Alcis Story Maps

Changing the Rules of the Game

How the Taliban upended political and economic power in Afghanistan: The Taliban takeover of Afghanistan in 2021 has reshaped the political and economic landscape in two contrasting provinces of Afghanistan: Nimroz and Samangan.

Black Gold: The Illicit Charcoal Trade

In Northern Uganda, the illegal production of charcoal is driving the widespread burning of trees exacerbating the country's deforestation problem, leading to soil degradation, reduced biodiversity and other negative consequences.

Satellites and Seeds

Explore how, with Esri technology and Alcis' support, the NGO Seeds for Development is embarking on a digital transformation to address food security challenges in vulnerable and hard to reach communities in northern Uganda.

Sea Level Rise in Timor-Leste

Research into the effect of rising sea levels in Timor-Leste using remote sensing to collect satellite imagery to analyse past changes and forecast future impacts, due to annual sea-level rise of 9mm compared to the global average of 3mm.

Darfur Violence Monitoring

Combining satellite imagery with proxy indicators such as burnt surfaces, population and settlement data, we provide invaluable insight into the spread of violence in the Darfur region.

Afghanistan Land Release Impact Assessment

This USAID-funded project in Afghanistan provided loans to individual farmers to develop their farms into commercial enterprises, to improve food security and increase small-scale farmers' income by improving their productivity and efficiency.

Holding Water to Ransom

The Kamal Khan Dam, on the border of Iran and Afghanistan, has been a source of disagreement and violence for years. Iran argues that it will limit its access to water. Afghanistan maintains that it has the right to use its water resources.

Methamphetamine Production in Afghanistan

Methamphetamine production in Afghanistan is moving towards using ephedra, a plant that is more abundant and easier to access than the chemicals used before. We shed light on the evolving drug trade in the region.

Retreat from Kabul

In 1842, the British position in Afghanistan became precarious, and they had to retreat from Kabul. On the night of January 6th, the British forces left Kabul, leaving behind destruction and chaos. We have mapped the events that followed.

ODI Revenue Mapping

Research using fieldwork and high-resolution satellite imagery to estimate and map taxes collected in Afghan conflict zones. The findings show how heavily they rely on taxes from legal goods trade and not just drug money.

Syria Agriculture and Conflict

Years of conflict and drought have severely impacted agriculture in Syria, with noticeable effects on crop quality and availability. The relationship between food security, war, and drought is clearly evident in the country.

Trade War on Drugs

The growing political and commercial tension between the US and China has had wide-reaching consequences on the global economy. We researched how actions led to unintended consequences on seemingly unrelated events.