MiMapper Training: Mapping Multi-hazard Landscapes Using Google Earth Engine
- English
This free, online training introduces participants to MiMapper — a web-based tool for visualising flood, landslide, and earthquake hazards together in one place. Developed through a UK–Nepal collaboration and built using Google Earth Engine, MiMapper is tailored to Nepal but designed as a globally adaptable methodology, particularly useful in data-scarce environments.
The training focuses on practical use of the tool and the logic behind its development. Participants will explore how MiMapper was built, how to navigate and interpret its layers, and how to adapt the method to new geographies.
The Tool Training will encourage the uptake of the following:
- Support early-stage multihazard understanding in low-data or low-capacity contexts
- Encourage integration of hazard awareness into decision-making and planning
- Strengthen the ability to visualise and communicate hazard exposure without requiring technical expertise
- Share an open, replicable method for producing basic multihazard maps using freely available tools
This training is designed for anyone working in or studying disaster risk reduction, hazard mapping, climate adaptation, environmental management, or planning. No technical or coding background is required. It may be especially useful for:
- DRR practitioners and local responders
- Planners and development professionals
- Researchers, students, and educators
- NGOs and community-based organisations working on risk awareness or preparedness
The sessions are held online and are free to attend. Multiple dates are available — participants only need to register for one session, as each covers the same content.