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Brukti* a displaced Ethiopian nurse, screens a child for malnutrition at a clinic in Mekelle, Ethiopia.
© UNHCR/Elisabeth Arnsdorf Haslund
Challenge
Local Indigenous communities lack capacity and infrastructure to support the thousands of displaced people who travel through the Darién jungle every day, leaving a highly visible footprint. No study has examined the environmental impacts of this mass movement.
Solution
Engage Emberá-Wounaan Indigenous communities for a participatory mapping that will enable them to use digital tools to map places, services, and socioecological risks in their communities. Using the data, the communities can design a strategy for solid waste management.
Project impact
Direct impact
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Project needs beyond funding
- 15 smartphones (Samsung or equivalent, Android 2.1 or above, with functional camera, battery, GPS sensor, WiFi, BlueTooth); satellite imagery purchase'
- National consultant (expert on environmental community mapping initiatives, contract for 8 months, divided into two 4-month phases); UN Volunteer for 12 months on community-based protection; Reports and other text-based translations from English to Spanish, and vice versa
- Socialization with local indigenous communities and other implementing partners in the area
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To discuss this project or potential collaboration, connect with the team at hqinlab@unhcr.org
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