Geospatial Decision Support Systems

The following is a list of geospatial decision support system (DSS) initiatives where I served as Team Leader/Project Manager and/or Technical Expert (for more details see ICEM and About).

All developed applications were based on well-known and robust open source software components (see home page).

Project: ADB Investing in Climate Change Adaptation through Agroecological Landscape Restoration: Nature-Based Solution for Climate Resilience (Technical Assistance 6539)

Duration: Jan 2021 – May 2024
DSS purpose: To strengthen integrated management of the Manupali watershed in the Mindanao River Basin, supporting national and local governments, nongovernment organizations, and farmers’ organisations in river basin planning and management.
Location: Philippines, Cambodia
Client: ADB

ADB Investing in Climate Change Adaptation through Agroecological Landscape Restoration

Link: https://agrophp.icem.com.au

Project: Joint project in the Sesan, Sekong And Seprok (3S) Subbasin of the Mekong River

Duration: May 2023 – Jul 2024
DSS purpose: 3S Atlas and Geospatial Database of the Sesan, Sekong And Seprok (3S) Basin to inform transboundary, national and sub-national basin planning, management and investment in building water resource and climate change resilience.
Location: Lao PDR, Cambodia, Vietnam
Client: GIZ

3S Atlas and Geospatial Database of the Sesan, Sekong And Seprok

Link: https://3s.mrcmekong.org

Project: UNCDF/LoCAL Feasibility study for the establishment of the local information system for adaptation (LISA) in Benin

Duration: Jul 2024 – Oct 2024
DSS purpose: Led the preliminary design for LISA, in the context of LISA platforms developed in Africa (Ghana and Gambia) and Cambodia (Battambang municipality), and based on stakeholder and data assessments.
Location: Benin
Client: UNCDF/LoCAL


Project: GIZ Design and customisation of the 9C9T Basin Atlas, Cambodia and Thailand

Duration: 2022 – 2023
DSS purpose: To improve cooperation between the Mekong River Commission (MRC) Member States and strengthen governance in the water resources sector to balance competing uses of water in the Lower Mekong Basin (LMB).
Location: Cambodia, Thailand
Client: GIZ

GIZ Design and customisation of the 9C9T Basin Atlas, Cambodia and Thailand

Link: https://9c9t.mrcmekong.org

Project: BMU/IKI Vietnam Nature-based Solutions (NbS) for Adaptation in Agriculture through Private Sector Transformation (VN-ADAPT)

Duration: Jul 2023 – present
DSS purpose: To strengthen Vietnam’s resilience to increasing climate risks by promoting and scaling NbS/EbA in the agriculture sector. The focus is on rice and coffee production in the Mekong Delta and Central Highlands of Vietnam respectively. The concept paper for designing DSS for both regions was completed and climate data (CMIP6) downscaled for the Mekong Delta.
Location: Vietnam
Client: GIZ


Project: UN-CTCN Climate risk assessment for subnational adaptation and establishment of a local climate information system for climate change adaptation (LISA) in Cambodia

Duration: Dec 2021 – Jun 2023
DSS purpose: To support adaptation decision-making processes and provide services for climate information delivery at the sub-national (local) level. The LISA was developed for Battambang municipality, Cambodia.
Location: Cambodia
Client: UN-CTCN

UN-CTCN Climate risk assessment for subnational adaptation and establishment of a local climate information system for climate change adaptation (LISA) in Cambodia

Link: https://lisa.icem.com.au

Project: World Bank Cambodia Mekong Delta Digital Atlas (CAM-MeDiA)

Duration: Dec 2019 – Jun 2020
DSS purpose: To build research capacity and planning capabilities of key provincial authorities to support climate resilient and adaptive development in Cambodia’s Mekong Delta. The DSS focused on supporting the mandates of the Ministry of Environment (MoE), Ministry of Water Resources and Meteorology (MoWRAM), and Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF).
Location: Cambodia
Client: World Bank**

World Bank Cambodia Mekong Delta Digital Atlas

World Bank Cambodia Mekong Delta Digital Atlas

Link: https://camatlas.icem.com.au

Project: AFD/EU Consulting services for aquaculture GIS and aquaculture database, CapFish Aquaculture

Duration: Aug 2021 – Mar 2022
DSS purpose: To promote more sustainable, climate-resilient and inclusive growth in the aquaculture sector, Cambodia.
Location: Cambodia
Client: Agence Française de Développement (AFD) and EU

AFD/EU Consulting services for aquaculture GIS and aquaculture database, CapFish Aquaculture

AFD/EU Consulting services for aquaculture GIS and aquaculture database, CapFish Aquaculture

Link: https://capfish.icem.com.au

Project: World Bank Strengthening resilience of the road and drainage network in Nepal’s secondary cities

Duration: Nov 2021 – Jun 2023
DSS purpose: To support Nepali secondary cities to address the issue of poor planning, design, and quality of road infrastructure in Nepal’s urban areas due to insufficient quality and high vulnerability of urban transport infrastructure to climate-related disasters.
Location: Nepal
Client: World Bank

World Bank Strengthening resilience of the road and drainage network in Nepal's secondary cities

World Bank Strengthening resilience of the road and drainage network in Nepal's secondary cities

Link: https://nepalams.icem.com.au

Project: ADB TTA-6568 NEP: Priority River Basins Flood Risk Management Project (PRB-FRMP) – TACF TA Consulting Firm for Flood Risk Management and Asset Management Support (52195-001)

Duration: Sep 2018 – Jul 2022
DSS purpose: To support the Nepal government in implementing the PRB-FRMP by strengthening flood risk management planning of the Department of Water Resources and Irrigation (DWRI) and developing a flood infrastructure asset management system.
Location: Nepal
Client: ADB

World Bank Strengthening resilience of the road and drainage network in Nepal's secondary cities

Link: https://amsprb.icem.com.au

Project: ADB TA 9440-MON: Implementing Innovative Approaches for Improved Water Governance

Duration: Sep 2018 – Jul 2022
DSS purpose: As part of TA 9440-MON: Implementing Innovative Approaches for Improved Water Governance, this project facilitates improved access to data and information for supporting the sustainable management of water resources at naitonal and subnational level.
Location: Mongolia
Client: ADB

TA 9440-MON: Implementing Innovative Approaches for Improved Water Governance

Link: https://mon9440.icem.com.au

Project: World Bank TA-9191 REG: Building Climate Change Resilience in Asia’s Critical Infrastructure

Duration: Aug 2017 – Aug 2020
DSS purpose: Visualising existing critical infrastructure and climate change projections to support planning, investment, and development of resilient infrastructure in the energy, transport, and water sectors across South Asia and Southeast Asia. The web-based platform allows users to interact with critical infrastructure and climate change data to better understand how climate change affects critical infrastructure assets and complexes
Location: Vietnam, Sri Lanka, Indonesia
Client: World Bank

World Bank TA-9191 REG: Building Climate Change Resilience in Asia's Critical Infrastructure

World Bank TA-9191 REG: Building Climate Change Resilience in Asia's Critical Infrastructure

Link: https://ta9191.icem.com.au

Project: World Bank Geohazard Risk Management and Resilient Road Asset Management in Nepal: Improving the Resilience of Nepal’s Strategic Roads Network

Duration: Jul 2018 – Sep 2019
DSS purpose: To support assessment of future climate and seismic risks to road investments in Nepal.
Location: Nepal
Client: World Bank

World Bank Geohazard Risk Management and Resilient Road Asset Management in Nepal: Improving the Resilience of Nepal's Strategic Roads Network

Link: https://nsroads.icem.com.au