The Ethiopian Biodiversity Institute EBI leverages a GeoNode-based platform to manage and publish geospatial biodiversity dataoffering tools for non-specialists to create interactive maps, manage datasets, and share metadata, thereby fostering community-driven data engagement geonode.portal.ebi.gov.et. GeoNodes flexibility enables extensions for community-engaged, near-real-time data communication using citizen science approaches. This model can bridge local, grassroots initiatives and decision-makersaligned with the IPBES trialogue framework geonode.portal.ebi.gov.et. In Ethiopia, citizen science has been successfully applied in hydrology and flood early warning systems. Community members have skillfully co-generated and communicated flood data, enhancing local resilience IWMI1iwmi.cgiar.org. Participatory mapping has proven especially valuable in low-literacy contexts, where community members contribute rich geospatial insights absent from traditional mapping paradigms SEI.
South West Ethiopia