02/02/2026
SRWI Madagascar is a research project inside the ALICE Laboratory that investigates how disaster risk communication can be rethought as a situated, collective, and spatial infrastructure. It is currently being developed in Maroantsetra, a flood- and cyclone-prone region of northeastern Madagascar.
The project proposes the co-design of a Sensitive Risk Warning Infrastructure (SRWI): a hybrid, low-tech and off-grid assemblage that bridges traditional ecological knowledge and institutional warning systems, and emphasizes on inclusivity, intergenerational knowledge transfer, and community ownership.
Its modular design allows adaptation to other climate-vulnerable contexts, positioning risk communication as a spatial, cultural, and relational practice.
SRWI Madagascar is led by EPFL’s ALICE Lab in collaboration with Medair Madagascar, the CPGU (national disaster risk management authority), the University of Antananarivo, and local communities in Anbinanitelo, Ankofa, and Anjananzan.
Supported by the EPFL Tech4Dev Program
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1. Mapping workshop with community members in Ankofa - June 2025
© EPFL ALICE Lab / Medair Madagascar
2. Walk-along interview in Ambinanitelo documenting environmental indicators and local flood knowledge - June 2025
© EPFL ALICE Lab
3. Walk-along interview in Anjanazana documenting environmental indicators and local flood knowledge - June 2025
© EPFL ALICE Lab / Medair Madagascar