East Africa Hazards Watch (ICPAC)
Integrated near-real-time hazard platform for East Africa aggregating drought, heavy rainfall, floods, cyclones and pest risk from specialized monitoring systems including hydrological-cycle indicators (rainfall, soil moisture, river flow) into one interactive viewer.
eahazardswatch.icpac.net
At a glance
- Region
- Eastern Africa (regional) (Africa)
- Coverage
- Regional (IGAD/Eastern Africa)
- Access
- Free
- Category
- Regional
- Last updated
- 2026
What's inside
- floods
- heavy rainfall
- drought
- hazard monitoring
Terms explained
What you can do with it
Typical work that data of this type supports.
- 01
Design storms
Build rainfall intensity-duration-frequency curves for drainage design.
Because it has: heavy rainfall
- 02
Model input
Drive hydrological, crop and urban drainage models.
- 03
Hazard maps
Map flood-prone areas and who and what is exposed.
Because it has: floods
Where AI adds value
Ideas for machine learning and AI agents built on this kind of data.
- 01
Downscaling
Turn coarse rainfall grids into field or ward scale estimates.
- 02
Gauge + satellite fusion
Correct satellite rainfall with gauges using machine learning.
- 03
Flood extent from SAR
Segment flooded areas in radar imagery, even through cloud.
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