Using ICTs for
Effective
Disaster
Management
CARIBBEAN
FORUM 2006
Sunset Jamaica
Grande Resort &
Spa, Ocho Rios,
Jamaica
Sept. 26 - 28, 2006
ICT IN DISASTER
MANAGEMENT:
FUELLING THE CDM
PROCESS
SUMMARY OF EXPOSURE
™ Three times more disasters in 1990’s than
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1970’s
™Hazard impact every 4 ½ years
™Affects 9% of population
™Damage and loss – 14% of GDP
™40 events a year
™US$ 3 billion losses
CDERA MANDATE
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♦ To make an immediate coordinated
response by means of emergency disaster
relief to an affected Participating State;
♦ To secure, coordinate and channel to
interested inter-governmental and nongovernmental organisations reliable and
comprehensive information on disasters
affecting a Participating State;
CDERA MANDATE CONT’D
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Grande Resort &
Spa, Ocho Rios,
Jamaica
Sept. 26 - 28, 2006
♦ To mobilize and coordinate disaster relief
from governmental and non-governmental
organizations for affected PS
♦ To mitigate or eliminate, as far as
practicable, the immediate consequences of
disasters in Participating States
♦ To promote the establishment, enhancement
and maintenance of disaster response
capabilities among PS.
MAIN ACTIVITIES
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Jamaica
Sept. 26 - 28, 2006
♦Information centred
♦ICT Driven
CDERA’s INFORMATION POLICY
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♦Enhance CDERA’s visibility as a
leader in the promotion of disaster
management.
♦Promote acceptance and
ownership of Comprehensive
Disaster Management.
CDERA’s INFORMATION POLICY CONT’D
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Grande Resort &
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Jamaica
Sept. 26 - 28, 2006
♦Enhance the Coordinating Unit’s
capacity to access, collate, analyze
and disseminate information on all
aspects of disaster management.
♦Support the institutionalization of
disaster management teaching and
research in regional universities
THE IMPORTANCE OF ICTS
IN DISASTER MANAGEMENT
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Effective
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Management
To catalyze the process of
preparedness, response and
mitigation.
CARIBBEAN
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Grande Resort &
Spa, Ocho Rios,
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Sept. 26 - 28, 2006
Providing access to vital
information during all phases of
the disaster cycle to citizens.
THE IMPORTANCE OF ICTS
IN DISASTER MANAGEMENT
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Decision support systems for
planning and policy making.
To build a network of disaster
management practitioners and
people through communication
networks.
INFORMATION SYSTEMS FRAMEWORK
FOR DISASTER MANAGEMENT
Disaster
DisasterManagement
Managementintegrated
integratedinto
intoDevelopment
DevelopmentPlanning
Planning
elements
Facilitating
Planning & Policy decision for
disaster preparedness &
mitigation
1 Hazard mapping &
Vulnerability Assessment
2 Database of disaster history
for trend & pattern analysis
3 Database of disaster
management plan.
4 Awareness & training
materials
5 Inventory of legal,
administrative and
institutional framework
Quick emergency response &
recovery
1 Human & material response
resources database
2 Database of Infrastructure,
lifelines & critical facilities.
3 Database of trained human
resources.
4 Demographic information
5 GIS based information
system
Knowledge
Knowledgebase
basefor
fordisaster
disastermanagement
management
ICT TOOLS
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Grande Resort &
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Sept. 26 - 28, 2006
•
Early
Warning
Systems
ICT Tools
O
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Monitoring Systems
•Satellite
imagery
Mitch 1998
COASTAL PLANNING PROJECT
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Management
STEP 1
Hazard
Assessment
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STEP 2
• Prevention
Proposals
• Preparedness
of
Actions
Risk Map
Risk
Assessment
• Mitigation
Institutional Analysis
• Prevention
• Preparedness
Vulnerability
Assessment
• Mitigation
Validation
Validation
Sept. 26 - 28, 2006
Review Panel
National Workshop
Coastal Planning Project
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Component II- Toolkit Development
Component
Component 11
Component
Component 22
Component
Component 33
CARIBBEAN
FORUM 2006
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Grande Resort &
Spa, Ocho Rios,
Jamaica
Sept. 26 - 28, 2006
Pilot Projects
•
•
Risk Assessment
Proposal
Development
Toolkit
Toolkit
Development
Development
•Tailor information to
4 types of users
Dissemination
•Workshops
•Website
Four
Four (4)
(4) types
types of
of users
users
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Grande Resort &
Spa, Ocho Rios,
Jamaica
Sept. 26 - 28, 2006
Emergency
TEXT
Managers
Private
Sector
Town planners
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Community
Groups
VALIDATION
VALIDATION
Participatory
and Community
based Approach
Community DM Planning
Hazard Mapping
National
Team (NT)
Collection
Collection
of data/info
of data/info
Regional
Team( RT)
JICA
Team (JT)
National
Team (NT)
Work
WorkPlan
Plan
Regional Team
(RT)
Work
WorkPlan
Plan
Collection
Collection
Of data/info.
Of data/info.
Establishing Database
Establishing Database
Assessment of
Assessment of
existing community
existing community
organization etc
organization etc
Flood
FloodSimulation
Simulation
Hazard
HazardMapping
Mapping
As a result
1.Institution (RT,NTs)
JICA
Team (JT)
Community
CommunityDM
DMPlanning
Planning
Implementation of
Implementation of
Community DM Plan
Community DM Plan
Manual
Manual
2.Tool (Manuals)
Promoting of Hazard Mapping
and
Community DM Planning
Manual
Manual
3.Wide recognition of CDM
Enhancement of CDM
in all CDERA member states
Speightstown Catchment
BARBADOS
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Management
Indian Ground,
St. Peter
CARIBBEAN
FORUM 2006
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Grande Resort &
Spa, Ocho Rios,
Jamaica
Sept. 26 - 28, 2006
Richmond Hill,
St. Peter
FHM: Speightstown, St. Peter
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Grande Resort &
Spa, Ocho Rios,
Jamaica
Sept. 26 - 28, 2006
CARIBBEAN CDM STRATEGY
Goal: Sustainable
Development in the
Caribbean region
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SO: Comprehensive Disaster
Management is integrated into
the development processes of
CDERA member countries.
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Spa, Ocho Rios,
Jamaica
Sept. 26 - 28, 2006
IR-1:
Stronger
regional
and
national
institutions
promote
CDM.
IR-2:
Research
and
training
support
CDM.
IR-3: Regional
institutions and
donors
incorporate CDM
in their own
programs and
promote CDM to
their national
members/clients.
IR-4:
Preparedness,
response and
mitigation
capability is
enhanced and
integrated.
IR-5: Hazard
information is
incorporated
into
development
planning and
decision
making.
Role of Disaster Information Systems in Various Phases of
Disaster Management
♦
♦
–
♦
♦
Risk
Risk && vulnerability
vulnerability
identification
identification
–
Skilled human & material
resources inventories.
–
Database on human
resources trained on
various aspects of disaster
management.
–
Development of Resourced
sensitive plans
Events database and
risks assessment.
–
Zoning of hazards
using GIS.
–
Hazard maps and
other external data for
accuracy in risk
assessment.
♦
♦
Mitigation
Mitigation strategies
strategies and
and policies
policies
–
Fact based Mitigation strategies and
policies
–
Development of a virtual knowledge
networks
Preparedness
Preparedness for
for
response
response && recovery
recovery
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Grande Resort &
Spa, Ocho Rios,
Jamaica
Sept. 26 - 28, 2006
ISSUES AND RECOMMENDATIONS
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Jamaica
Sept. 26 - 28, 2006
♦ Limited or weak ICT infrastructure within
most NDOs
♦Embryonic common standards for use
♦Use and classification of hazard data
♦Limited investment in infrastructure
maintenance and updating
ISSUES AND RECOMMENDATIONS CONT’D
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Disaster
Management
CARIBBEAN
FORUM 2006
Sunset Jamaica
Grande Resort &
Spa, Ocho Rios,
Jamaica
Sept. 26 - 28, 2006
♦ Incipient ICT divide within and among
organisations/institutions
♦Misalignment between ICT systems and
decision-making infrastructure
♦Infrastructure incompatability
WAY FORWARD
Using ICTs for
Effective
Disaster
Management
CARIBBEAN
FORUM 2006
Sunset Jamaica
Grande Resort &
Spa, Ocho Rios,
Jamaica
Sept. 26 - 28, 2006
♦ Greater interaction between system
developers and users
♦More investment in harvesting and
utilization of existing ICT products in key
sectors
♦Build commitment to ICT use through
strategic application
WAY FORWARD CONT’D
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Effective
Disaster
Management
CARIBBEAN
FORUM 2006
Sunset Jamaica
Grande Resort &
Spa, Ocho Rios,
Jamaica
Sept. 26 - 28, 2006
♦ Structure ICT intervention as a medium
and not the solution
♦Build capacity for business continuity
planning
♦Build capacity for data analysis
OPPORTUNITIES
Using ICTs for
Effective
Disaster
Management
CARIBBEAN
FORUM 2006
Sunset Jamaica
Grande Resort &
Spa, Ocho Rios,
Jamaica
Sept. 26 - 28, 2006
♦ CWC
– CISNET
– MACHINE READABLE DOCUMENTATION
♦TERRORISM
– BIOMETRIC VISA
– CCTV
THANK YOU
Using ICTs for
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Disaster
Management
CARIBBEAN
FORUM 2006
Sunset Jamaica
Grande Resort &
Spa, Ocho Rios,
Jamaica
Sept. 26 - 28, 2006
For additional information contact:
CDERA
Bldg. #1, Manor Lodge Complex
Lodge Hill, St. Michael, Barbados
1 (246) 425 0386
1 (246) 425 8854 fax
Email: cdera@caribsurf.com
url: http://www.cdera.org