What is SERVIR? SERVIR-Mekong : Geospatial Data and Analysis for. Better Decision Making in the Lower Mekong Region

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1 SERVIR-Mekong : Geospatial Data and Analysis for Better Decision Making in the Lower Mekong Region 29 October 2015 What is SERVIR? (Sistema Regional de Visualización y Monitoreo) Partnership between USAID and NASA. Utilizes the strengths of each agency. Establishes long-term regional hubs that cooperate to get geo-spatial information and tools into the hands of decisionmakers to address development challenges. Identifies, addresses, resolves data & information challenges. Focuses on climate change and implications for agriculture, biodiversity, disasters, forests, health, land use, water and weather.

2 SERVIR Hub Network East & Southern Africa Hub (2008 Nairobi, Kenya) Regional Center for Mapping of Resources for Development (RCMRD) Hindu Kush Himalaya Hub (2010 Kathmandu, Nepal) International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) Mekong Hub (Oct 2014 Bangkok) Asian Disaster Preparedness Center (ADPC)

3 To enhance climate change adaptation and landscape management in the Lower Mekong region through the increased application of geospatial analysis to critical, urgent, or common policy and planning needs. Four objectives: SERVIR Mekong Goal 1. 1) Improve capacities of institutions to use geospatial information. 2. 2) Increase awareness of stakeholders of geospatial data, tools, knowledge products and services. 3. 3) Increase provision of user tailored geospatial data, products and tools to inform decision making. 4. 4) Sustain ADPC as a regional service provider of geospatial data and capacity building.

4 ADPC and SERVIR Approaches Maximize outcomes by implementing focused, demand driven, and scalable activities Build partnerships to align resources and activities towards common goals Support regional outcomes Leverage resources and build on existing efforts Forge ownership and utilization of knowledge products and tools among stakeholders through a participatory approach Utilize an adaptable and sustainable approach Collaboration Academic Institutions NGO/ CSO Technical Agencies Governments Other SERVIR Hubs Technical Partners SERVIR Mekong USAID and NASA

5 Regional Needs Assessment Engaged with various Gov and Non-Gov stakeholders to inform a regional needs assessment. Main purpose is to identify and document the demand for the geospatial data, skill sets, tools and analyses: Focus on geoinformation with immediate positive benefits. Focus on scalable issues -- from regional or national planning to village-level application with clear replication opportunities. Triangulation with different data sources - Literature review, online surveys and both one-on-one and round table consultations. completed in August 2015 Regional Needs Assessment

6 Regional Needs Assessment Summary 5 Countries Burma Thailand Cambodia Laos Vietnam 5 Need Areas Priority themes Data Data sharing Capacity Tools 300 People ~250 directly consulted > 50 questionnaire respondents > 130 institutions 3 Info Sources Consultations Questionnaire Desk study 8 GEOSS Themes Agriculture Biodiversity Climate Disasters Ecosystems Health Weather Water GEOSS Themes Vietnam Cambodia Burma Results Summary Lao PDR Thailand Lower Mekong Region Disasters Ecosystems Water Climate Agriculture Health Weather Biodiversity Miscellaneous Specific requests included: Land cover mapping support early warning systems (flood, drought, forest fire, landslide, extreme weather) water resources management crop yield forecasting

7 SERVIR-Mekong Knowledge Management Knowledge Products Geoportal SERVIR-Mekong Geospatial Tools

8 Demands from regional organization, national governments, other USAID projects Near real-time mapping of floods Tailored to users needs Leveraging Google Earth Engine Decision contexts: Flood risk assessment, emergency response planning, fish habitat assessment and maintenance, etc. Flood Extent Mapping Tool End Users: Flood Extent Mapping Tool End Users IMHEN (VN), DMC (VN), MoWRAM (CA), NCDM (CA), MONRE (LA), DWR (TH), RRD (MM), Ministry of Energy and Mines (LA) MRC, World Bank, USAID Co-developers: VNU, IMHEN (VN) Specific Decisions Targeted: Hydropower dam siting, design, and operation Landsat 8 imagery of the Tonle San River acquired on January 24, A new water body, the result of a major hydroelectric dam project, is clearly visible. Water release and timing can also be tracked.

9 Land Cover Monitoring System Demands from regional organizations (ADB, MRC), national governments, and other USAID activities Leveraging Google Earth Engine Based on Landsat, MODIS, hi-res (QuickBird), and possibly other data Decision contexts: land use planning, tracking economic land concessions, EIAs, ecosystem services analysis, GHG reporting, and CCA strategies End Users: Land Cover Monitoring System End Users Departments of Forestry, Ministries of Agriculture MRC, ADB s Greater Mekong Sub region Core Environment Program One Map Myanmar Other USAID activities Co-developers: GMS-CEP, MIMU, NU, GISTDA (TH) Specific Decisions Targeted: Adoption of One Map Myanmar and low emission land use planning (across land use types), monitoring economic land concessions.

10 Regional Drought Information System Demand from MRC, national governments, and USAID activities Assist regional, national, and local governments with: seasonal drought forecasting; short and long-term mitigation measures during and in advance of droughts; and crop yield forecasting. Provide insurers with spatially explicit, documented drought condition record Decision context: drought preparedness, projection/monitoring systems, assessing economic, social and environmental impacts Regional Drought Information System End Users End Users: Agriculture Departments, Irrigation Departments, Water Resource Departments, Hydro-met Departments MRC, National Mekong Committees, IRRI, private sector, other USAID s projects in the region Co-developers: MRC s Drought Monitoring Program, IRRI, NU, GISTDA Specific Decisions Targeted: Drought warnings, crop subsidies and insurance programs.

11 Enhanced Hydro-meteorological Data Service Demand from USAID activity (Vietnam s Forests and Deltas (VFD)) Leveraging: NASA s Global Precipitation Measurement Mission (GPM) Virtual stream gauges based on Radar Altimetry Provides users with improved data for estimating rainfall and stream flows for near-real-time applications Decision context: water resource management, flood forecasting, disaster management, PES Enhanced Hydro-meteorological Data Service End Users End Users: National Disaster Management Agencies, Water Resources Departments, Irrigation Departments, Agriculture Departments MRC, World Bank, USAID Co-developers: MARD-Vietnam, MONRE-Vietnam, MRC Specific Decisions Targeted: Management of aquifer pumping stations and irrigation dykes, Vietnam s Green Growth planning in RRD

12 SERVIR-Mekong Capacity Development Capacity Building: Improved Capacity of the Region Technical training hands-on, interactive, based around tools Short courses for universities and stakeholders Formal university curriculum Scholarships ADPC s regional training demand-driven Science Policy Exchanges: SERVIR-Mekong University Partners Network NASA and other USG-supported Workshops drought monitoring, Landsat land cover, etc. SERVIR Hub Exchange

13 Increased Awareness of Stakeholders Formal Partnerships: Data sharing agreements with international and regional organizations MoUs with various agencies In-country data agreements Engagement of women organizations Access to Knowledge Products, Data, and Tools: Web site (servir.adpc.net) Geo-Portal Knowledge products Partners