(AFG) Consultancy: Remote Hazard Assesment in Baghlan, Afghanistan
Position Title Consultancy: Remote Hazard Assesment in Baghlan, Afghanistan
Location Afghanistan
Agency Focus Humanitarian Assistance
Sector Social Development
About the Agency
Focus Humanitarian Assistance (FOCUS) at http://www.akdn.org/focusl : is an international group of agencies established in Europe, North America and South Asia to complement the provision of emergency relief, principally in the developing world. It helps people in need reduce their dependence on humanitarian aid as it facilitates their transition to sustainable self-reliant, long-term development. Focus Humanitarian Assistance is a part of the Aga Khan Agency for Habitat. More information…. at http://www.akdn.org/focus
The position
Job Objectives:
The study is aimed to create a hazard inventory for flood, flash flood, landslides and debris flow as they are the most common occurrence in Baghlan. It will help in ensuring that hazards data is comprehensive, from the wider provincial scale to localized area assessment.
Reduce disaster risk through improved mapping and risk identification in Baghlan.
Enable communities and government authorities to anticipate, prepare for, respond to and recover from shocks that are caused by natural disasters due to presence of remote hazards.
Identify prone locations to enhance structural and non-structural preparedness measures to ensure better preparedness and response to natural disasters.
To enhance effectiveness of response and preparedness based on the comprehensive risk identification.
Duties and Responsibilities:
The following events will be delivered along with concerned document:
Mapping of Process area and phenomena (flood, flash-flood, debris flow and landslides)
Landslide activity characterization
Hazard mapping for flood, flash flood, debris flow and determining the energy line for landslide.
Development of risk calculation model. All the communities in Baghlan would be then prioritized based on the risk calculation analysis.
Hazard scenarios and risk hot spot analysis (GIS for flood, flash flood, debris flow and landslides.
Report development/dissemination.
Provide orientation to the technical team of FOCUS for such assessment and its utility.
Deliverables
The following deliverables shall be produced within the 8-month assignment timeframe:
Mapping of process and phenomena (flood, flash-flood, debris flow and landslides)
Landslide activity characterization
Hazard modelling for flood, flash flood, debris flow, GLOF and landslides.
Development of hazard risk calculation models and prioritization of communities.
Hazards scenarios and risk hot spot analysis (GIS) for flood, flash flood, debris flow, GLOF and landslides.
Draft report development. The report should be developed in an easy and comprehendible way, with description of the methods applied and explanation of the results. The report will be used by the organisation’s decision makers and other stakeholders, who are not necessary scientists, therefore guiding explanation would be required.
Contribute to the formulation of a general list of preparedness and mitigation strategies for identified hazards phenomena and hot spots.
Recommendations for future investigations of selected areas in context of identified hazards and its phenomena.
Hard and soft data produced and purchased as primary data.
On the job training of GIS and geologist during field-work.
Orientation to technical and management staff about findings of the assignments, its process, methodology, deliverables and its use.
Project Duration
The given assignment will be accomplished within 8 months but initial assessment of the prone locations may be provided to FOCUS team earlier for planning and development of risk reduction measure.
Note: All maps and GIS information will be produced as per organizational templates and datasets. The database and GIS based map templates will be provided to consultants.
The requirements
Educational qualification with PhD degree in any of the following fields: Natural sciences i.e. Physical Geography, Applied Geology with specialization in natural hazard risk assessment, prevention and mitigation, Disaster Management with GIS and remote sensing back ground;
Minimum seven years of experience in multi-hazard assessment by using GIS and remote sensing tool, techniques and relevant equipment;
Consultant/subject specialist/firms who are equipped with existing platforms of GIS and remote sensing systems will be preferred;
Experience having multi-hazard inventories, characterize and prioritization of hot spot using satellite images and remote sensing techniques in mountainous regions across the world but experience in south Asia region and central Asia region will be an asset;
Experience in developing regional and local hazard and risk maps and atlases;
Experience in developing early warning systems based on hazard and risk map for communities in identified hot-spots;
Experience in linking technical output with community based disaster risk management is desired;
Scientist who have good connections with satellite data and information sources;
Overall understanding of Disaster Risk Management and risk assessment for preparedness.
Salary Salary and package to attract the best candidate
Removal Date 13-May-2016
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