Improving water security in Mon State, Myanmar via geophysical capacity building

PreviousNext No AccessSEG Technical Program Expanded Abstracts 2020Improving water security in Mon State, Myanmar via geophysical capacity buildingAuthors: Kevin FanDouglas W. OldenburgMichael MaxwellDevin CowanSeogi KangLindsey J. HeagyJoseph CapriottiKevin FanUniversity of British ColumbiaSearch for more papers by this author, Douglas W. OldenburgUniversity of British ColumbiaSearch for more papers by this author, Michael MaxwellGolder AssociatesSearch for more papers by this author, Devin CowanUniversity of British ColumbiaSearch for more papers by this author, Seogi KangStanford UniversitySearch for more papers by this author, Lindsey J. HeagyUniversity of California BerkeleySearch for more papers by this author, and Joseph CapriottiUniversity of British ColumbiaSearch for more papers by this authorhttps://doi.org/10.1190/segam2020-3428432.1 SectionsSupplemental MaterialAboutPDF/ePub ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditEmail AbstractOur Geoscientists Without Borders project aims to improve water security in rural Mon state, Myanmar, by enabling engineers, students, and researchers to use 2D and 3D DC Resistivity geophysical methods to locate sustainable water supplies. By featuring a Trainer-of-Trainers (TOT) capacity building model and a global, multidisciplinary collaboration of government, university, and industry partnerships, our project aimed to sustainably alleviate water scarcity and improve livelihoods. During this project, we: (a) purchased a modern multi-channel DC-Resistivity system that will remain in Myanmar with the Mon Department of Rural Development; (b) facilitated an intensive 2-week in-country geophysical short course, followed by surveying by 16 TOT’s in 13 water stressed villages throughout Mon state; and (c) developed a suite of open-source educational resources for operating DC Resistivity technology and interpreting the measured data. The intended primary beneficiaries are the thousands of rural peoples in Mon state who continue to suffer from perennial water insecurity every dry season.Presentation Date: Monday, October 12, 2020Session Start Time: 1:50 PMPresentation Time: 4:20 PMLocation: 360CPresentation Type: OralKeywords: water, 2D, resistivityPermalink: https://doi.org/10.1190/segam2020-3428432.1FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsCited byGeophysical electromagnetics: A retrospective, DISC 2017, and a look forwardDouglas W. Oldenburg, Lindsey J. Heagy, and Seogi Kang2 February 2021 | The Leading Edge, Vol. 40, No. 2 SEG Technical Program Expanded Abstracts 2020ISSN (print):1052-3812 ISSN (online):1949-4645Copyright: 2020 Pages: 3887 publication data© 2020 Published in electronic format with permission by the Society of Exploration GeophysicistsPublisher:Society of Exploration Geophysicists HistoryPublished Online: 30 Sep 2020 CITATION INFORMATION Kevin Fan, Douglas W. Oldenburg, Michael Maxwell, Devin Cowan, Seogi Kang, Lindsey J. Heagy, and Joseph Capriotti, (2020), "Improving water security in Mon State, Myanmar via geophysical capacity building," SEG Technical Program Expanded Abstracts : 3355-3360. https://doi.org/10.1190/segam2020-3428432.1 Plain-Language Summary Keywordswater2DresistivityPDF DownloadLoading ...