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Information Systems for Decision-

Making for Sustainable

Development

CDERA

and theINTEGRATED DECISION-MAKING SUPPORT

SYSTEM (IDSS)

UWI, ST. AUGUSTINE, TRINIDAD & TOBAGO

October 28, 2003


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OUTLINE OF

PRESENTATION

CDERA THE ORGANISATION

CDM STRATEGY WHAT IT IS

CDERAS INFORMATION POLICY

THE IDSS DEFINITION

GOALS OF THE SYSTEM

ELEMENTS OF THE IDSS

CHALLENGES, CONSTRAINTS ANDIMPLEMENTATION CONSIDERATIONS

IDSS DISASTER MANAGEMENTDIRECTION


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CDERA THEORGANISATION

Regional Disaster Management

Organisation

Established by CARICOM Heads ofGovernments in 1991

Three Organs Council of Ministers, Board

of Directors, Coordinating UnitMembership 16 English Speaking

CARICOM States


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CDERA MANDATE

Main function is to make immediate andcoordinated response to disasters inParticipating States (PS)

To mobilize and coordinate disaster relieffrom governmental and non-governmentalorganizations for affected PS

To promote the establishment, enhancementand maintenance of disaster responsecapabilities among PS.


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MEMBER

STATES


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SUB-REGIONALOPERATIONS

Four (4) Sub-Regional Focal Points

Jamaica Belize. Bahamas, TCI

Antigua & Barbuda BVI, Anguilla St.

Kitts/Nevis, Montserrat

Barbados Dominica, St. Lucia, St. Vincent &

the Grenadines Trinidad & Tobago Grenada, Guyana


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National disasterorganizations

Focal Point at National Level

Has responsibility for overall management

of National Disaster Programme

Headed by National Disaster Coordinator

(NDC)

Work Programme & Budget


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MAIN ACTIVITIES

Manage Transition to CDM

Information Sharing and ManagementManaging Regional Response Mechanism

Mitigation of Disaster Impacts

Programme/Project design andimplementation


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THE CARIBBEAN

STRATEGY

ON

COMPREHENSIVEDISASTER MANAGEMENT

(CDM)

COMPREHENSIVE


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COMPREHENSIVEDISASTER

MANAGEMENTWhat is CDM? Integrated Management of all HazardsManagement of all Phases of theDisaster CycleEngagement of all Sectors Integrating Vulnerabil ity Assessments

and Risk Reduction into Planning andDevelopment


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CDM STRATEGICFRAMEWORK

Goal: Sustainable

Development in the

Caribbean region

SO: Comprehensive Disaster

Management is integrated into

the development processes of

CDERA member countries.

IR- :1

Stronger

regional

and

national

institutions

promote

CDM.

IR- :1

Researchand

training

support

CDM.

IR- : Regional1

institutions anddonors

incorporate CDM

in their own

programs and

promote CDM to

their national

members/clients.

IR- :1

Preparedness,response and

mitigation

capability is

enhanced and

integrated.

IR- : Hazard1

information isincorporated

into

development

planning and

decision

making.

Goal: Sustainable

Development in the

Caribbean region

SO: Comprehensive Disaster

Management is integrated into

the development processes of

CDERA member countries.

IR- :1

Stronger

regional

and

national

institutions

promote

CDM.

IR- :1

Researchand

training

support

CDM.

IR- : Regional1

institutions anddonors

incorporate CDM

in their own

programs and

promote CDM to

their national

members/clients.

IR- :1

Preparedness,response and

mitigation

capability is

enhanced and

integrated.

IR- : Hazard1

information isincorporated

into

development

planning and

decision

making.


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A consultativeprocess

CDERAs policy is to collaborate with

organisations with shared interests

This helps to ensure more rational use of thelimited resources as duplication is minimized.

Also ensures that technical assistance provided is

of the highest quality as each agency can take the

lead in the area where it has specific technicalexpertise


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1Member Countries &

National

Disaster

Organisations

2

Donors IDB USAID/OFDA UNDP CDB

World Bank European Union CIDA DFIDC Japan

OAS

3Regional Sector Partners

PAHO/WHO FAO CTO CHA ITU/CTU CARILEC

CMO OECS/NRMU4

Response Partners ECDG RSS SOUTHCOM/HAP CDRU Rempeitc Oil Spill Airlines

5Research & Data

Partners UWI Seismic Research

Unit CARDIN

CPACC/UWICED CIMH IMA

6NGOs IFRCS (Red

Cross) Adventist

Disaster

ReliefAgency

CARIPEDA CCA

Strategic Linkages


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THE CDM MATRIX

Agency

Initiative


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CDERAS INFORMATION

POLICY


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CDERAS INFORMATION

POLICY

To:

enhance CDERAs visibility as a leader in thepromotion of disaster management.

Promote acceptance and ownership ofComprehensive Disaster Management.

enhance the Coordinating Units capacity to access,collate, analyze and disseminate information on all

aspects of disaster management.

support the institutionalization of disastermanagement teaching and research in regionaluniversities


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The INTEGRATED

DECISION-MAKINGSUPPORT SYSTEM

A CDERA / SOUTHCOM/HAP

INITIATIVE


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WHAT IS THE IDSS

A Management Tool which incorporates

geographic information systems (GIS),

visualization, and analytical models,responds to requirements for hazard

analysis, risk and vulnerability assessments,

mitigation and preparedness planning, and

education, training and exercise support.


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The IDSS contd

A concept rather than an Information System

Distributed Network

Decision-Making Support System

Collaborative environment / Integration

Data intensive/dependentHardware/software platform

Real-time applications


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GOALS OF THE

SYSTEM

1)provide the fundamental mechanismsneeded to allow sharing of informationbetween decision-makers at various

levels,2) provide the capability to view the issue

at various scales from regional to nationalto local and,

3) enable collaboration betweenparticipants so that there is a commonunderstanding of the situation at hand.


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IDSS Concept

The true goal in integrated decision-making

support is to provide the decision-maker

with the ability to look into the future. Thatis, predict in advance the risk and

vulnerability of populations and

infrastructure to hazards, both natural and

man-induced. This requires that data be

transformed into knowledge..


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IDSS ObjectiveIDSS Objective

Equip disaster and humanitarian assistance managers, at

all levels of decision-making, and across the four

emergency management functions of mitigation,

preparedness, response, and recovery, with asuite oftools, processes, standards and applications toenable:

Access, integration, sharing, and dissemination of

timely and relevant information and knowledge Creation of a common operating environment for

improved planning, collaboration, decision-making and

execution


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ELEMENTS OF THE

SYSTEM

ICSGEOCAS

OPEN SOURCES


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Incident Command System

(ICS)

The ICS is a core IDSS component for real-

time event management and decision

support at the tactical and operational levels

allowing users to enter and access

information, track resource requests, and

report infrastructure status.


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Geospatial Collaboration and

Assessment System (GeoCAS)

GeoCAS is the primary tool for situational

awareness and development of a common

operating picture among decision-makers at

the operational and strategic levels.


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OTHER OPEN

SOURCES

Other open sources give users access to a

wide range of information repositories such

as the media, internal organizationalcommunications (e.g. e-mail, telecon, radio,

teletype, fax), the broad universe of

internet-based information providers,

consultants, academia


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Current Constraints

Data/Information are available, butHard to find and from multiple sources

Multiple formats

Difficult to integrate

Tools are available, butHard to find and from multiple sources

Multiple formatsDifficult to ingest data

Collaboration is difficult, particularly in time ofcrisis


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The Challenge(s)

Disparate systems and information sources need to beintegrated - into one simple system

Data/Information are available, but

Hard to find and from multiple sources/locations

Multiple formats

Challenging and time consuming to integrate

Tools are available, butHard to find and from multiple sources/platforms

Can be difficult to ingest dataChallenging to use and interpret.


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CHALLENGES contd

Collaboration and coordination can be challengingparticularly in a time of crisis - information needs to beshared among agencies (local/regional, planning, etc)

Whos doing what?Who needs what?What is happening?What happens if?

IT infrastructure is inconsistent - solution needs toaccommodate all levels of capability.

Policies and procedures at different levels ofgovernment and internationally are (necessarily)different - Some may not be in place to enableinformation sharing and full utilization of an IDSS.

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Implementation

Considerations

Infrastructure

Hardware systems

Software systems

Communications (connectivity and bandwidth)

Resources

Data (location/maintenance of - Static, dynamic, local,regional, etc)

People (Technical, Analysts)

Funding

Policies/Procedures/Culture

Institutional Development

Personnel Development

Sharing Information/Knowledge and Expertise


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Issues for Consideration

Compatibility IssuesData Format, Measurement Units,

Different Vendor Products, Versioning,

Ethernet, Token Ring,

OrganizationalSensitive Data Definition Varies

Security Issues / Accessing Shared Data

Capacity Differs From Country to Country

Bandwidth Cost is High

Systems, Data, Models Expertise Limited


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Architectural

Considerations

System ConsiderationsData Compatibility

Tool Compatibility

Flow Mechanism & Medium

Organizational ConsiderationsMethods & Procedures, Policy Impacts

Sharing Rules

User Training

Maintenance (Systems, Data, Models, )

Connectivity Costs


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Key Component &

Features

Tools

Geospatial Analytical Tool (GeoCAS)

Incident Mgmt Tool

Other Tools

Distributed Network

Integrated Local Databases

Integrated Tools

Open, Modular, Scalable Flexible Deployment Option

Start Small,

Add as Needed

Interne

t

Interne

t

LAN


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How Will It Work?

Data is Local: Imagery, Model Results,

Warehouse Info,

Servers Contain: Key Software Components

Jurisdictional Data

Pointers to Local Data

Connectivity Via Internet

Collaboration Via: Common Op Picture &

Posting of Products

Interne

t

Interne

t

LAN


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Key Benefits

Empowering Local Users Incremental Investments Made Locally

Data Quality Improves Locally

Increasing AwarenessCombining Local Data for the Big Picture

Aggregating the Results

Common Operating PictureCollaboration & Tool Integration

Reducing Data Duplication


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INTEGRATED

DECISION-MAKING

The direction in which the emergency

management community is going that willleverage technological advances and lead to

sustainable development


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Thank You

For further Information Contact:

CDERA Coordinating Unit

Bldg #1, Manor Lodge ComplexLodge Hill, St. Michael, BARBADOS

Tel #: (246) 425 0386

Fax #: (246) 425 8854

Email: [email protected]

URL: http://www.cdera.org
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