Participatory Surveys — Surveys & Investigations

Surveys & Investigations

Participatory Surveys

Facilitating community-centred data collection and participatory mapping processes that integrate local knowledge with technical survey methods- generating community risk maps, resource inventories and hazard perception data that enhance technical assessments and strengthen community ownership of DRR and development planning outcomes.

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Topographic Surveys Bathymetric Survey Aerial Survey (Drone & LiDAR)Hydrological Monitoring Sediment Monitoring Geological & Geotechnical Explorations Enumeration & Baseline Surveys

Participatory Surveys

Focused Group Discussions (FGDs)

Designing and facilitating structured focussed group discussions with disaggregated community groups for exploring perceptions of risk, access barriers, livelihood priorities and programme effectiveness to generate qualitative insights that complement quantitative survey data for assessment and evaluation.

Qualitative researchCommunity perceptionDisaggregated groupsGEDSI sensitizedThematic assessment

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Key-informant's Interview (KIIs)

Conducting semi-structured interviews with government officials, technical experts, community leaders and institutional stakeholders to gather expert knowledge, institutional perspectives and contextual information for needs assessments, policy reviews and programme evaluations.

Semi-structured interviewsExpert viewInstitutional assessmentContextual analysisPolicy review

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Participatory risk & resource mapping

Facilitating community-led mapping of hazard exposure, vulnerable assets, local resources, evacuation routes and safe areas for producing participatory hazard maps and community resource maps that integrate local knowledge into formal DRR planning, early warning design and emergency preparedness.

Participatory mappingHazard mapResource mappingEvacuation routeCommunity DRRLocal knowledgeEmergency planningRisk map

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