Strengthening Flood Resilience: Co-creating Data Ecosystems for Disaster Risk Reduction in Southeast Asia
Hosts:- Organiser: CivicDataLab Pvt. Ltd., India
Co-Organiser: Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA), Thailand
Language: English with Thai language support and materials
The session will commence with a moderated panel discussion featuring experts. It will be followed by a walkthrough of the Bangkok’s flood management dashboard (an initiative of Bangkok Metropolitan Administration, co-developed by CivicDataLab and Open Contracting Partnership). Subsequently, a hands-on, participatory workshop will be conducted, drawing upon the insights from the preceding panel discussion and dashboard demo. The session will conclude with a reflective segment where participants will articulate best practices for initiating collaborative engagement with climate data ecosystems and existing data-driven tool(s) to build long term flood resilience.
Session Description:
The session will explore climate data ecosystems and data- driven tools being developed in Southeast Asia, focusing on diverse use-cases such as disaster risk reduction, framework and tools for flood management, climate data systems (including real-time surveillance tools and long-term planning frameworks), climate data applications in other important areas like public health, green public finance management, sustainable public procurement, and natural resource management. We will seek to understand challenges and opportunities related to data governance, data standardisation, data sharing, and data AI-readiness amongst other issues. We will also explore how various stakeholders, especially citizen groups, are able to regularly interact with climate data ecosystems and provide their timely feedback.
We hope this session will help participants understand core principles and some best practices to start co-creating and engaging with climate data ecosystems in their geography, and help identify novel datasets and emerging techniques to help strengthen our collective climate action efforts.
The ensuing discussion will empower participants to prioritise the proactive development of climate data ecosystems, thereby addressing flood risk challenges and building long term resilience in their target geographies.
Session Structure:
Welcome Note by CivicDataLab (5 mins) Keynote Address by a senior representative from the session collaborator (5 mins)
Participatory Discussion with the Audience on Challenges and Opportunities with Climate Change Data in Southeast Asia - 15 mins
Panel Discussion with Experts (35 mins)
Introduction and Context Setting by the Moderator from CivicDataLab
Panelists Insights (5 panelists)
Each panelist will provide their initial remarks, sharing perspectives and insights based on their experience and relevant work on the subject.
Moderated Discussion with Panelists and Q&A Panelists Insights The moderator will prompt further discussion based on the panelists' remarks, diving deeper into specific challenges, opportunities, and actionable solutions.
Q&A and inputs from audience Walkthrough of the Flood Management Dashboard by CDL & BMA (15 mins)
Exploring the platform and its features Q&A Reflections and Experience Sharing by BMA (15 mins)
Networking with Tea/Coffee (15 mins)
Hands-on exercise followed by Q&A (75 mins) Introduction to the session, exercise and group work Exercise to navigate the platform and understand user-experience
Shareback, Reflections and Summing-up Closing Remarks and Vote of Thanks (5 mins)