Open Cities Africa: building resilience through open data communities

17 May 2019
  11:45 - 12:00
CICG - Main Hall    View map
Organizer(s)
Humanitarian OpenStreetMap
Contact
Paul Uithol
Director of Programs
Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team
paul.uithol@hotosm.org
Participation:
Public
Primary floor language:
English
Interpretation:
No
Live Broadcast:
No
Accessible:
Yes
International Sign:
No
CART:
No
Remote Participation:
No

As urban populations and vulnerability grow, managing urban growth in a way that fosters cities’ resilience to natural hazards and the impacts of climate change becomes a greater challenge that requires detailed, up-to-date geographic data on the built environment. Open Cities Africa applies the strengths of a large network of citizen data contributors to collect and provide up-to-date map data on cities at risk of flooding and other hazards. Learn how the project engages local government, civil society, and the private sector to develop information deemed necessary to meet 21st century urban resilience challenges.


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Open Cities Africa: building resilience through open data communities