Project Team: Pakistan Disasters Team
Team Location: International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD), Gilgit, Pakistan & Kathmandu, Nepal
3D model showing land and houses flooded during the 2010 Attabad Lake Disaster.
Authors:
David Nhemaphuki
Raja Akhtar
Ruby Adhikari
Shuja ul Hassan
Gul Sanam
Naseem Bibi
Mentors/Advisors:
Sebastian Wesselman, (International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development)
Faisal Mueen Qamer, (International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development)
Syed Najam Hassan (Karakoram International University)
Kel Markert (NASA Marshall Space Flight Center)
Kenton Ross (NASA DEVELOP National Science Advisor)
Abstract:
The project assessed the impact of the Attabad Lake landslide disaster on agricultural land cover patterns and associated food security in Gilgit Baltistan, Pakistan. Essentially, this involved agricultural land cover maps, change detection maps, Geographic Information Systems-based analysis of Landsat imagery and statistical analysis of survey questionnaires to demonstrate the impact of the disaster on livelihood of people in the region. This research also aimed to describe and analyze the changed food security situation that affected the local population due to the landslide. The findings of this study can be used to assist the concerned government authority and regional stakeholders to alert the general public about the risk of future hazards, as well as inform preparedness and mitigation measures to minimize damage during future landslide events.