Wei Liu|Sumit Dugar|Ian McCallum|Thapa Gaurav|Linda See|Prakash Khadka|Nama Raj Budhathoki|Sarah K. Brown|Reinhard Mechler|Steffen Fritz|Puja Shakya
Integrated Participatory and Collaborative Risk Mapping for Enhancing Disaster Resilience
International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis|International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis|International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis|Institute for Social and Environmental Research-Nepal|Practical Action|International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis|International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis
critical knowledge gaps seriously hinder efforts building disaster resilience levels especially disasterprone least developed countries information deficiency serious local levels especially terms spatial information risk resources capacities communities tackle challenge develop general methodological approach integrates communitybased participatory mapping processes one widely used governments nongovernment organizations fields natural resources management disaster risk reduction rural development emerging collaborative digital mapping techniques demonstrate value potential integrated participatory collaborative mapping approach conducting pilot study floodprone lower karnali river basin western nepal process engaged wide range stakeholders nonstakeholder citizens coproduce locally relevant geographic information resources capacities flood risks selected communities new digital community maps richer content accurate easier update share produced conventional vulnerability capacity assessments vcas variant participatory rural appraisal pra widely used various government nongovernment organizations discuss integrated mapping approach may provide effective link coordinating implementing local disaster risk reduction resilience building interventions designing informing regional development plans well limitations terms technological barrier map ownership empowerment potential