Research on waterlogging and interventions in Ricanau Mofo: Scientific study on mitigating water nuisance through socio-technical intervention assessment

This research addresses how Ricanau Mofo, a low-lying village in Surinam, can become a more water-adaptive and sustainable village, while it faces land erosion, river bank erosion, changing rainfall patterns and sea level rise. It is urgent to intervene, as these issues are expected to increase in occurrence due to climate change. Constraints...

Community mapped elevation through a low-cost, dual-frequency GNSS receiver: A performance study in Delft (the Netherlands) and Dar es Salaam (Tanzania)

Heavy rainfall, combined with expanding (unplanned) urban settlements in flood prone areas, expose Dar es Salaam (Tanzania) to the risks of flooding. The urbanisation is so rapid in many areas that it is not beneficial to carry out expensive surveys which are quickly out of date. The work carried out by community-mapping project Dar Ramani Huria...