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Dr Bhopal Pandeya

Faculty of Natural Sciences, Centre for Environmental Policy

Visiting Researcher
 
 
 
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Contact

 

+44 (0)20 7594 7347b.pandeya Website

 
 
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Location

 

02Weeks BuildingSouth Kensington Campus

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Summary

 

Publications

Citation

BibTex format

@article{Pandeya:2021:10.1111/jfr3.12675,
author = {Pandeya, B and Uprety, M and Paul, JD and Sharma, RR and Dugar, S and Buytaert, W},
doi = {10.1111/jfr3.12675},
journal = {Journal of Flood Risk Management},
pages = {1--13},
title = {Mitigating flood risk using low-cost sensors and citizen science: A proof-of-concept study from western Nepal},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jfr3.12675},
volume = {14},
year = {2021}
}
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TY  - JOUR
AB  - The generation of hydrological data for accurate flood predictions requires robust and, ideally, dense monitoring systems. This requirement is challenging in locations such as the Himalayas, which are characterised by unpredictable hydroclimatic behaviour with dramatic smallscale spatial and temporal variability. River level monitoring sensors that are affordable and easytooperate could support flood risk management activities in the region. We therefore identify potential for a local participatory monitoring network that also serve to overcome existing data gaps, which represent the main bottleneck for establishing an effective communitybased flood earlywarning system. We have applied a citizen sciencebased hydrological monitoring approach in which we tested lowcost river level sensors. Initial results, collected over summer 2017 from two stations on the River Karnali, suggest that our system can successfully be operated by nonscientists, producing river level data that match those obtained from an adjacent governmentoperated hightech radar sensor. We discuss potential opportunities to integrate these lowcost sensors into existing hydrological monitoring practice. Combined with an adaptive, communityled approach to resilience building, we argue that our lowcost sensing technology has the potential not only to increase spatial network coverage in datascarce regions, but also to empower and educate local stakeholders to build flood resilience.
AU  - Pandeya,B
AU  - Uprety,M
AU  - Paul,JD
AU  - Sharma,RR
AU  - Dugar,S
AU  - Buytaert,W
DO  - 10.1111/jfr3.12675
EP  - 13
PY  - 2021///
SN  - 1753-318X
SP  - 1
TI  - Mitigating flood risk using low-cost sensors and citizen science: A proof-of-concept study from western Nepal
T2  - Journal of Flood Risk Management
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jfr3.12675
UR  - https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jfr3.12675
UR  - http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/85097
VL  - 14
ER  -
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