AREAS IN NORTH KOREA MOST Methodology The ‘Access to Food’ map and the ‘Nutri onal Status’ map was then com- I assessed the need for food assistance from two standpoints: bined to produce the ‘Vulnerable Areas’ map. The ‘Popula on Density’ map IN NEED OF FOOD ASSISTANCE access to food and nutri onal status. was created to see which areas had 1. Calcula ng the risk of food access was largely based the highest concentra on of DHP207: GIS for Interna onal Applica ons on geography and the ability to a ain food. people. The ‘Vulnerable Areas’ map was then combined with the Poster produced: 01 May 2012 (See blue box below for the layers involved). ‘Popula on Density’ map to A. Eleva on data2 was used to calculate the slope at a given Cartographer: Sooyeon Kang produce the feature map showing point. The percent rise was classified and given a risk score: low the districts in North Korea most in score for low percent rise, and high score for high percent rise. need of food assistance; the areas Projected Coordinate System: B. The distances from the following possible sources of food were most suscep ble and vulnerable to WGS_1984_UTM_Zone_52N calculated and given a risk score: low score if closer to the relevant Geographic Coordinate System: starva on. place, and higher score if farther away. GCS_WGS_1984 3 Land cover data selected for Cropland, Cropland/ Natural Conclusion vegetaƟon, and Rice Paddy While the government in Pyongyang con nues to ask for food assistance 4 Water bodies data of lakes and rivers from the interna onal community, it is not certain if the most vulnerable 5 Points of interest data selected for Agriculture, Civic/Community people in North Korea are receiving, or have ever received, the necessary Center, Dining, Hospital, School, and Train StaƟon supplements. This analysis iden fies 13 districts most in need of food aid:
C. Public Distribu on System Chollima, Chongjin, Daean, Hamhung, Hanggu, Huichon, Hwadae, Hyesan,
data6 was used to calculate the Kanggae, Kowon, Manpo, Sinpo, and Wonsan. In accordance with these
percentage of coun es in each findings, non-governmental organiza ons that do work inside North Korea province that had a deficit in can ini ate programs in these regions. To assess the validity of these foodstuffs for distribu on. The findings, third par es can request access into these areas to verify that the provinces were given a risk needs of people living in harder to reach areas are being tended to. Two score: low score for low per- major limita ons challenge the findings of this analysis: sufficient data and
cent of deficit, and high score reliability of available data. Given the limita on of acquiring data on North
for high percentage of deficit. Korea, the approach I took in assessing the risk of access to food and
D. A map based on World Food nutri onal status was not comprehensive. The indexing of variables to Programme sources7 showed a ribute risk scores to is another process that could have be altered. I tried the areas in North Korea that to standardize the variables, but different classifica ons may iden fy different areas as being the most in need. Also, it was important for the aid workers have been granted access to. The accessible and vulnerable areas to be analyzed in conjunc on with where people are living.
1 inaccessible districts were The logarithm of the popula on density was calculated to measure its Introduc on 2 magnitude, and the resul ng value was mul plied with the risk score to Total Popula on 3 reclassified and given a risk produce the feature map. Other ways for combining the risk score and pop- Millions of people are starving in the Democra c Of North Korea: 4 score: low if accessible, and People’s Republic of Korea (North Korea). In the 23,349,859 5 high if inaccessible. ula on density exist, and different methods may have varied the results. 6 last twenty years, it is es mated that between Sources and Cita ons 7 The risk scores from each layer Total Popula on of Areas Most in Need: 1. "World Food Programme Figh ng Hunger Worldwide." Korea, DemocraƟc People's Republic (DPRK). World Food Programme. Web. 2.5 to 3.5 million North Koreans have died of 8 were combined to create the 01 May 2012.