Tag: disaster risk

Water surface with plants in the foreground and agricultural field
  • In category: Geoinformation for Humanitarian Aid, Research
New Paper “From Flood Risk to Caloric Loss: Compound Flood Impacts on Agriculture in Madagascar”
This study is based on Celina Thomé’s master thesis. It was presented at the ISCRAM 2026 conference, where it added to conversations about using data-driven methods to improve crisis management,…
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Cartagena, Chile, beach
  • In category: Geoinformation for Humanitarian Aid
Participatory mapping for disaster risk reduction: Cartagena, Chile

The Sketch Map Tool was used in Cartagena, Chile, to collect geographic information for effective disaster risk reduction. It is an easy-to-use tool for participatory sketch mapping through offline collection,…

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people holding a paper map
  • In category: Geoinformation for Humanitarian Aid
Including Local Communities in Colombia´s Risk Governance with Participatory Mapping

In June 2025, researchers from the Urban Big Data Centre (UBDC) and HeiGIT (Heidelberg Institute for Geoinformation Technology) carried out a joint field trip to Colombia to strengthen participatory mapping…

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