In the field with the Kivu Citizen Observer Network: Documenting their action in eastern DRC
In the framework of the HARISSA project, the Kivu Citizen Observer network brings together some twenty Civil Protection representatives from the North and South Kivu provinces (DRCongo). They report hazards such as landslides, floods, windstorms, hailstorms, lightning and earthquakes, and record their impacts occurring in eastern DRCongo, a region until recently still under-documented. They are real change makers for Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR).
You will also find below more information about other Citizen Science initiatives and related research developed at the AfricaMuseum.
The AfricaMuseum contributes to other Citizen Science projects, both in Belgium and in Africa. For information on how to become a citizen scientist in collaboration with the AfricaMuseum, visit our webpage dedicated to citizen science and subscribe to our newsletter. We regularly publish calls for participants on Linkedin, Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. You have an original citizen science project idea you want to discuss with us? Please contact our citizen science coordinator luiza.mitrache (at) africamuseum.be!
Moreover, on Monday 7 October, do not miss Mercy Gloria Ashepet's PhD defence at the KULeuven and online. She will present the results of her research on Citizen Science in the Global South: motivational frameworks and policymaker perspectives. Her research was based on case-studies of citizen science developed in the framework of cooperation programs of the AfricaMuseum, for natural hazard management and vector-borne disease reduction in Uganda. More information about the PhD defence under this link.
