SERVIR "SWAAT" team helping water resource managers in Africa
With floods and droughts as two of the most catastrophic natural disasters in the regions it serves, SERVIR strives to be on the cutting edge in addressing challenges related to water.
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With floods and droughts as two of the most catastrophic natural disasters in the regions it serves, SERVIR strives to be on the cutting edge in addressing challenges related to water.
Densely populated communities living along low-lying deltas in Southeast Asia are dependent on the underground water stores these deltas provide for their livelihoods. Read about recent SERVIR activities toward helping this region use NASA's publicly available satellite data to support decision making on water resources issues.
Recently, the SERVIR-Mekong team added three new tools to aid in the environmental monitoring of the Mekong River Basin.
Like many rivers across the world, the Nzoia River in western Kenya pushes over its banks each year. In recent years, to protect lives and property in Kenya, SERVIR-Eastern & Southern Africa (E&SA) at the Regional Center for Mapping of Resources for Development (RCMRD) has provided high-accuracy flood level scenario maps to the World Bank to guide their flood protection dike repairs in the region.
The Mekong River Commission (MRC) is an intergovernmental organization that provides coordination and technical input on flood management to the members of the Lower Mekong countries including Cambodia, Lao PDR, Thailand, and Vietnam.
Through USAID's SERVIR-Mekong grants program, in partnership with NASA, the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) arranged a regional training workshop to estimate future flood exposure by combining scenarios for urban growth with flood models.
SERVIR improves capacity to create and utilize innovative tools, products and services to better manage today's complex development and environment challenges.
This flood monitoring service utilizes Google Earth Engine and the available LandSAT and SENTINEL data collections, spanning from 2014 to the present date, to determine water surface areas within specific date ranges.
To ensure effective preparation for any upcoming floods in 2019, the Bangladesh Water Development Board (BWDB), Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre (FFWC), with support from the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD), held a stakeholder consultation workshop in Dhaka on 5 March 2019.
Changes in river morphology including floods, erosion, and landslides are affecting ecosystem habitats and the lives and livelihoods of communities living along Myanmar's rivers. SERVIR-Mekong is using satellite-based monitoring tools to support Myanmar agencies and communities to manage the risks better.