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2017/EPWG/SDMOF/015 Thematic Session 2.3

The Application of Science and Technology in Disaster Management in China

Submitted by: China

11th Senior Disaster Management Officials ForumVinh City, Viet Nam

21 – 22 September 2017

The application of science and technologyin disaster management in China.

Ministry of Civil Affairs, P. R. China

China National Disaster Reduction Commission

President Xi Jinping has delivered several important speeches on disaster reduction on many occasions.

President Xi Jinping pointed out that severity of natural disasters is a basic national condition, and China is one of the countries most prone to natural disasters.

Chinese government attached great importance on DM（1）

Since 2012, Adhereing to the idea for the development of people-oriented，

the government has firmly established the concept of disaster risk management and integrated disaster reduction by placing disaster risk reduction at the highlight.

Chinese government attached great importance on DM（2）

I. By focusing on disaster prevention, combining prevention and relief effort.II.Integrating Normal DRR and abnormal DRR.

Chinese government attached great importance on DM（3）

I. To achieve the transformation from highlight on post-disaster relief to pre-disaster prevention.II. from responding to single type of disasters to integrated reduction.III. from disaster loss reduction to risk mitigation. ◆the Document of Promoting the institutional and mechanism

Reform for disaster reduction.

Chinese government attached great importance on DM（4）

Implemented the Sendai Framework in China

◆Formulated and implemented the National Program on Comprehensive Disaster Prevention and Reduction (2016-2020).

◆Controlling the average annual direct economic losses caused by disasters within 1.3% of GDP.

◆The average annual mortality rate caused by disaster per million population within 1.3.

◆ Ensuring effective living assistance for the affected people within 12 hours.

◆Strengthened further construction of the stereoscopic monitoring system.◆ Improving the mechanism of monitoring.◆ Early warning and information release of all kinds of natural disasters.◆ Increased intensity of monitoring stations and networks.◆ integrated disaster reduction capacity building

Enhanced monitoring and warning capability in China

◆Established statistical reporting system.Village-Town-County- City-Province

Established a sound disaster information statistic system in China(1)

◆ Built up a disaster situation consultation system.I. Monthly consultationsII. Annual disaster trend forecasting consultationIII. Annual disaster verification consultationIV. Major disaster process consultation

Established a sound disaster information statistic systein China(2)

◆Established preliminarily an integrated technology system.I. Remote sensing monitoringII. Statistics reportingIII.Simulation modeling

Carried out natural disaster loss and risk assessmenin China

Simulation Modelling in Natural Disaster Risk and Loss Assessment

◆Launched Gaofen satellites, BeiDou Navigation satellites, HJ Satellite, Polar Orbiting Meteorological FY Satellite and other resources satellites

Strengthened application of scientific and technological achievements in China

HJ-1A HJ-1B HJ-1C

◆Applied operation mechanism of CHARTER and UN-SPIDER Beijing Office, actively coordinated all kinds of resources satellites at home and abroad.

◆Integrated UAV, Big Data and other advanced technologies and strengthened disaster remote sensing monitoring and assessment to provide scientific service for disaster emergency rescue.

Strengthened application of scientific and technological achievements in China

China attached on international disaster cooperation

◆China attached great importance on cooperation of disaster reduction with relevant international organizations and organs, countries and regions governments.

◆Strengthen the communication and sharing of disaster information and disaster reduction technologies in the region. and facilitate the exchanges and cooperation between disaster management departments, disaster reduction collages, scientific research institutions and non-governmental organizations.

China’s next step plan（1）

◆Strengthen study on occurrence and development mechanism and evolutionpatterns for natural disasters

China’s next step plan（2）

◆ Reinforce research on disaster monitoring and pre-warning, investigation and evaluation, emergency response and key technologies.

◆Enhance the level of disaster relief equipments and facilities, reinforce research on application of remote sensing, the Internet of things, Big Data, UAV and other key technologies.

China’s next step plan（3）

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