Projecten
B-SaFFeR
Building Socio-ecological resilience of communities to Flash Flooding in the Rwenzori Mountains
Flash floods frequently occur in the Rwenzori Mountains - Uganda, causing fatalities and socio-economic damage.Despite existing local knowledge to reduce risk, capacities are lacking to monitor floods, enhance communityresponse mechanisms and design and implement sustainable risk reduction. In cooperation with district authoritiesand Join for Water, B-SaFFeR will enhance interdisciplinary academic capacities to build socio-ecological resiliencefor all within Rwenzori communities against flash floods. A low-cost sensor network will monitor rainfall and riverdischarge in two river catchments: it will be coupled with a spatial hydrological model to calibrate a proof of conceptof a flood warning system. Risk sharing socio-economic solidarity schemes existing at grassroot level will bedocumented and their impact on household resilience demonstrated. Co-steering of project with key stakeholders,training and direct support of DRR actions of pilot villages and environmental radio program will ensure sustainableimpact of B-SaFFeR on local communities’ resilience.
Hoofdonderzoeker:
Datum:
2024 2029Medewerkers:
Externe partners:
• Matthieu KERVYN (project coordinator North), VUB• Boscao BWAMBALE ((project coordinator South), Uganda Martyrs University
• John SEKAJUGO (project coordinator South), Mountains of the Moon University
• Liesbet VRANKEN, KU Leuven
• arion ICEDUNA Join for water (NGO)