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

1. Community Based Early Warning System (CBFEWS)-Regional Centre for Mapping of Resources for Development (RCMRD), Calvince Wara
2. Quality Index Insurance Certification (QUIIC)-RCMRD Benson Kenduiywo
3. South African Risk and Vulnerability Atlas (SARVA), South African Environmental Observation Network (SAEON) Galaletsang Keebine
4. Assessing the effect of Flood Along the Riverine Communities of Numan - National Centre for Remote Sensing, Nigeria, Taiwo Qudus
5. Tropical Cyclone Precipitation- Madagascar, Women in GIS Uganda Cathrine Nabukulu
6. GEO Health- Cholera Forecasts- GEO EO4Health, Antar Jutla
7. 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

Outcomes

• Lessons learnt in building Resilient Communities
• Early warning early action preparedness strategies
• Investment in EO or building community resilience