www.worldbank.org/transport, http://www.worldbank.org/ict Standard Disclaimer This volume is a product of staff of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development/ The World Bank. The findings, interpretations, and conclusions expressed in this paper do not necessarily reflect the views of the Executive Directors of The World Bank or the governments they represent. The World Bank does not guarantee the accuracy of the data included in this work. 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Objective and Main Principles ..................................................................................................................................5 Introduction ..........................................................................................................................................................................................5 Sustainability ........................................................................................................................................................................................5 Consistency ...........................................................................................................................................................................................6 Simplicity ...............................................................................................................................................................................................6 Operational Relevance ......................................................................................................................................................................6 III. Proposed Methodology ...........................................................................................................................................11 Overall Framework ...........................................................................................................................................................................11 Data Requirement 1: Population Distribution Data .............................................................................................................14 Rural-Urban Definition ....................................................................................................................................................................17 Data Requirement 2: Road Network Data ................................................................................................................................19 Data Requirement 3: Road Condition Data .............................................................................................................................22 Technical Definition of Roads in Good Condition .................................................................................................................25 VI. Main Results from the Eight Pilot Countries .........................................................................................................33 V. Discussion ...................................................................................................................................................................37 Robustness ..........................................................................................................................................................................................37 Consistency with Other Road Sector Measurements ..........................................................................................................39 Relevance to Broader Development Objectives ....................................................................................................................42 Universal Access, Financial Needs, and Prioritization ..........................................................................................................46 Climate Vulnerability and Adaptation .......................................................................................................................................50 VI. Moving Forward .........................................................................................................................................................53 Scaling Up ............................................................................................................................................................................................53 New Technologies ............................................................................................................................................................................53 Platform and Open Data ................................................................................................................................................................53 Partnership with Client Governments .......................................................................................................................................54 VII. Conclusion ..................................................................................................................................................................55 iii iv Measuring Rural Access: Using New Technologies Annexes Annex I. Quick Reference: How to Compute the Rural Access Index ...................................................................57 Overview ..............................................................................................................................................................................................57 Compute the Total Rural Population..........................................................................................................................................57 Compute the Rural Population That Has Access to the Good Road Network .............................................................58 Annex II. Comparison of Global Population Distribution Data .............................................................................59 Overview ..............................................................................................................................................................................................59 WorldPop .............................................................................................................................................................................................59 Gridded Population of the World ................................................................................................................................................60 Global Rural-Urban Mapping Project and United Nations Environment Programme.............................................61