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Strengthening Citizen Science for Disaster Risk Reduction in Nepal

Empowering citizens in Nepal through a Citizen Scientist Program to enhance early warning systems and disaster reporting capabilities, ultimately aiming to reduce the impact of natural hazards. The project involves training local stakeholders, deploying hardware products, and promoting data sharing and community engagement. By harnessing the power of collaborative partnerships and innovative technology, this initiative seeks to create a more resilient and prepared society in high-risk areas.

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Strengthening Citizen Science for Disaster Risk Reduction in Nepal

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  1. VICTORY: Citizen Science through Observations and Repository for Anticipatory Action Visualizing the Power of Institute of Himalayan Risk Reduction (IHRR) Er. Suraj Gautam, Team Leader December 4, 2023

  2. Background Nepal is exposed to the multiple hazards, which creates multitude of disasters throughout the country. Past 50 years data Source: Desinvetar and Ministry of Home Affaits Landslides: ~112-113 deaths per year Floods: ~76-77 deaths per year

  3. Problem Statement Expensive Technologie s Reports & Document Limited access to forecast Information No GPS / Poor inventories Limited Information Dissemination Information Disseminatio n Reports in Cupboards

  4. Project Overview Project Overall Goal: Strengthening the capacity of stakeholders to improve meteorological and early warning system information alongside the reporting of any nearby disaster events remotely by the citizens in selected municipalities. the accessibility of the Thematic Area: Early Warning System for All Geographic Scope: Bhimeshwor Municipality, Dolakha & Barbardiya Municipality, Bardiya Grant Amount (in US$) : 99915.00 Project Duration: 14 months (Dec 2023 - Feb 2025)

  5. Citizen Scientist Program Design Stakeholder Consultation & Collaborative Partnerships Citizen Science Program Design & Outreach Strategies Strategic Program Design Contents, Guidelines and Standard Operating Procedures Youth Centric Approaches GEDSI Consideration 100 (50 Male & 50 Female) Citizen Scientists Citizen Engagement, Data Sharing and Regular Monitoring

  6. Project Implementation Approach

  7. Overall Methodological Framework

  8. Implementation Road Map Field Deployment Phase 1. Building a Network of Citizen Scientists 2. Capacity Building of Citizen Scientists 3. Orientation and Sensitization at each Ward 4. Transect Walk at the risk prone region 5. Deployment of hardware product (rain gauge and bamboo staff) Data Analysis Phase 1. Quality control and data management 2. Data Visualization 3. Integration with Mobile Application Inception Phase 1. Inception meeting with iCARE team 2. Development and Partnership Formalization with the Local Government and Stakeholders 2024 Dec 2024 Dec 2023 Dec 2023 Dec 2024 Jun 2024 Jun 2024 Sep 2024 Sep Monitoring Phase ● Assessing the Hardware Conditions ● Communication with the Citizen Scientist ● Award and Incentivizing 2024 Mar 2024 Mar 2025 Feb 2025 Feb Inception Phase, Customization Phase and Field Preparation Phase ● Scoping visit to project locations: kick-off meeting, hiring of local coordinators and collection of relevant secondary datasets ● Preparation of Detailed Implementation Plan (DIP) ● Submission of Inception Report ● Customizing and Integrating Software Solutions ● Developing low-cost hardware products ● Preparation of Citizen Scientist Dashboard ● Development of Data Collection Protocol ● Development of Training Manuals ● Official Launch at both municipalities. Dissemination Phase 1. Citizen Scientists Summit 2. Local Workshop 3. Visualization of the results in the municipalities 4. Capacitation, Integration, and Handover 5. Submission of the final report

  9. Tracking of Citizen Scientist & Users Potential Users: ● Local (2 Municipality, 15 Ward Offices), 100 Citizen Scientists, Locals Risk Financing / Insurance Companies, Early Warning services, Agriculture offices, Farmers, Irrigation, Private sector, NGOs Schools Government ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● Mock Figma Design

  10. Summary of Knowledge Products Dedicated Website for VICTORY / Blog post [Within 1 month] Interactive Web & Mobile Dashboard for CS [Within the pr] Citizen Scientist Webinar Series [Every Quarter] Story Feature of Citizen Scientist [3rd - 4th Quarter] IEC Materials, Multimedia (Videos, Factsheet) [At the end of quarter] Explore Thresholds and Triggers for Anticipatory Action [Before Monsoon ] Standard Operating Procedures [Before monsoon] Workshops / Project Report [At each quarter]

  11. Key Components for the Sustainability Demonstrate value and impact Capacity building and training Stakeholder Engagement Financial sustainability Monitoring and evaluation Legislation and policy support Continuous communication and support

  12. Project Sustainability and Scaling Plans ❏ Citizen Scientist Capacity Building Training Package, Modules for Deployment, Tracking of Contributions, Dashboard for Visualization ❏ Public: Get access to the landslide reporting, Get access to the information on rainfall and possibility of landslides nearby ❏ Local Government Office User Modules for any Government Office, Standard Operating Procedures readily available, Manual related to Data cleaning and quality control, Procedures Visualization of Data in the portal to Submissions and One time investment, Can be scaled to any geographic locations

  13. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/IHRRNepal Website: https://ihrr.org.np

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