An Interview with Water-In-Sight & RSS-Hydro: Community-Powered Flood Monitoring and Early Warning

Varysian speaks with Paolo from Water Insight and RSS-Hydro about using technology, citizen science and community engagement to strengthen environmental monitoring and flood resilience in challenging and data-scarce environments.

The conversation explores Water Insight’s award-winning work in Malawi, where local observers continue to collect environmental data even after the project’s conclusion, alongside an early warning initiative in Somalia that can deliver flood alerts to almost 7,000 people. Paolo also explains how the integration of Water Insight and RSS-Hydro brings together community-based observations, satellite monitoring, numerical modelling and risk expertise to create solutions that can be adapted and scaled across different regions.