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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


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


Red Cross currently has more

than 17 million active & trained

volunteers

Red Cross Volunteers


IFRC and its structure – 3 levels

Geneva Supports and coordinates

5 Regions / Zones

Country / Operations


Disaster cycle

Use of EO


Response

31% floods16% storms3% landslides

50%


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


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


Respond


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


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


Resources in house

Almost none ! We rely on other’s expertise


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


What we use them for ?

Response to disasters Extend of floods - Potential landslides Amount of rain - Power of storms / winds Deployment of teams


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


Second level – Regional

5 offices

To get more precise data in local languages

From to


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”.


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


Namibia - Caprivi

Geneva – DFO

Regional office was in contact with regional authorities

Country – Hydrological Services in the Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Forestry


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


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 ….


Where to installthe camp ?

Move to another place or not ?

From NASA to RC

Communities


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


New resource – SIMS – Volunteers but not scientists


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


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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