Disaster Risk Reduction | Southern Africa
Together with the Italian based NGO COOPI, we have carried out a range of activities in the context of Disaster Risk Reduction, Geoinformation and community-based approaches in Southern Africa
Information and Knowledge Management System
Development of a knowledge management tool to spatially integrate ECHO projects for the South-Eastern African project region.
Funding: European Commission – Disaster Prepardness and Humanitarian Aid – DIPECHO
Duration: 03/13 – 12/13
Website: http://seadrr.org/jease/en/home/
Lahar Risk Assessment Comores
Lahar risk assessment for the island of Grandes Comores based on very-high resolution satellite data and new digital elevation models (TerraSAR)
Funding: European Commission – Disaster Prepardness and Humanitarian Aid – DIPECHO
Duration: 03/13 – 12/13
Vulnerability and Resilience Assessment – Salima, Malawi
Vulnerability assessment to floods and resilience assessment to food insecurity at the district and community
Funding: European Commission – Disaster Prepardness and Humanitarian Aid – DIPECHO
Duration: 03/13 – 12/13
Consultancy to assess the current hazard mapping capacity and effectiveness of scenario based tools for long term planning mechanisms
Together with the NGO COOPI analysis of the capacities and current situation of the Spatial Data Infrastructure (SDI) in Malawi in the context of disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation, institutional visits and joint development of possible intervention options, joint institutional workshop in Lilongwe/Malawi
Funding: UNDP Malawi
Duration: 08/11 – 12/11
Website: http://www.gi4drr.org (see reports!)
Hydrological and vulnerability assessment of the Linthipe and Lingadzi catchments in Malawi
Hydrological flood modelling (scenario based), development of key indicators of the vulnerability domain, mapping of deforested areas, workshop with stakeholders and decision makers in Malawi to identify intervention options
Funding: European Commission – Disaster Prepardness and Humanitarian Aid – DIPECHO
Duration: 03/11 – 10/11
Website: http://www.gi4drr.org (see reports!)
Providing Geographical Information Systems (GIS) technical support for Disaster Risk Reduction programmes implemented by DIPECHO partners in the South East African and South West Indian Ocean region
Training of NGOs in Malawi, Mozambique and Madagascar on the participatory hazard/vulnerability mapping methodology developed in the context of my PhD, seminars on the use and application of space-based information in Disaster Risk Reduction, technical GIS support to NGOs, establishment of a website
Funding: European Commission – Disaster Prepardness and Humanitarian Aid – DIPECHO
Duration: 07/10 – 09/11
Website: http://www.gi4drr.org
