As the effects of climate change continue to escalate, protecting communities across the globe is paramount. EcoTransform has been helping to identify effective and sustainable solutions for flood risk management in the Brazilian Amazon – vital for the preservation of stunning biodiversity in the area, and essential for the safety of indigenous communities.
To support identification of the most sustainable solutions, our team developed and applied a suite of participatory mapping techniques to the area. Our systemised citizen-science approach strengthened existing geospatial information by adding buildings, roads, pathways, watersheds, rivers and ravines. Generating locally-relevant, rich geospatial datasets helped create a more accurate picture of the physical and built environment and enabled the most appropriate and effective solutions to be identified.
The information gathered also enhanced social learning and territorial understanding of the area and strengthened situational awareness, ultimately improving local resilience to future uncertainties, including flooding.
