Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team 57d ago

Syria's prolonged conflict has reshaped cities, landscapes, and livelihoods at a scale that demands careful documentation and analysis. As Syria enters a fragile transition, earth observation is powerful in identifying the impact of conflict across space and time, offering evidence that is difficult or impossible to gather on the ground. This webinar brings together researchers from the Decentralized Damage Mapping Group (DDMG) to share findings on urban destruction, environmental change, and related impacts across Syria. Drawing on satellite data and remote sensing methods, these perspectives aim to support the humanitarian and recovery communities working to rebuild Syria equitably and accountably. The session is organized by HOT and DDMG with support from the H2H Network, whose Syria activation brings together a consortium of organizations to strengthen humanitarian information management, coordination, and geospatial data for response and recovery. Panels: 03:56 Thirst for Peace: War and Water Security Challenges Along the Orontes River in Syria - Marie Schellens, Independent Researcher 24:56 Impacts of Armed Conflicts on Agricultural Land Use in Syria - He Yin, Kent State University 35:53 Monitoring Conflict-Linked Environmental Impacts in Syria with Earth Observation - Wim Zwijnenburg, Pax for Peace 47:04 Satellite Mapping of Urban Damage During the Syrian War - Jamon Van Den Hoek, Conflict Ecology Lab, Oregon State University 56:10 Q&A session Session in English with live Arabic interpretation Moderated by Jessie Pechmann, HOT Learn more about the ReMapping Syria project: https://bit.ly/remapping-syria