Louise Mathurin Serieux
StaffVoting MemberSenior Associate Community Projects - Latin America and Caribbean Hub
Bio
Louise Mathurin-Serieux (MPhil., BSc.) joins HOT as Senior Associate of Community Projects (Caribbean). She is passionate about evidence-based policy-making, which fuels her advocacy for (open) data for development. She previously served as team lead for the Open Data for Resilience and Risk Management Initiative (OpenCities LAC) in Saint Lucia, which executed OpenStreetMap training and community-building activities. As a former Research Officer and Open Data Central team-Lead in the public sector, she has also worked on multiple initiatives ranging from stakeholder engagement for readiness assessments, policy development, and reporting; to leading open data portal and OpenStreetMap training, implementation, and advocacy events.
When she is not hiking in Saint Lucia’s rainforest, she volunteers as a member of the OpenStreetMap Chapter in Saint Lucia; and serves as a voting member of the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT).
Posts
Building Resilience through Open Mapping: HOT Caribbean Microgrant Recipients Tackle Flood Risks
HOT Caribbean Microgrant Programme is enhancing local communities in Trinidad and Tobago and Saint Lucia to build resilience against flood risks through open mapping. Learn about community-led disaster risk reduction, youth engagement, and geospatial data's role in enhancing disaster preparedness in the Caribbean.
Let’s Map the Caribbean: Training and Mapathon Series Piloted!
The HOT Caribbean Programme team led a series of mapathons with training components focused on the use of OpenStreetMap, and other field and remote mapping tools. The aim was to build capacity among the cadre of mappers in the Caribbean while also promoting mapping for anticipatory action. This is expected to positively impact the Caribbean’s capacity to use digital maps for disaster preparedness and response.
Examiner le potentiel et l'état de la communauté OSM en Haïti
Explorez le potentiel et l'état actuel de la communauté OpenStreetMap (OSM) en Haïti à travers ce rapport de 2024. Il met en lumière l'évolution des communautés OSM en Haïti et les défis significatifs auxquels elles sont confrontées. Les recommandations pour la durabilité soulignent la nécessité de partenariats solides et de conférences annuelles pour soutenir l'action humanitaire et la réponse aux crises en utilisant des données géospatiales ouvertes.
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Examining the Potential and State of the OSM Community in Haiti
Explore the potential and current state of the OpenStreetMap (OSM) Community in Haiti through this 2024 report. It highlights the evolution of OSM communities in Haiti and the significant challenges they face. Recommendations for sustainability emphasize the need for strong partnerships and annual conferences to support humanitarian action and crisis response using open geospatial data.
Building Community to Build Resilience - OpenCities Saint Lucia Impact
The island of Saint Lucia faces growing challenges due to climate change and, working with our local partners, we experienced first-hand how strengthening the community builds greater resilience. Get more details in this post!
Is the Caribbean Open Mapping Community Poised to Map its Way to Greater Disaster Resilience?
The open-mapping community has proven to be of great importance to the Caribbean particularly in supporting disaster response. We take a closer look at the latest developments regarding the growth of the Caribbean mapping community and what this could mean for disaster resilience in the region.
