Overview

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 decade’s 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 SERVIR’s 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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Author:   Birendra Bajracharya ,  Rajesh Bahadur Thapa ,  Mir A. Matin
Publisher:   Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Imprint:   Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Edition:   1st ed. 2021
Weight:   0.771kg
ISBN:  

9783030735685

ISBN 10:   3030735680
Pages:   375
Publication Date:   16 August 2021
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

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.

Reviews

The editors have made a remarkable effort to tailor and make uniform the style and storyline across the chapters. Other strengths of the book are the schemes and tables that illustrate the approaches taken in project implementation and in each of the specific services. ... these illustrations play an efficient role for the readability of the book. (Maria J. Polo, Mountain Research and Development, Vol. 42 (2), May, 2022)

Author Information

Birendra Bajracharya is Senior Remote Sensing and Geoinformation Specialist at ICIMOD and leads the SERVIR-HKH initiative. He specialises on decision support systems, spatial data infrastructure, capacity building, and applications on natural resources management.Rajesh Bahadur Thapa is Remote Sensing and Geoinformation Specialist at ICIMOD. His work focuses on radar applications to monitor and assess terrestrial environments, and capacity building on Earth observation and geoinformation technologies in the region. Mir Matin is Theme Leader for the Geospatial Solutions at ICIMOD. He provides scientific leadership in building and promoting innovative and user-oriented geospatial applications to support improved resilience and livelihoods in the region.

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