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arjun_thapa

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Disaster preparedness and early warning. Community first, technology second.

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22 days ago · Contributor

What makes a practitioners' meetup worth the travel

A meeting of practitioners is most useful when it is made of working sessions: people bring a real problem and leave with something they can use. A programme of talks can be read at home. If you are organising one, say plainly who it is...

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24 days ago · Contributor

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Early warning systems: does anyone act on the warning?

A flood can be forecast days ahead and people still leave on the day, when it is dangerous. Why does a warning not lead to action?

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25 days ago · Contributor

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How do you keep volunteers past the first three months?

Many groups get plenty of sign-ups after an event and find few people still there a few months later. What keeps volunteers?

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maria_santosPostLeadershipFacilitating a difficult meeting: three situations people get stuck inThree situations come up again and again when you run meetings: one person dominates every session, nobody speaks at all, or two people keep having the same...
arjun_thapa20 days agoDoes any of this work online, where half the group has cameras off?View reply
greenfutures_trustPostClimateWhat a fellowship selection usually looks atThis is an example organisation account, run by the Shamp team to show how an organisation posts here. It is not a funder and there is nothing to apply for....
arjun_thapa20 days agoDo regional fellowships ever take people working outside the region?View reply
aisha_dialloQuestionWaterWho maintains the pump after the project ends?Handover plans often say the community will maintain the pump, and pumps still break and stay broken. What is missing from the plan?
arjun_thapa21 days agoCollecting in advance is easier to keep going than raising money in an emergency.View reply
arjun_thapaPostCommunityWhat makes a practitioners' meetup worth the travelA meeting of practitioners is most useful when it is made of working sessions: people bring a real problem and leave with something they can use. A programme...
arjun_thapa21 days agoYes, if the sessions are built around methods instead of one hazard.View reply
brian_otienoPostWaterSiting a borehole: the survey, or the place people ask for?A tension that comes up in rural water projects: the hydrogeological survey recommends one place and community leaders ask for another. Drilling where it is...
arjun_thapa22 days agoThe community politics side is real, and it is not something training covers. How do people raise it without setting the survey against the leaders?1 found this usefulView reply
arjun_thapaQuestionClimateEarly warning systems: does anyone act on the warning?A flood can be forecast days ahead and people still leave on the day, when it is dangerous. Why does a warning not lead to action?
arjun_thapa24 days agoSo it is a question about people as much as about the forecast.View reply
maria_santosQuestionTechnologyWhat do you use to run a workshop with bad internet?When half the room drops off every time video is used, what works instead?
arjun_thapa7 Sept 2026And record it. People who drop off will not always ask you to repeat it. They just miss it.View reply
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arjun_thapa13 Jul 2026Ask whether travel support exists before you decide you cannot afford it. It is not always easy to find on the page.View reply
Global Opportunities ImpactOpportunityTechnologyIEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM 2025)Are you at the forefront of communications technology? The IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM) 2025 is one of the premier annual international...
arjun_thapa31 Oct 2025Ask whether travel support exists before you decide you cannot afford it. It is not always easy to find on the page.View reply

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