Modular Flood Early Warning System an Approach to Flood Adaptation

One major impact of climate change is the ever-increasing frequency of foods events as a result of deep convective storms exacerbated by the increase in global surface temperature. Therefore, flood early warning system (FEWS) is critical tool in safeguarding life and protection of property of the vulnerable communities. 

Flow measurements at the Lunsemfwa Hydropower station with the DischargeKeeper and DKlight

One lego component of the TEMBO project is to develop transformative camera-based river discharge measurements that are non-contact, cost effective, easily maintained, deployed, and adapted to local context in Africa. To this end SEBA DischargeKeeper (TRL 9) observation systems will be installed, side-by-side with other observation systems, for benchmarking purposes. Two pilot sites will be installed, one in the Lunsemfwa basin in Zambia, and the other one in the Black Volta in Ghana

GEO Week & Ministerial Summit 2023

Exciting discussions took place during GEO Week and the Ministerial Summit in Cape Town, South Africa. Dr Kawawa Banda of the University of Zambia (a TEMBO Africa project partner) outlined the impact the TEMBO Africa project will have on African

High-Resolution Atmospheric Models for Regional Applications: a RegCM and WRF Advanced School | (smr 3873)

High-impact weather events (HIWEs) strongly affect society with devastating effects on agriculture, infrastructures, and human lives. This is particularly true in regions of the world which lack up-to-date and dense weather observational networks, powerful computational tools, and efficient early warning systems, such as sub-Saharan Africa.

Vlog On River Monitoring

One of our approaches for river monitoring in the TEMBO project includes image velocimetry using OpenRiverCam for river velocity estimation, dry bed bathymetry using photogrammetry in OpenDroneMap, and wet bed bathymetry using sonar via a fish finder. Work to date has piloted this approach at three

Flood Early Warning System (FEWS) for Narok County in Kenya; A Key Decision Tool for Farmers and Disaster Managers

Frequent flooding is one of the consequences of the changing climate that is affecting most communities in Sub-Sahara Africa. When it rains it pours, and Narok County in the Southern parts of the Great Rift Valley in Kenya is a good example. Situated within the Valley of the Great Rift Valley Narok Town and Masai Mara National Reserve are hot spots for flooding during the rainy seasons in Kenya.