Project Overview
Full title: Landslide multi-hazard risk assessment, preparedness and early warning in South Asia: Integrating meteorology, landscape and society (LANDSLIP)
Dates: 2016 – 2020
Location: Nilgiris and Darjeeling Districts in southern and north-eastern India
Our role: Practical Action contributed to this multi-disciplinary research partnership with scientific expertise and practical knowledge from decades of developing community-centred early warning systems. Practical Action led on stakeholder engagement, communication, sustainability, knowledge and legacy.
Partners: King’s College London, British Geological Survey, UK Met Office, Geological Survey of India, Amrita University, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Newcastle University, Keystone Foundation, and Save The Hills.
Project Budget: £125,000
Themes: Climate resilience
Funded by: Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) and the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) as part of the SHEAR Programme.