Science Behind
DASTAA is an initiative that aims to brings together existing software systems that use a data driven approach to anticipate seasonal disaster risks and a human centric approach to design and disseminate early action messages to households at risk on their mobile phones. The system consists of a tool that allows organizations to not just conduct household level risk assessment but also automatically classify each households into different categories based on their risk and vulnerability level. Besides the system also allows tailored messaging based on household risks, unlike tools using a blanket approach.
Understanding Risk
- Data Acquisition (Using Digital technologies, Frontier
- Hazard Models and Scenarios,Vulnerability, Exposure and Risk Assessment
Establishing Threshold & Benchmarks
- Derivation of Threshold and Impact Levels and
- Disaster Calendar & Identification of Activities
Monitoring of Forecast
- Monitoring of Forecast
- Generation of Triggers (Readiness and Action)
Communicating Triggers
- Identification of Stakeholders
- Common Alerting Protocol & Activation (Stakeholders, SMS, IVR, Mobile Application)
Acting Early
- Early Action
Research Projects
DRRM fellowship 2023
The Institute of Himalayan Risk Reduction (IHRR) with support from Dan Church Aid (DCA) offered an exciti...
2023 2025
IHRR, DCA Nepal
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PhD Studentship
NAXA, in partnership with NFL and under the leadership and collaboration with the University of Worcester...
2022-2027
University of Worcester, NFL & NAXA
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