Climate Change Induced Disaster Management in Africa
Luigi BARAZZETTI (docente coordinatore)
Luigi BARAZZETTI (docente coordinatore)
The main aim of CIDMA is to build education capacity to improve disaster management in Mozambique, using geospatial information technology. It focuses on spatial data and methods, using digital maps, satellite data, and spatial modelling, to foresee and prepare for risks related to possible disasters linked to a changing climate.
The project involves the development of 10 ECTS courses for training students on the applications and use of spatial methods for disaster modelling and management, and the development of a disaster management tool (DMT). The partners, together with the public, will be the main users of the DMT, and their staff will be using the developed courses to increase their knowledge on the applications of GIS/RS in disaster modelling and management.
eLearning systems will be established in Mozambican partner universities, so the developed courses as well as other programmes can be offered in distance mode, benefiting especially vulnerable groups.
DABC role
The project involved research teams from DABC and DICA Departments.
Activities performed: development of Public Participatory GIS and Spatial Data Infrastructure in Disaster Management.
Partners
Lund University (coordinator), Universidade de Lisboa, Politecnico di Milano, Royal Institute of Technology, Eduardo Mondlane University, Lúrio University, Zambezi University, Academy of Sciences of Mozambique