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Earth observation science and applications for risk reduction and enhanced resilience in Hindu Kush Himalaya Region [electronic resource] : a decade of experience from SERVIR / Birendra Bajracharya, Rajesh Bahadur Thapa, Mir A. Matin, editors.

Bajracharya, Birendra, editor.; Thapa, Rajesh Bahadur, editor.; Matin, Mir A., editor.
2021
G70.215.H56
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Title
Earth observation science and applications for risk reduction and enhanced resilience in Hindu Kush Himalaya Region [electronic resource] : a decade of experience from SERVIR / Birendra Bajracharya, Rajesh Bahadur Thapa, Mir A. Matin, editors.
ISBN
9783030735685
9783030735692 (electronic bk.)
3030735699 (electronic bk.)
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-73569-2
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Cham, Switzerland : Springer, 2021.
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1 online resource
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10.1007/978-3-030-73569-2 doi
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G70.215.H56
Dewey Decimal Classification
910.285
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This open access book is a consolidation of lessons learnt and experiences gathered from our efforts to utilise Earth observation (EO) science and applications to address environmental challenges in the Hindu Kush Himalayan region. It includes a complete package of knowledge on service life cycles including multi-disciplinary topics and practically tested applications for the HKH. It comprises 19 chapters drawing from a decades worth of experience gleaned over the course of our implementation of SERVIR-HKH a joint initiative of NASA, USAID, and ICIMOD to build capacity on using EO and geospatial technology for effective decision making in the region. The book highlights SERVIRs approaches to the design and delivery of information services in agriculture and food security; land cover and land use change, and ecosystems; water resources and hydro-climatic disasters; and weather and climate services. It also touches upon multidisciplinary topics such as service planning; gender integration; user engagement; capacity building; communication; and monitoring, evaluation, and learning. We hope that this book will be a good reference document for professionals and practitioners working in remote sensing, geographic information systems, regional and spatial sciences, climate change, ecosystems, and environmental analysis. Furthermore, we are hopeful that policymakers, academics, and other informed audiences working in sustainable development and evaluation beyond the wider SERVIR network and well as within it will greatly benefit from what we share here on our applications, case studies, and documentation across cross-cutting topics. .
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Bajracharya, Birendra, editor.
Thapa, Rajesh Bahadur, editor.
Matin, Mir A., editor.
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Chapter 1. Introduction and rationale
Chapter 2. SERVIR: A global network of environmental management with Earth observation and geospatial technology
PART 1. APPROACH FOR SUSTAINABLE IMPACTS
Chapter 3. Understanding the gaps, needs and priorities of National agencies in the Hindu Kush Himalayan region to use Earth observation and Geospatial tools for decision making
Chapter 4. Service planning framework
PART 2. DATA SCIENCE AND SERVICES FOR IMPROVING AGRICULTURE, FOOD SECURITY AND RESILIENCE
Chapter 5. Getting prepared for droughts in South Asia
Chapter 6. Mapping crops for better national production estimates in Afghanistan and Nepal
Chapter 7. Understanding agriculture land use practices to support food security planning and policies in Pakistan
Chapter 8. Mapping and monitoring food insecurity in Nepal
PART 3. UNDERSTANDING LAND COVER DYNAMICS AND ECOSYSTEM SERVICES
Chapter 9. Regional land cover monitoring system
Chapter 10. Supporting scientific forest management in Nepal
Chapter 11. Forest Fire Detection and Monitoring
PART 4 WEATHER AND CLIMATE SERVICES FOR WATER AND HYDRO-CLIMATIC DISASTERS
Chapter 12. Enhancing flood early warning in the Hindu Kush Himalayan Region
Chapter 13. Rapid flood mapping using multi-temporal SAR images: an example from the Bangladesh
Chapter 14. Glacier, Glacial Lakes and its Change Assessments in Afghanistan
Chapter 15. High impact weather assessment tool
PART 5 ENABLING ENVIRONMENT
Chapter 16. Systems for information management and dissemination to the users
Chapter 17. Enabling capacity of individuals and institutions in geospatial information technology and Earth observation applications
Chapter 18. Gender perspectives in Earth observation information technology and applications
Chapter 19. Communicating science for decision making (Utsav)
Chapter 20. Strengthening User Engagement
Chapter 21. Earth observation information for lasting impact: planning, monitoring, evaluation and learning
PART 7 - LESSONS AND FUTURE PERSPECTIVES
Chapter 22. Lessons and future perspectives.

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