The document discusses the development of a climate information platform for Central Asia. Key points include:
- The platform will provide up-to-date climate data and analytical tools to help stakeholders assess climate impacts and support decision making.
- It is important for the platform to engage local experts and stakeholders to ensure long-term sustainability and usefulness to users in the region.
- Big data from sources like satellite imagery and climate modeling will be integrated onto the platform to provide insights across disciplines and scales.
Sustainability GIS and Planning
Geography drives energy consumption.
Geography drives energy alternatives.
Geography drives resilient adaptation to effects of climate change.
GIS is a toolset for managing all aspects of sustainability.
Examples
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Geography drives energy consumption.
Geography drives energy alternatives.
Geography drives resilient adaptation to effects of climate change.
GIS is a toolset for managing all aspects of sustainability.
Examples
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One of the threats to global environmental health is waste generation. Growth in population as well as rise in the quantity of municipal solid waste generated has made it difficult to locate appropriate site for waste disposal in most urban areas. Land filling is now accepted as the most widely used method for addressing this problem in all countries of the world. However, appropriate site selection for land filling is a problem in waste management and therefore needs to be addressed. This research sought to identify a suitable landfill site for waste disposal in Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolis of Ghana. To achieve this, Geographical Information System (GIS), Fuzzy Logic and Multi-criteria Evaluation (MCE) were applied in order to display and rank candidate sites. The analysis was limited to criteria that were selected and relevant to the area under investigation. The results obtained provide clear areas for landfill sites in the study area and finally arrives at suitable areas.
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Cacip Platform Climate Change Information and Knowledge Platform for Central Asia_ Kazakhstan
1. 14 June 2019
Almaty, Kazakhstan
Chandrashekhar Biradar (ICARDA)
Akmal Akramkhanov (ICARDA)
Climate Change Information and Knowledge Platform
for Central Asia
CACIP platform
3. Population density
(no. of people/km2)
It’s estimated nearly 1.5 billion people
will be on “move” in next 5-10 years time
…linked to climate change disruptions
……mostly in dry areas of the world
5. 5
• The change analysis indicated that grassland area in Central Asia decreased
(12.5%) in the past 15 years, especially significant within a latitude range of 43-
48°N.
• Trend of gradual delay from south to north (profile), indicating the northward
extension of desertification regime, which led to the large decrease in
grasslands.
Evidence based assessment
Persistent
across the
gradient
and time
Biradar, et al., 2016; Zhang, Biradar, et al., 2017
Climate Change in Central Asia
6. 6
• Spatial patterns showed an
overwhelming land
degradation across the
central Asia,
• Persistent across the
landscape and severe in the
northern Kazakhstan P ≤ 0.05
• Under CC, land degradation is expected
to exacerbate in Central Asia in future.
• The identification of sensitive and fragile
regions can help prioritize and
effectively mitigate desertification in
Central Asia.
Climate Change in Central Asia
Biradar, et al., 2016; Zhang, Biradar, et al., 2017
7. Challenges of adaptation to climate change
Complex in nature, depends on environmental
as well as socio-economic aspects
Environmental, for example:
• Context - drylands, high reliance on irrigated agriculture
• Drought is not sudden, ‘creeping phenomenon’
• No single indicator for monitoring, high uncertainty –
and there is no single coping intervention
Socio-economical, for example:
• Impacts poorly understood - little documentation, not
systematic
• Strategies not mainstreamed – decision-support tools
are not tailored to policy and management decisions
8. Impact Assessment
Glazirina et al. 2012. Model simulations CropSyst for wheat; DSSAT for cotton and potato
CROP COUNTRY IRRIGATION CHANGE OF YIELD ACROSS ALL
MGMT. LEVELS AND FUTURES (%)
A1B A2
WHEAT KAZAKHSTAN RAINFED 8 9
SI 10 10
KYRGYZSTAN SI 8 8
RAINFED 24 24
TAJIKISTAN SI 5 5
RAINFED 24 29
UZBEKISTAN SI 14 14
FULL IRRIG. 14 14
COTTON KYRGYZSTAN 6 0
KAZAKSTAN 9 9
TAJIKISTAN -18 -14
UZBEKISTAN -11 -16
POTATO KAZAKHSTAN -3 -5
TAJIKISTAN 57 68
UZBEKISTAN 19 15
8
9. Impact Assessment: Yield
Sutton et al. (2013) Looking beyond the horizon. World Bank.
Effects of climate change on crop yields 2040-2050 relative to current
yields in Uzbekistan under high impact scenario
➢Effects are not always negative, positive for some crops/areas
9
10. • introduction to Central Asia Climate Information Platform and Regional
Framework (CAMP4ASB)
• platform concept, design framework and main building blocks
• action plan, participation and suitability
• informative survey, distribution of forms, filling
coffee break
• group discussion by focus area on available on data / communication
channels / …
• plenary restitution of results of the group discussion
lunch
• one-to-one meeting
1010
the agenda
11. 11
the context …
In particular the activity is part of
the Component 1 “Regional
Climate Knowledge Services” of
CAMP4ASB and refers to:
• Strengthening the
Information Platform of
Central Asia
• Developing knowledge
products
• Outreach and coalition
building
The project is carried under the CAMP4ASB program (Climate Adaptation and Mitigation
Program for Aral Sea Basin) based on a partnership between CAREC and World Bank, with
the funding of IDA.
12. The International Center for Agricultural
Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA) is an
international organization undertaking
research-for-development. We provide
innovative, science-based solutions for
communities across the non-tropical dry
areas. In partnership with research
institutions, NGOs, governments, and the
private sector, our work advances scientific
knowledge, shapes practices, and informs
policy.
iMMAP is an international not-for-profit
organization that provides information
management services to humanitarian and
development organizations, enabling
partners to make informed decisions that
ultimately provide high-quality targeted
assistance to the world’s most vulnerable
populations.
12
the project team…
14. A previous feasibility study, carried out on behalf of
CAREC, after having analyzed the opportunities of
development of a climate change platform in Central Asia,
highlighted some key points.
CACIP starts from these points:
• sustainability, long-term duration
• re-use of existing information, services, knowledge,
expertise, institutional infrastructure, software solutions
• accessibility (language, format, dissemination channels)
• network at country, regional, international level
• human factor should be the core of the platform (in
the document was called PLATFORM+, where “+” is the
human factor)
14
the background …
15. 15
• Large fluctuation in water balance
• Climate variability and extreme events
• Dominance of mono-cropping / few commodity focus
• Depleted soil organic carbon
2015-162014-15
2000
Impact of climate on planetary health>> land use pattern, water balance and climate
building functional systems
for better adaptation
16. Current Diets vs Planetary Health
EAT Lancet Report
Moving from narrow sense economic benefit to a new
ecologically sound functional system for well being…
16
17. Current Diets vs Planetary Health
EAT Lancet Report
…with diversified cropping systems, conservation,
rotation, nutrition focus >> “more health per acre”
Dryland
Cereals
Dryland
Pulses
Dryland
Livestock
17
19. icarda.org
You are here
44 zettabytes
unstructured data
2010 2018/2019 2020
structured data
IBM Research
Data growing exponentially
>> it demands new technical and strategic
approaches untap its huge potential
19
20. icarda.org
20
New era of analytics
Tabulating
Systems
Era
Cognitive
Systems
Era
Programmable
Systems
Era
Conscious
Systems
Era
Local
intelligence
Data driven
20
23. Digital (data and knowledge) Augmentation
Geotagging
Satellite data
Crop data
Climate data
Soil data
Water data
Topography
Demography
Ecological data
…
Mapping
Monitoring
Targeting
Estimating
Forecasting
Warning
Lending
Insurance
Value chains
Carbon-Credits
Data Layers
Computation
Applications
AI
ML
RF IOT
Scalability
Algorithms
Biggest drivers
location based services
23
25. Thousands of research and outreach data points
in each season across the disciplines
Open source near real-time earth observation
data at field, farm and landscape scales
Enormous power of cloud computing, open access,
algorithms and analytics to process data on time
Smart phone enabled apps and cloud web-GIS for decision
making at point, farm and administrative units
Technologies are mature to make better decisions
>> but need strong, committed and collective actions to see the results
25
human factor
26. To be effective, CACIP (=PLATFORM+) must last over time …
and to last over time, the human factor is decisive and crucial
• in the back-end skilled Experts should supervise PLATFORM+
• In the dissemination phase local “subjects” should help disseminating information
• at the front-end users/stakeholders should contribute with their contents
users should keep used=alive the PLATFORM+
26
the human factor …
27. Based on the previous results, the mandate of CACIP
project asks us to
• make available comprehensive and up-to-date
relevant data and information (relevant to the
issues related to climate change), linked to high-
quality datasets (including time series and spatial
information)
• provide analytical tools and interfaces for the
visualization and interpretation of data and
information
27
the objectives …
https://towardsdatascience.com
https://blog.ciat.cgiar.org
28. CACIP
interface for
visualization
analytical tools
• up-to-date relevant data and
information
• high quality datasets
• improved awareness
• assessment support
• support decision making
CACIP (Central Asia Climate Information Platform) is a platform which
will help stakeholders to access, analyze and visualize public-domain data
to support improved awareness, assessment and decision support.
28
the platform …
32. website
a website is a collection of
resources able to provide
information to USERS
platform
a platform supports
COMMUNITIES sharing contents
and services
32
platform ... the social meaning
PLATFORM vs WEBSITE
DESIGN PRINCIPLES
LOGICAL ARCHITECTURE
CLIMATE INFORMATION
CENTRAL ASIA
PARTICIPATION PLAN
SUSTAINABILITY PLAN
33. the platform CACIP will be this place
for all subjects interested in climate change
(policy makers, environmental agencies, research
and training institutions, entities implementing and
financing CC mitigation and adaptation projects,
regional organizations, donors, experts,
individuals)
information, data, publications, best practices,
maps, interactive tools, media, case studies, news,
expertise, reports
33
platform … making community
HAVING A PLACE
HAVING COMMON INTERESTS
FINDING WHAT WE NEED
and
SHARING WHAT WE HAVE
34. • long–term provision of free, public-
domain climate information
• minimize cost of O&M
• max use of existing information,
knowledge, expertise
• max use of existing infrastructure
• facilitation of in-country, regional,
international cooperation and
information sharing
34
platform … design principles 1/2
SUSTAINABILITY, LONG-TERM SERVICES
RE-USE
NETWORK
PLATFORM vs WEBSITE
DESIGN PRINCIPLES
LOGICAL ARCHITECTURE
CLIMATE INFORMATION
CENTRAL ASIA
PARTICIPATION PLAN
SUSTAINABILITY PLAN
35. • the main language is Russian, with key
components in English
• accessible in all digital platforms
(computers, tablets, smartphones)
• facilitate the linkage to modern
decision support systems
• delivery of information in analysis-
ready format
• support for off-line knowledge
products (by including in the platform
contents easy-printable)
35
platform … design principles 2/2
ACCESSIBILITY
36. 36
platform … logical architecture
GEO
PORTAL
KNOWLEDGE
HUB
WEBSITE
the WEBSITE is the entry
point of the platform the GEO PORTAL
collects manages and
displays geographical
data and includes
analysis tools
the KNOWLEDGE HUB
collects, store and
provides docs, ideas,
contacts, and all relevant
information
PLATFORM vs WEBSITE
DESIGN PRINCIPLES
LOGICAL ARCHITECTURE
CLIMATE INFORMATION
CENTRAL ASIA
PARTICIPATION PLAN
SUSTAINABILITY PLAN
37. WEBSITE
o is the main entry point of the platform
o set the language (Russian, English)
o lets the user access to all sections
o provides a full text search
o shows news, tweets, updates, …
o manages user registration, forum
o includes dashboard style information
https://www.icarda.org/ https://immap.org/products/
37
logical architecture … website 1
GEO
PORTAL
KNOWLEDGE
HUB
WEBSITE
39. Sample search result with multiple card views
39
logical architecture … website 3
40. KNOWLEDGE HUB
o publications (reports, webinars, atlases,
posters, infographics, conference
proceedings, studies)
o best practices, methodologies
o projects reviews
o news, tweets
o …
40
logical architecture … knowledge 1
GEO
PORTAL
KNOWLEDGE
HUB
WEBSITE
41. STATIC KNOWLEDGE
Comprehensive inventory of databases and web resources available for
consultation and tagged by user profiles/use cases
Series of Publications, Maps, Infographics and Posters replicated from original
sources (not interoperable) using standardized knowledge software (DSPACE-
DATAVERSE-FLICK-YOUTUBE, depending on the type of knowledge)
DSPACE DATAVERSE FLICKR YOUTUBE
Open source web application Open source web application To manage To manage
used to create repositories of to share, preserve, cite, explore, and share and share
scientific publications and analyze research data photos videos
https://duraspace.org/dspace/about/ https://dataverse.org/ https://www.flickr.com/ https://www.youtube.com
The KNOWLEDGE HUB manages both static and dynamic knowledge
41
logical architecture … knowledge 2
42. DYNAMIC KNOWLEDGE
Knowledge repositories harvested via API for rapid consultation and matched
with users profiles base on standardized software (DSPACE/DATAVERSE)
Dynamic infographics from knowledge harvested
RSS Feeds and Social Media real-time integration
DSPACE DATAVERSE
Open source web application Open source web application
used to create repositories of to share, preserve, cite, explore,
scientific publications and analyze research data
https://duraspace.org/dspace/about/ https://dataverse.org/
The KNOWLEDGE HUB manages both static and dynamic knowledge
42
logical architecture … knowledge 3
43. Dynamic knowledge harvested via API
sample of query and visualization from OKR of the World Bank
43
logical architecture … knowledge 4
1. Visualization of the abstract and of the
general information
2. Visualization of metadata
(in this case there is a mix of OKR specific
tags and Dublin Core tags (Dublin Core
Metadata Initiative DCMI has developed
these interoperable online metadata
standards: dc…)
3. Specifics to “harvest” the repository
It is a good practice to inform users about
harvesting procedures
44. 1. Visualization of the abstract and of the
general information
2. Visualization of metadata
(in this case there is a mix of OKR specific
tags and Dublin Core tags (Dublin Core
Metadata Initiative DCMI has developed
these interoperable online metadata
standards: dc…)
3. Specifics to “harvest” the repository
It is a good practice to inform users about
harvesting procedures
Dynamic knowledge harvested via API
sample of query and visualization from OKR of the World Bank
44
logical architecture … knowledge 5
45. 1. Visualization of the abstract and of the
general information
2. Visualization of metadata
(in this case there is a mix of OKR specific
tags and Dublin Core tags (Dublin Core
Metadata Initiative DCMI has developed
these interoperable online metadata
standards: dc…)
3. Specifics to “harvest” the repository
It is a good practice to inform users about
harvesting procedures
Dynamic knowledge harvested via API
sample of query and visualization from OKR of the World Bank
45
logical architecture … knowledge 6
46. Dynamic knowledge harvested via API
sample of query and visualization from AReS of the CGIAR
46
logical architecture … knowledge 8
Useful/nice graphical visualizations
4. Distribution for type of the results of a
query, and aggregated statistics
5. Word cloud based on the results of the
query
6. Geographical distribution of the results
and histograms
47. Dynamic knowledge harvested via API
sample of query and visualization from AReS of the CGIAR
47
logical architecture … knowledge 9
Useful/nice graphical visualizations
4. Distribution for type of the results of a
query, and aggregated statistics
5. Word cloud based on the results of the
query
6. Geographical distribution of the results
and histograms
48. Useful/nice graphical visualizations
4. Distribution for type of the results of a
query, and aggregated statistics
5. Word cloud based on the results of the
query
6. Geographical distribution of the results
and histograms
Dynamic knowledge harvested via API
sample of query and visualization from AReS of the CGIAR
48
logical architecture … knowledge 10
49. GEO PORTAL
o collects data from external sources
o combines data with local sources
o displays interactive maps
o displays interactive data tables
o allows the access to data (WMS, WFS, API)
49
logical architecture … geo portal 1
GEO
PORTAL
KNOWLEDGE
HUB
WEBSITE
50. As the knowledge base, the GEO PORTAL combine dynamic harvested data with
local static data, but dynamic data are the first priority.
PostGIS Spatial database is used to store local data
GeoServer is used to publish geographical data using open standards
A content management system (GeoNode, other) manages the repository and
provides the interface to the data.
The GEO PORTAL manages static and dynamic data and provide analysis tools
50
logical architecture … geo portal 2
51. GeoServer is able to access geographical
data from different sources (local and
remote)
Vector files shapefile
Database PostGIS
Oracle
…
Servers WFS
ArcSDE
Raster data GeoTiff
ArcGrid
ECW
JPEG2000
…
GeoServer input data
51
logical architecture … geo portal 3
52. GeoServer is able to publish
local and remote data using
open international
interoperability standards
WMS - Web Map Service
WCS - Web Coverage Service
WFS - Web Feature Service
CACIP system architecture
52
logical architecture … geo portal 4
53. CACIP components architecture
53
logical architecture … geo portal 5
Additional libraries/frameworks are used to build the
user interface:
OpenLayers - open-source JavaScript library for
displaying map data in web browsers
VueJS - open-source JavaScript framework for
building user interfaces and single-page applications
58. The contents of the
platform focuses on the
Central Asia region.
A comprehensive view of
the all region facilitates
the understanding of
climate change
phenomena and
improves the usefulness
of the platform.
On the right the global trend of
surface daily temperature derived
from MODIS data since 2000
58
central asia …
PLATFORM vs WEBSITE
DESIGN PRINCIPLES
LOGICAL ARCHITECTURE
CLIMATE INFORMATION
CENTRAL ASIA
PARTICIPATION PLAN
SUSTAINABILITY PLAN
60. AI
ML
Meta Analytics
Big
Data
Climate, weather, genetics, chemistry, agronomy, trade…
Inclusive
systems for
better resilience
Demand driven
Sustainable options
Data is in everything and everywhere 60
63. the PARTICIPATION plan of CACIP is based on the following steps:
63
participation plan
PLATFORM vs WEBSITE
DESIGN PRINCIPLES
LOGICAL ARCHITECTURE
CLIMATE INFORMATION
CENTRAL ASIA
PARTICIPATION PLAN
SUSTAINABILITY PLAN
1. identification of the stakeholders
- on site investigations
- internet searches
2. identification of available data
- specific one-to-one meetings
- national consultations
- analysis of global databases, …
3. participatory process, involvement of
stakeholders on the development of
the concept
- brainstorming during official meetings
- regional meeting (end of August)
4. analysis of feedback from
stakeholders
5. refinement of the concept on the
basis of stakeholders’ suggestions
6. development of portal
7. test, evaluation of the portal with
selected stakeholders before the final
release
65. 65
sustainability plan
PLATFORM vs WEBSITE
DESIGN PRINCIPLES
LOGICAL ARCHITECTURE
CLIMATE INFORMATION
CENTRAL ASIA
PARTICIPATION PLAN
SUSTAINABILITY PLAN
the PARTICIPATION plan of CACIP is based on the following steps:
1. identification of the regional
organization responsible of the
management and maintenance of
the platform: directives will be
provided by the project team to help
the identification of the suitable
subject
2. definition of a management
governance: with the participation
of the stakeholders
3. O&M cost analysis
4. staff training, about the use and the
maintenance of the system
5. formalization of a management
protocol
67. • focus area 1: food and nutritional security
• focus area 2: sustainable agroecosystems / mitigation
• focus area 3: risk assessment and mapping
• focus area 4: land degradation / desertification
• focus area 6: reforestation / forest protection
• focus area 7: climate changes / long term forecast
• focus area 8: socio-economic impact (*)
• focus area 9: smartphone services to end users
(*) it includes migration, health, economic performance, livelihoods, etc.
67
group discussion …
68. 68
group discussion …
−Workgroup “Partners’ Requirements and Data contribution”
Partners are organized by the focus areas resulting from the previous sessions.
group discussion about:
1)“What do we know, and what scientific information have to be
available via information Platform for usage in policy making
processes at national level and/or in decision making at local level”
2)Main formats/channels to share knowledge (e.g. SMS, MobApp,
Telegram, mobile version of web-site)
3)should knowledge be free or paid? Do you have existing examples?
71. Uzbekistan, Tashkent: 11 June 2019 – Venue: City Palace hotel https://citypalace.uz/
Kazakhstan, Almaty: 14 June 2019 - Venue: Kazzhol Almaty Hotel www.hotelkazzhol.kz
Turkmenistan, Ashgabat: 21 June 2019 – Venue: yet to be finalized
Kyrgyzstan, Bishkek: 25 June 2019 – Venue: Grand Hotel http://grandhotel.kg/en/
Tajikistan, Dushanbe: 10 July 2019 - Venue: to be clarified
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