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2nd GPM Applications Workshop – June 10th, 2015
2nd GPM Applications Workshop
June 10th, 2015
Frédéric Zanetta
Disaster Information and GIS Senior Officer
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ICRC Law of war GVA Conventions Conflicts Prisoners
Red Cross, the world’s largest humanitarian organization
IFRC Natural Disasters
preparedness & response
Health and community care
Capacity building of National Societies
National Societies 189 Provide a range of
services including disaster relief, health and social programmes, and assistance to people affected by war
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Red Cross currently has more
than 17 million active & trained
volunteers
Red Cross Volunteers
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IFRC and its structure – 3 levels
Geneva Supports and coordinates
5 Regions / Zones
Country / Operations
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Disaster cycle
Use of EO
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Response
31% floods16% storms3% landslides
50%
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Preparedness
• Good information• A way of disseminating it• Awareness of local context• And the capacity to turn
information into shorter and longer term actions.
• Bridging timescales: hours, days, weeks, months, years, decades
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Climate changeRising risks, trends, more surprises
Seasonal forecastsLevel of risk in coming months
“Regular” forecastsImpending hazard
More specific
information
More time to reduce risk
Early warning, early actionBridging time scales
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Respond
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Technical Monitoring & Warning Services Are the right parameters being monitored? Can accurate and timely warning be
generated?
Risk Knowledge Hazards and vulnerabilities well known What are the patterns and trends in these factors ? Are risks trend and data widely available ?
Response capability Response plans up to date and tested People prepared and ready to react to
warnings
Dissemination and Communication Do warnings reach all of those at risk? Are the risks and the warnings well understood? Is the warning information clear and useful?
A good EW/EA Sytem
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First level – International – From Geneva
To get the big pictures Cross check information Gather information, extends, GIS data Collaborate with scientists
Ops DREF Surge
IM TechnicalSpecialists
SIMS
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Resources in house
Almost none ! We rely on other’s expertise
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What we use EO for ?
To cross check funding applications for imminent crisis and response, esp. for the small and mid-scale disasters which aren't always covered by the media
Precipitation rates - Anomalies ? Seasonal / recurrent or sudden onset disaster
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What we use them for ?
Response to disasters Extend of floods - Potential landslides Amount of rain - Power of storms / winds Deployment of teams
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What we use now
Why we use TRMM now ?Because it’s easy to understandFuture ???
Why we use DFO ?Because it’s easy to understand
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Second level – Regional
5 offices
To get more precise data in local languages
From to
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Partnership with ACMAD
“Floods and storms have
happened as predicted by the
African Centre of
Meteorological Application for
Development (ACMAD)
seasonal forecast, and by
weekly ACMAD tailored bulletin
for the Federation West and
Central Africa Zone”.
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Third level - National
189 national societies Auxiliary role to the government Connect with national disaster management
body and / or national met office Really local information in own language They are the one implementing
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Namibia - Caprivi
Geneva – DFO
Regional office was in contact with regional authorities
Country – Hydrological Services in the Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Forestry
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Floods in Southern Africa
Satellite-detected flood waters in Mozambique and southern Malawi along the Shire River.
Between 30 January 2015 and 04 February 2015 waters receded from approximatively 11% of the surface of lands detected as flooded the 30 January 2015.
Malawi – FloodsCHF 2,639,00042,130 beneficiaries
Mozambique – FloodsCHF 847,60715,000 beneficiaries
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Limitations
GPM data not available – no passwordEx. SIMS – time is crucial – if not available / easy to
use, then choose another source
Some TRMM data not displaying properly in the GIS software.
Main limitation ….
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Where to installthe camp ?
Move to another place or not ?
From NASA to RC
Communities
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Broaden, increase and improve the use of the data
Don’t speak scientific ! Level 3, Emissivity rate ? What does it mean ? How do I read images ? JAXA little video yesterday What we see in the docs looks great but is difficult to implement. Where do I get the end products – Special thank to Owen Kelley
Let’s get to know each other ! What are our questions ? How can we answer them with GPM data ? Example of IRI’s interns program
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New resource – SIMS – Volunteers but not scientists
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Lessons learned
What is required is commitment from those who support the transformation of the observations into understandable and directly usable information that can be combined with other data sources as needed in support of decision-making.
Training is essential
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How do we move forward – IFRC’s New EWIMS
Thank you for all the data you make available FOR FREE !
Lots of opportunities for collaboration
Dynamic data, legend/key
Help to answer questions to make decisions !
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT:
IFRC DCM DEPARTMENTFrédéric ZANETTADisaster Mgmt info and GIS Senior OfficerTEL. : +41 022 730 4291EMAIL: [email protected]
THIS PRESENTATION IS PUBLISHED BYINTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF RED CROSS AND RED CRESCENT SOCIETIESP.O. BOX 303CH-1211 GENEVA 19SWITZERLAND
TEL.: +41 22 730 42 22FAX.: +41 22 733 03 95
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