Flood trouble spots mapped

6 February 2014
The Phnom Penh Post
Aid and development / Cities / Development policy and administration / Disasters / Environment and natural resources / Floods / Government / Infrastructure / Japanese aid / Legal aid NGOs / Phnom Penh / Pollution and waste / Urban administration and development / Urban sanitation infrastructure / Urban water and sanitation infrastructure / Water and sanitation / Water and sanitation infrastructure and facilities / Water pollution
Flood Protection and Drainage Improvement Project / Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) / Phnom Penh Municipal Hall / SeeClickFix / Urban Voice Cambodia / Ushahidi

Thanks to a crowd-sourcing campaign spearheaded by grassroots map developers Urban Voice Cambodia, residents of Phnom Penh can now access a map pinpointing flood-prone areas in the capital during rainy season.

Updated online yesterday, the map was generated by citizens, who contributed 119 reports of flooding over a three-month period, said Ny Sovann, a media project manager for the organisation. ...

Chamkarmon, Prampi Makara, Toul Kork, Daun Penh and Sen Sok are all highlighted as districts that are particularly prone to flooding. ...

Urban Voice uses mapping technology from Kenyan company Ushahidi, which drew inspiration from US-based urban mapping site SeeClickFix, which provides a platform for citizens to report urban issues directly to their government, said Sovann. ...

 Amelia Woodside
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