Effectiveness of measures aiming to stabilize urban gullies in tropical cities: Results from field surveys across D.R. Congo by Eric Lutete Landu, Guy Ilombe Mawe, Fils Makanzu Imwangana, Charles Bielders, Olivier Dewitte, Jean Poesen, Aurélia Hubert, Matthias Vanmaercke

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Assessing scale reliability in citizen science motivational research: lessons learned from two case studies in Uganda by Mercy Gloria Ashepet, Liesbet Vranken, Caroline Michellier, Olivier Dewitte, Rodgers Mutyebere, Clovis Kabaseke, Ronald Twongyirwe, Violet Kanyiginya, Grace Kagoro-Rugunda, Tine Huyse, Liesbet Jacobs

“…Additionally, we recommend caution when adopting existing theoretical frameworks to CS research and propose the development and validation of context-specific psychometric tests tailored to the unique CS landscape, especially for the Global South.…”
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Geo-Hydrological Hazard Impacts, Vulnerability and Perception in Bujumbura (Burundi): A High-Resolution Field-Based Assessment in a Sprawling City by Jean Nsabimana, Sabine Henry, Aloys Ndayisenga, Désiré Kubwimana, Olivier Dewitte, François Kervyn, Caroline Michellier

“…Cases of cities that suffer from geo-hydrological hazards are increasingly reported in many regions, especially in tropical countries in the Global South. Yet, studies on such examples are rare and commonly overlook the human and societal components of hazard risks. …”
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Domain Adaptation for Semantic Segmentation of Historical Panchromatic Orthomosaics in Central Africa by Nicholus Mboga, Stefano D’Aronco, Tais Grippa, Charlotte Pelletier, Stefanos Georganos, Sabine Vanhuysse, Eléonore Wolff, Benoît Smets, Olivier Dewitte, Moritz Lennert, Jan Dirk Wegner

“…Multitemporal environmental and urban studies are essential to guide policy making to ultimately improve human wellbeing in the Global South. Land-cover products derived from historical aerial orthomosaics acquired decades ago can provide important evidence to inform long-term studies. …”
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Can citizen scientists provide a reliable geo-hydrological hazard inventory? An analysis of biases, sensitivity and precision for the Rwenzori Mountains, Uganda by John Sekajugo, Grace Kagoro-Rugunda, Rodgers Mutyebere, Clovis Kabaseke, Esther Namara, Olivier Dewitte, Matthieu Kervyn, Liesbet Jacobs

“…Spatio-temporal inventory of natural hazards is a challenging task especially in rural or remote areas in the Global South where data collection at regional scale is difficult. …”
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