MapAction
When disasters strike, coordinating relief efforts hinges on rapid transfer of information. MapAction is a non-governmental organisation that seeks to deliver that information in the form of maps, created and distributed in the field.
Swamp camp for Namibia flood displaced
Author: MapAction
Lynne Kirkham is a volunteer with the emergency mapping NGO MapAction. She is currently in northern Namibia where flooding continues to affect thousands of people. This blog was written on April 2 2009 During the past few days the situation has worsened for people stranded by flood waters across the Caprivi region - the narrow strip of land in the north east of Namibia which borders Zambia, Botswana and Zimbabwe - as fresh rainfall in Angola flows into an area already hit by serious flooding. ...
Author: MapAction
Lynne Kirkham is a volunteer with the emergency mapping NGO MapAction. She is currently in northern Namibia where flooding continues to affect thousands of people. This blog was written on April 2 2009 During the past few days the situation has worsened for people stranded by flood waters across the Caprivi region - the narrow strip of land in the north east of Namibia which borders Zambia, Botswana and Zimbabwe - as fresh rainfall in Angola flows into an area already hit by serious flooding. ...
Free guide makes humanitarian mapping simple
Author: MapAction
In humanitarian emergencies, much - in fact, probably most - of the information needed by aid workers has a 'where' element to it. Where are the affected people? Where are the greatest needs? Where are other aid actors working? And, of course, where is the money coming from - though that one can be a little harder to work out. It's no surprise, then, that relief workers fresh on the scene of a disaster scream for maps to organise assessments, programme responses and figure out the logistics. ...
Author: MapAction
In humanitarian emergencies, much - in fact, probably most - of the information needed by aid workers has a 'where' element to it. Where are the affected people? Where are the greatest needs? Where are other aid actors working? And, of course, where is the money coming from - though that one can be a little harder to work out. It's no surprise, then, that relief workers fresh on the scene of a disaster scream for maps to organise assessments, programme responses and figure out the logistics. ...
AID WORKER DIARY: Mapping Bolivia's floods
Author: MapAction
Severe flooding in Bolivia that began in December 2007 has affected more than 20,000 families and killed more than 30 people. The Bolivian government has declared a state of emergency.
Two MapAction volunteers, Emese Csete and Chris Ewing, deployed to Bolivia on 26 January in response to a request for emergency mapping support from the U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. Here are extracts from their reports during the mission.
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Author: MapAction
Severe flooding in Bolivia that began in December 2007 has affected more than 20,000 families and killed more than 30 people. The Bolivian government has declared a state of emergency.
Two MapAction volunteers, Emese Csete and Chris Ewing, deployed to Bolivia on 26 January in response to a request for emergency mapping support from the U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. Here are extracts from their reports during the mission.
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