Anticipatory humanitarian action seeks to reduce the negative impacts of disasters by providing assistance to populations at risk before predictable extreme events occur. To support anticipatory approaches, the use of geodata bears great potential. This course introduces basic pathways to access, process and analyze geodata in the context of risk analysis and impact assessment for (anticipatory) humanitarian action.
Contents
- Introduction to the overall concept of Anticipatory Action
- Important applications of geospatial data in (anticipatory) humanitarian action
- Overview of existing data sources, including user-generated data such as OpenStreetMap
- How to leverage geospatial data for risk analysis and historical impact assessments
- Basics functions of the open-source software QGIS
Requirements
A laptop that meets the system requirements to run QGIS is required for this course.
Target group
Staff of German humanitarian NGOs as well as their local partners with several years of professional experience in (anticipatory) humanitarian action, participants of previous courses on Anticipatory Humanitarian Action at the academy for humanitarian action.
Format
The seminar consists of six half-day sessions. The sessions will be in English.
Session 1: Monday, 15 January 2024
Session 2: Wednesday, 17 January 2024
Session 3: Friday, 19 January 2024
Session 4: Monday, 22 January 2024
Session 5: Wednesday, 24 January 2024
Session 6: Friday, 26 January 2024
9:00 am – 1:00 pm CET
Facilitators
Both seminars will be led by facilitators from the German Red Cross and the Heidelberg Institute for Geoinformation Technology (HeiGIT). Since 2017, both institutions have worked successfully together to further refine the methodology of anticipatory approaches like Forecast-based Financing and to develop GIS solutions for the implementation of (anticipatory) humanitarian action.
Costs
The seminar is free of charge.
Your registration is binding. Participants will receive feedback on whether they have been admitted to the course within two weeks after their registration.
Please contact Sören Schneider for further questions: soeren.schneider[at]ruhr-uni-bochum.de
This seminar is part of a joint project of the Institute for International Law of Peace and Armed Conflict (IFHV) of Ruhr-University Bochum and VENRO. It is financially supported by the German Federal Foreign Office.