From Cloud to Refugee Camp: A Satellite-Based Flood Analytics Case-Study in Congo-Brazzaville

Jeff C. Ho; William Vu; Beth Tellman; Jean Bienvenu Dinga; Patrick Impeti N’diaye; Sam Weber; Jean Martin Bauer; Bessie Schwarz; Colin Doyle; Matthias Demuzere; Tyler Anderson; Emmalina Glinskis

doi:10.1016/B978-0-12-819412-6.00006-7

From Cloud to Refugee Camp: A Satellite-Based Flood Analytics Case-Study in Congo-Brazzaville

Jeff C. Ho, William Vu, Beth Tellman, Jean Bienvenu Dinga, Patrick Impeti N’diaye, Sam Weber, Jean Martin Bauer, Bessie Schwarz, Colin Doyle, Matthias Demuzere, Tyler Anderson, Emmalina Glinskis

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Abstract

In November 2017, floods in Impfondo, Congo forced evacuations and damaged crops, homes, and roads. The World Food Programme (WFP) supported the government’s response by providing food aid but was delayed by one month due to inadequate information. To enable faster flood response, WFP partnered with Cloud to Street to develop a near real-time Congo flood monitoring system in collaboration with the government. The system used precipitation information (GSMaP), and satellites (MODIS, Landsat, Sentinel-2, PlanetScope, and Worldview-3) to estimate flood damage and alert stakeholders via WhatsApp Messenger and an online platform. The system was used to assess flood risk of 16, 000 refugees, resulting in the recommendation to move refugees from one high risk site (Makotipoko), reducing the flood exposure of up to 7, 000 people. Despite limitations of the flood monitoring system (cloud cover, inaccurate rainfall forecasting, and population data), it provides evidence that satellite-based flood analytics can inform local decision making.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Earth Observation for Flood Applications
Subtitle of host publication	Progress and Perspectives
Publisher	Elsevier
Pages	131-146
Number of pages	16
ISBN (Electronic)	9780128194126
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-819412-6.00006-7
State	Published - Jan 1 2021
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Emergency response
Near real-time flood monitoring
Operational system
Refugees
Relocation
Remote sensing
Republic of the congo

ASJC Scopus subject areas

General Environmental Science

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Ho, J. C., Vu, W., Tellman, B., Dinga, J. B., N’diaye, P. I., Weber, S., Bauer, J. M., Schwarz, B., Doyle, C., Demuzere, M., Anderson, T., & Glinskis, E. (2021). From Cloud to Refugee Camp: A Satellite-Based Flood Analytics Case-Study in Congo-Brazzaville. In Earth Observation for Flood Applications: Progress and Perspectives (pp. 131-146). Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-819412-6.00006-7

Ho, JC, Vu, W, Tellman, B, Dinga, JB, N’diaye, PI, Weber, S, Bauer, JM, Schwarz, B, Doyle, C, Demuzere, M, Anderson, T & Glinskis, E 2021, From Cloud to Refugee Camp: A Satellite-Based Flood Analytics Case-Study in Congo-Brazzaville. in Earth Observation for Flood Applications: Progress and Perspectives. Elsevier, pp. 131-146. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-819412-6.00006-7

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