Record |
Author |
Stella van Esch; Marc van den Homberg; Kees Boersma |
Title |
Looking Beyond the Data: an Assessment of the Emerging Data Ecosystem of Nepal's Flood Early Warning Systems |
Type |
Conference Article |
Year |
2021 |
Publication |
ISCRAM 2021 Conference Proceedings – 18th International Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management |
Abbreviated Journal |
Iscram 2021 |
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Issue |
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Pages |
282-293 |
Keywords |
Floods, early warning systems, Nepal, data ecosystem, social shaping of technology |
Abstract |
Increasingly, data-driven instruments are used in disaster risk reduction to foster more efficient, effective, and evidence-based decision-making. This data revolution brings along opportunities and challenges, which are sometimes related to the data itself, but more often seem related to the environment in which the data is put to use. To provide insight into such an emerging data ecosystem, this paper uses a qualitative case study to assess the use of data in flood early warning systems (EWS) in Nepal. In response to the research question 'How does the data ecosystem impact the opportunities and challenges regarding data use in flood early warning systems in Nepal?', this paper discusses the importance of considering the broader context instead of regarding data as an entity unto itself. It shows how actors, policies and other contextual factors impact the effectiveness of data use by either presenting opportunities, like the establishment of a national disaster data repository, or challenges, like inadequate human resources for working with data. |
Address |
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam; 510 – an initiative of The Netherlands Red Cross; Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam |
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Thesis |
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Publisher |
Virginia Tech |
Place of Publication |
Blacksburg, VA (USA) |
Editor |
Anouck Adrot; Rob Grace; Kathleen Moore; Christopher W. Zobel |
Language |
English |
Summary Language |
English |
Original Title |
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Series Editor |
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Series Title |
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Series Volume |
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Edition |
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ISSN |
978-1-949373-61-5 |
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Medium |
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Track |
Data and Resilience: Opportunities and Challenges |
Expedition |
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Conference |
18th International Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management |
Notes |
s.r.van.esch@student.vu.nl |
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ISCRAM @ idladmin @ |
Serial |
2333 |
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