PROJECT OVERVIEW
Project Type: Ministry of Science and Technology “Foreign experts introduction program——”the Belt and Road Initiative” innovative talents exchange program
Project Title: GIS-based education cooperation project for mountain disaster resilience improvement in the South Asian countries and China.
Project Start Period: July 2021
With the rise of global temperature and extreme climate change, mountain disasters occur frequently in the South Asian countries surrounding the Himalayas and southwest China, which has a great impact on the lives of local residents and tourists and the safety of the “the Belt and Road”. In particular, local residents and passers-by have classes, and the popularity of safety education in mountain disasters is not high, so that they will encounter various problems in disaster prevention and mitigation. Therefore, it is particularly necessary to educate the public on disaster prevention and reduction safety. Through GIS based participatory map making, the public can personally participate in the process of safe escape mapping, enhance their sensitivity to disasters and awareness of disaster prevention and mitigation, further achieve safety popularization, and help them better respond to disasters. Therefore, based on GIS technology and combined with participatory mapping, we will launch international cooperation in disaster reduction education in South Asia and southwest China, to improve the resilience of the region to mountain disasters, develop courses for the “international disaster risk reduction and emergency management innovation class” of Sichuan University, give lectures and courses to 60 students, and promote the exchange of college students of the “the Belt and Road” countries.
Project Main Tasks
A GIS based disaster related lecture to at least 60 students of IDMR innovation class (including develop the course materials)
- Publish 2~3 SSCI papers as a team and corresponding or Co-first author to IDMR
- At least 3 online workshop/meetings of the work team and students
- 10 days long visiting to China and give lectures to IDMR students by all proposed working team members
- A network including professor and students for GIS based disaster education in the region
Proposal work team
The South Asia: Prof. Ram Thapaliya (Nepal), Prof. Athula Gnanapal(Sri Lanka)，Prof. Anwarul Abedin (Bangladesh), Prof. Indrajit Pal (Thailand)
IDMR Side: Dr. Bingwei Tian（PI）, Dr. Basanta Raj Adhikari, Dr. Tan Chunping
Funding for:
1. Publishing Papers (APC)
2. Traveling to China (Air ticket, hotel, food, consultant fee and honorarium)
3. Honorarium (Organize Lectures, Recorded Meetings/Workshops )
Note: all the funding should be used for the Proposal work team via a Chinese account.
General
Advisory Team
- R.K Mishra, Senior Professor, Institute of Public Enterprise Osmania University Campus
- Namsel MA, Climate Change Issue Specialist
- Dr. Atsuko Nonomua, Disaster Management, GIS Expert, Kagawa University
Ms. Hira Javid, Chief Operation Officer, PMAS Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi University of the Pujab, Lahore
Please download the training module from here.
Online Training Module on GIS
Project Period
July 2022~ Dec 2023（1.5 years)