Main Page//2023 FAO El Niño Mapping Campaign//Early Warning and Anticipatory Action
About the Campaign
Join the Open Mapping Hub - Eastern and Southern Africa (OMHESA) and the Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO), a UN body working towards saving lives of people across the globe through striving towards a sustainable and food secure world for all, in a mapping campaign to create datasets in OpenStreetMap to be used in an impact based early warning system to inform early action, for the much anticipated El Niño.
The campaign will run from August 15th to October 15th - mappers who take part from the start until the end of the campaign will receive a certificate, and top mappers will receive a mappy SWAG Pack!
El Niño is a naturally occurring climate pattern associated with warming of the ocean surface temperatures in the central and eastern tropical Pacific Ocean. It occurs on average every two to seven years, and episodes usually last nine to 12 months.
With this campaign, we will be mapping in Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia to create datasets to support early warning flood systems so that the lives of people, their food sources, and property can be protected during the heavy winds and rain caused by El Niño. We will be working with FAO SWALIM and FAO RTEA
El Niño Development Forecasting
In May 2023, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) shared an update of the likelihood of El Niño developing later this year. There was a 60% chance for a transition to El Niño during May-July 2023, and this will increase to about 70% in June-August and 80% between July and September, according to the update. The world should prepare for the development of El Niño, which is often associated with increased heat, drought or rainfall in different parts of the world, the update warns. The WMO update of July 04, 2023, confirmed that El Niño conditions have developed in the tropical Pacific for the first time in seven years, setting the stage for a likely surge in global temperatures and disruptive weather and climate patterns. The update forecasts that there is a 90% probability of the El Niño event continuing during the second half of 2023. Early warnings and anticipatory action of extreme weather events associated with this major climate phenomenon are vital to save lives and livelihoods, the update adds.
How to take part in the Campaign
We welcome mappers from across the region and globe to participate in this campaign and support #EarlyWarningForAll through mapping. To take part…
- Step 1: Register using by contacting ESA team on esahub@hotosm.org to get the form.
- Step 2: Go to the Tasking Manager here.
- Step 3: Select a task from this list.
- Step 4: Start mapping!
Note: Registering helps us to easily stay in touch with everyone contributing to the campaign.
What are we mapping and why?
Our mapping efforts will focus on two aspects; vulnerability of assets (buildings, roads, infrastructures, farms, etc.), and enhanced preparedness and emergency response to flooding events in the region. Data created will be used by the FAO teams in the development of an early warning system which will be used to send messages to communities at risk of flooding events. Mapped data will further be used by other humanitarian responders to save lives during response activities of the forthcoming flooding events in the region.
Remote Mapping and Validation Status
| Project | Title & Link | Status | Priority | Difficulty | Area (km^2) | Tasks | Mapped | Validated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15233 | El Niño Mapping - Somalia Urban 5 | ARCHIVED | LOW | INTERMEDIATE | 5 | 557 | 100 | 100 |
| 15234 | El Niño Mapping - Somalia Urban 6 | ARCHIVED | LOW | INTERMEDIATE | 3 | 288 | 100 | 100 |
| 15254 | El Niño Mapping - Somalia Urban 7 | ARCHIVED | LOW | INTERMEDIATE | 9 | 940 | 100 | 100 |
| 15255 | El Niño Mapping - Somalia Urban 8 | ARCHIVED | LOW | INTERMEDIATE | 4 | 244 | 100 | 100 |
| 15256 | El Niño Mapping - Somalia Urban 9 | PUBLISHED | LOW | INTERMEDIATE | 7 | 335 | 99 | 99 |
| 15258 | El Niño Mapping - Somalia Urban 10 | ARCHIVED | LOW | INTERMEDIATE | 17 | 449 | 100 | 100 |
| 15371 | El Niño Mapping - Somalia Urban 11 | ARCHIVED | LOW | INTERMEDIATE | 11 | 1,152 | 100 | 100 |
| 15372 | El Niño Mapping - Somalia Urban 12 | ARCHIVED | LOW | INTERMEDIATE | 9 | 908 | 100 | 100 |
| 15373 | El Niño Mapping - Somalia Urban 13 | ARCHIVED | LOW | INTERMEDIATE | 12 | 994 | 100 | 100 |
| 15374 | El Niño Mapping - Somalia Urban 14 | ARCHIVED | LOW | INTERMEDIATE | 13 | 1,134 | 100 | 100 |
| 15375 | El Niño Mapping - Somalia Urban 15 | ARCHIVED | LOW | INTERMEDIATE | 16 | 1,122 | 100 | 100 |
| 15376 | El Niño Mapping - Somalia Urban 16 | ARCHIVED | LOW | INTERMEDIATE | 8 | 679 | 100 | 100 |
| 15377 | El Niño Mapping - Somalia Urban 17 | ARCHIVED | LOW | INTERMEDIATE | 11 | 885 | 100 | 100 |
| 15378 | El Niño Mapping - Somalia Urban 18 | PUBLISHED | LOW | INTERMEDIATE | 7 | 650 | 100 | 100 |
| 15379 | El Niño Mapping - Somalia Urban 19 | PUBLISHED | LOW | INTERMEDIATE | 7 | 411 | 100 | 100 |
| 15380 | El Niño Mapping - Somalia Urban 20 | PUBLISHED | LOW | BEGINNER | 3 | 168 | 100 | 100 |
| 15413 | El Niño Mapping - Somalia Urban 21 | PUBLISHED | LOW | BEGINNER | 14 | 304 | 95 | 88 |
| 15415 | El Niño Mapping - Somalia Urban 22 | PUBLISHED | LOW | INTERMEDIATE | 13 | 364 | 100 | 100 |
| 15436 | El Niño Mapping - Somalia Urban 23 | PUBLISHED | LOW | INTERMEDIATE | 11 | 594 | 100 | 100 |
| 15437 | El Niño Mapping - Somalia Urban 24 | PUBLISHED | LOW | INTERMEDIATE | 22 | 911 | 100 | 71 |
| 15439 | El Niño Mapping - Somalia Urban 25 | PUBLISHED | LOW | INTERMEDIATE | 28 | 1,716 | 100 | 100 |
| 15440 | El Niño Mapping - Somalia Urban 26 | PUBLISHED | LOW | INTERMEDIATE | 43 | 338 | 99 | 99 |
| 15441 | El Niño Mapping - Somalia Urban 27 | PUBLISHED | LOW | BEGINNER | 12 | 207 | 100 | 55 |
| 15383 | El Niño Mapping -Kenya 1 | ARCHIVED | LOW | BEGINNER | 7 | 580 | 100 | 100 |
| 15385 | El Niño Mapping - Kenya 2 | ARCHIVED | LOW | BEGINNER | 2 | 211 | 100 | 100 |
| 15386 | El Niño Mapping - Kenya 3 | ARCHIVED | LOW | BEGINNER | 13 | 283 | 100 | 100 |
| 15387 | El Niño Mapping - Kenya 4 | ARCHIVED | LOW | BEGINNER | 14 | 265 | 100 | 100 |
| 15388 | El Niño Mapping - Kenya 5 | PUBLISHED | LOW | BEGINNER | 23 | 294 | 100 | 0 |
| 15390 | El Niño Mapping - Kenya 6 | ARCHIVED | LOW | BEGINNER | 24 | 217 | 100 | 100 |
| 15392 | El Niño Mapping - Kenya 7 | ARCHIVED | LOW | BEGINNER | 13 | 407 | 100 | 100 |
| 15393 | El Niño Mapping - Kenya 8 | ARCHIVED | LOW | BEGINNER | 10 | 238 | 100 | 100 |
| 15395 | El Niño Mapping - Kenya 9 | PUBLISHED | LOW | BEGINNER | 21 | 197 | 96 | 88 |
| 15396 | El Niño Mapping - Kenya 10 | PUBLISHED | LOW | INTERMEDIATE | 25 | 296 | 83 | 67 |
| 15409 | El Niño Mapping - Kenya 11 | PUBLISHED | LOW | BEGINNER | 65 | 436 | 92 | 91 |
| 15400 | El Niño Mapping - Ethiopia 1 | PUBLISHED | LOW | BEGINNER | 17 | 686 | 99 | 99 |
| 15401 | El Niño Mapping - Ethiopia 2 | PUBLISHED | LOW | BEGINNER | 22 | 370 | 100 | 100 |
| 15402 | El Niño Mapping - Ethiopia 3 | PUBLISHED | LOW | BEGINNER | 40 | 486 | 99 | 0 |
| 15405 | El Niño Mapping - Ethiopia 4 | PUBLISHED | LOW | BEGINNER | 7 | 155 | 100 | 100 |
| 15406 | El Niño Mapping - Ethiopia 5 | PUBLISHED | LOW | INTERMEDIATE | 8 | 143 | 100 | 99 |
More Info
To collaborate with the Open Mapping Hub - Eastern and Southern Africa, send an email to esahub@hotosm.org. Follow us on our social media accounts: Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook.