The enviro-champs: establishing a framework for a technologically upgraded environmental monitoring network at community scale

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cg.contributor.affiliationGroundTruth, Hilton, South Africaen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationUniversity of KwaZulu-Natalen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationUnited Nations Universityen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Water Management Instituteen_US
cg.contributor.donorCGIAR Trust Funden_US
cg.contributor.initiativeDigital Innovationen_US
cg.coverage.countrySouth Africaen_US
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2ZAen_US
cg.coverage.regionSouthern Africaen_US
cg.creator.identifierChris Dickens: 0000-0002-4251-7767en_US
cg.identifier.iwmilibraryH052516en_US
cg.identifier.urlhttps://www.iwmi.cgiar.org/Publications/Other/PDF/the_enviro-champs-establishing_a_framework_for_a_technologically_upgraded_environmental_monitoring_network_at_community_scale.pdfen_US
dc.contributor.authorPattinson, N. B.en_US
dc.contributor.authorTaylor, J.en_US
dc.contributor.authorLepheana, A. T.en_US
dc.contributor.authorDickens, Chris W. S.en_US
dc.contributor.authorGraham, P. M.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2024-01-25T04:48:31Zen_US
dc.date.available2024-01-25T04:48:31Zen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/138440en_US
dc.titleThe enviro-champs: establishing a framework for a technologically upgraded environmental monitoring network at community scaleen_US
dcterms.abstractThe Enviro-Champs initiative was developed as a community driven, citizen science initiative in Mpophomeni township in Kwa-Zulu Natal (KZN), South Africa. Over time, the scope of work done and data collected by the Enviro-Champs has expanded. There is now recognition both locally and globally that the Enviro-Champs initiative shows great promise for national and global upscaling. However, several areas within the initiative remain where it could be improved, especially technologically. GroundTruth, in conjunction with technical and funding support from CGIAR Research Initiative on Digital Innovation and the International Water Management Institute (IWMI), engaged in a project which aimed to i) establish recruitment, training, and education tools to support establishment of a technologically integrated and upgraded Enviro-Champs initiative, ii) develop an outline for a training and education workshop for Enviro-Champs once they are hired, iii) improve data collection and reporting capacity and efficiency with a sustainable system (in collaboration with CGIAR and FormShare), and iv) pilot test technological improvements to the Enviro-Champs initiative within the Mpophomeni Enviro-Champs in conjunction with the South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI), and Umgeni Water. The overarching aim was to develop a technologically innovative and upgraded best-practice framework for the Enviro-Champs, from recruitment, through training and data collection, to data management and reporting. The primary outcome was to have a fully functional, digitally improved Enviro-Champs system in Mpophomeni, that could serve as a working template for upscaling the Enviro-Champs initiative elsewhere in Southern Africa or the world. This report reflects the process and outcomes of this project to date.en_US
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Accessen_US
dcterms.bibliographicCitationPattinson, N. B.; Taylor, J.; Lepheana, A. T.; Dickens, Chris W. S.; Graham, P. M. 2023. The enviro-champs: establishing a framework for a technologically upgraded environmental monitoring network at community scale. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). CGIAR Initiative on Digital Innovation. 19p.en_US
dcterms.extent19p.en_US
dcterms.issued2023-12-31en_US
dcterms.languageenen_US
dcterms.licenseCC-BY-4.0en_US
dcterms.publisherInternational Water Management Institute (IWMI). CGIAR Initiative on Digital Innovationen_US
dcterms.subjectcitizen scienceen_US
dcterms.subjectdata collectionen_US
dcterms.subjectcommunity involvementen_US
dcterms.subjectenvironmental monitoringen_US
dcterms.subjectframeworksen_US
dcterms.subjectdigital innovationen_US
dcterms.subjectmobile applicationsen_US
dcterms.subjectsustainabilityen_US
dcterms.typeReporten_US

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