July 8th , 2022 Tanganyika Coastal Community Resilience
by Disaster Risk Management in Africa - DRM Africa
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Uvira, South Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Led by young leaders, the Tanganyika Coastal Community Resilience Project empowers communities around Lake Tanganyika with open data, training, and nature-based solutions to build climate resilience.
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Leading the Charge: Young Visionaries Tackle Climate Challenges
The Tanganyika Coastal Community Resilience (TACOR) Project is a beacon of hope, spearheaded by passionate young leaders in the African Great Lakes region. This initiative empowers communities bordering Lake Tanganyika to build resilience against the adverse effects of climate change.
Knowledge is Power: Leveraging Open Data
TACOR takes a data-driven approach to disaster risk management:
Identifying Risks: The project utilises open data to pinpoint areas susceptible to climate-related hazards like floods and droughts.
Assessing Threats: Data analysis helps evaluate the potential impact of various hazards on communities.
Effective Communication: Open data informs the development of clear communication strategies, ensuring communities are well-informed about risks and preparedness measures.
From Vulnerability to Preparedness: Building a Safety Net
TACOR prioritises community preparedness:
Empowering Communities: The project equips residents with the knowledge and skills necessary to prepare for and respond effectively to climate-induced disasters.
Building Capacity: Disaster preparedness training programs are implemented, fostering a culture of self-reliance and resilience within communities.
A Sustainable Future: Nature as Our Ally
TACOR recognises the importance of a healthy environment:
Biodiversity Restoration: The initiative promotes the restoration of biodiversity, as healthy ecosystems act as natural buffers against floods, landslides, and the impacts of climate change.
Ecosystem Preservation: Sustainable management practices are encouraged to protect vital ecosystems that contribute to disaster risk reduction and long-term climate resilience.
Reaching Millions: A Scalable Solution
TACOR has an ambitious goal: to empower up to 10 million vulnerable people across the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Burundi, with a particular focus on the Lake Tanganyika region.
Key objective
TACOR Project strengthens the community’s resilience to natural and anthropogenic hazards through:
– The use of open data to identify, assess and communicate risk and disaster management measures;
– Increasing the disaster’s preparedness level of communities living under natural and anthropogenic disasters’ exposure’s;
– Correctively managing the climate and human-made disaster risk via biodiversity restorating and ecosystem preservating.
The project targets up to 10 million of vulnerable people throughout the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Burundi (the Burundian and Congolese capital cities included) especially those living on the coastal cities of the Lake Tanganyika.
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