[HOT] Map for Preparedness Flood Resilience

Pete Masters pedrito1414 at googlemail.com
Tue Aug 15 07:17:35 UTC 2017


Interesting project Matt! Look forward to hearing how it goes...

Pete

On Mon, Aug 14, 2017 at 8:24 PM, Matthew Gibb <mjngibb at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hello HOT!
>
> On behalf of The George Washington University, the Red Cross Red Crescent
> Climate Centre and the Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery
> (GFDRR) I want to introduce to you a major mapping initiative with many
> upcoming projects in the HOT Tasking Manager.
>
> These organizations have developed an innovative approach to flood risk
> management downstream of hydropower dams, using machine learning and Forecast-based
> Financing
> <http://www.climatecentre.org/programmes-engagement/forecast-based-financing>
> to effectively integrate information, decisions, and consequences. When
> upstream rainfall and reservoir levels indicate that inundation downstream
> is likely, a message will be automatically transmitted to the local Red
> Cross/Red Crescent National Societies and partners, who can release funds
> from the Forecast-based Financing system, supported by the German Red
> Cross, to activate risk reduction and preparedness measures before the
> flood hits. Like many Missing Maps projects, this is an opportunity to use
> OSM to reduce the risk of disasters in vulnerable areas.
>
> We are looking to extend this to other locations beyond the initial work
> in Togo, Ethiopia, and Mozambique. In order to do this, it is necessary to
> better understand exposure downstream of dams.
>
> Keep an eye out for upcoming Missing Maps - Map for Preparedness projects
> in the tasking manager, starting with:
>
> http://tasks.hotosm.org/project/3408 and http://tasks.hotosm.org/
> project/3409
>
> For more information, check out:
>
> https://www.mapforpreparedness.org/about-the-project
> <https://www.mapforpreparedness.org/about-the-project>
>
> Thanks as always for your contributions!
>
> Matt
> "Giblet"
>
>
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