AfriGEO Symposium - Session 2: Building Resilient and Sustainable Communities

This session shall be looking at measures that have been taken using EO to empower communities to be more resilient to the impacts of climate change, and the contributions made by several stakeholders towards building resilient and sustainable communities.

Moderator: Angelica Gutierrez, AmeriGEO

Rapporteur: James Wanjohi and Samantha Musinzi

Presentations

Community Based Early Warning System (CBFEWS)-Regional Centre for Mapping of Resources for Development (RCMRD), Calvince Wara
Quality Index Insurance Certification (QUIIC)-RCMRD Benson Kenduiywo
South African Risk and Vulnerability Atlas (SARVA), South African Environmental Observation Network (SAEON) Galaletsang Keebine
Assessing the effect of Flood Along the Riverine Communities of Numan - National Centre for Remote Sensing, Nigeria, Taiwo Qudus
Tropical Cyclone Precipitation- Madagascar, Women in GIS Uganda Cathrine Nabukulu
GEO Health- Cholera Forecasts- GEO EO4Health, Antar Jutla
Citizen science (virtual), Borough of Manhattan Community College, Henry Bulley

Discussions

Objectives

EO being utilization to support communities in addressing the environmental and climate risks they are exposed to
Early warning early action use cases
Community engagement in data collection process
EO utilization to strengthen community resilience by protecting lives and property