CAP on a MAP Improving Institutional Responsiveness to Coastal Hazards

through Multi-Agency Situational Awareness

Manzul K. Hazarika, Ph.D.

Director (Project Operations), Geoinformatics CenterAsian Institute of Technology (AIT)

manzul@ait.asia

With inputs fromNuwan Waidyanatha, Sahana Software Foundation

Biplov Bhandari, AIT

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Challenge in EW Systems

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SirensStorm

Earthquake

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Channels for EW Dissemination

Source: International Telecommunication Union (ITU)

Channels used for EW:

● Radio and Television● Telephone (Fixed and Mobile)● SMS● Cell Broadcasting● Satellite Radio● Email● Amateur and community radios.● Sirens● Twitter/ Facebook● RSS● FTP etc.

Common Alerting Protocol - CAP

• CAP is an internationally accepted standard for all-media, all-hazards Alerting/EW

• Main CAP features are:

Flexible geographic targeting using latitude/longitude “boxes”;

Multilingual and multi-audience messaging;

Enhanced message update and cancellation features;

Digital encryption and signature capability;

Facility for digital images, audio, and video;

CAP-Enabled Sahana Alerting and Messaging Broker(SAMBRO) 6

■ CAP interoperable warning standard

allows for all-hazard all-media

information exchange

■ Open-source Sahana system

improves coordination, consistency,

completeness, coverage, and control

■ Single entry of a message is shared

through multiple channels with

relevant emergency responders and

public

■ Increases warning efficiencies,

situational-awareness and simplifies

knowledge dissemination

Goal: To operationalize a CAP in the Maldives, Myanmar & Philippines.

Objectives: 1) Provide location specific alerts/warnings based on risks.

2) Integrate all the stakeholders through a common

information exchange hub for better coordination.

Activities: Develop national “CAP Profile”

• Development of hazard specific CAP-enabled pre-populated

alerts/warnings templates

• Operationalize the system for using by the alerting authorities

Source: UNDP

Project on “CAP on a MAP”

Geographic Targeting8

Activity 1: Kick-off workshop & stakeholder consultations (Apr-Jul ‘15)

Aim is to understand the available resources and capacity development requirements for implementing

CAP and operationalizing the Sahana platform.

Present and explain about the implementation of a CAP-enabled MASA platform - SAMBRO

Present about hazard, vulnerabilities and risk assessment for preparing alert area templates.

Formation of a CAP working group

MALDIVES PHILIPPINES MYANMAR

Activity 2: Training of Trainers at AIT (Aug-Sep ‘15)

Training of trainers (Technology Steward/System Administrator) for managing the CAP implementation

using the Sahana software.

Training on Sahana’s Alerting and Messaging Broker (SAMBRO)

Training on Sahana’s Community Resilience Mapping Tools (CRMT)

Development of hazard specific CAP-enabled pre-populated alerts/warnings templates

Activity 3 & 4: Implement CAP and Operationalize the Platform (Oct ‘15 – Aug ‘16)

Define necessary parameters, collect relevant data, and implement the CAP standards in

collaboration with the CAP Working Group.

Test the CAP-enabled Sahana platform implementation to ensure it meets all design requirements

Operationalize the same for using by the alerting authorities.

Activity 5: Evaluation of the Platform (Aug. – Sep. 2016)

Conduct a series of drills to evaluate the performance, acceptance, and effectiveness of the platform.

Engage an external and independent expert to evaluate the project.

Activity 6: Dissemination of Results and Workshops

All project outcomes will be documented in a final technical report as well as in Website

National level result dissemination workshop in Maldives, Myanmar, and Philippines

Regional level training/workshop at AIT : 22 August

• Participants from - Maldives, Myanmar, Philippines, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Indonesia, Iran, Lao PDR,

Timor Leste, and Vietnam.

http://www.geoinfo.ait.ac.th/

http://eden.sahanafoundation.org/wiki/Event/2016/TH_AIT

International CAP Implementation workshop at AIT : 23-24 August

• 100 participants are expected from all over the world.

• Organized by: WMO, ITU, IFRC and OASIS

• Local organizer: AIT and Sahana Software Foundation

http://preparecenter.org/resources/cap-workshop-2016

DMH

Meteorology Hydrology Seismology Argo. Met.

To detect/monitor

the cyclone and

issue the

weather forecast

and early

warnings.

To monitor and

analysis of the

river stage and

issue the flood

warning and

bulletin issues.

To collect and

analysis of agro-

met records and

issue the agro-

met bulletins

and news.

Myanmar Case Study

To detect

earthquake and

tsunami issue

earthquake alerts

and tsunami

warnings

Dept. of Meteorology and Hydrology (DMH) is responsible for End to End Early Warning in

Myanmar

Hazard Prone Areas in Myanmar

Cyclone

Flood

Tsunami/

Earthquake

Satellite map

Observation Data

Satellite map

Observation Data

Information from Regional Tsunami Services Provider/ Seiscomp3/ Local Network

FAX/Ph/SSB

• President office

• Local Government

• Relief and Resettlement Dept.

• Ministry of Defense

• Fire Services Department

• Local DMH Office

• Ministry of Health

• Myanmar Red Cross Society

• NGO

Media

TV/Radio/FM

DMH

Flow of Alerts and Early Warnings in Myanmar

▪ Unable to get the real time data because we use SSB, Phone and Fax etc.

▪ Take too much time to send by using existing communication system.

Manually somebody need to call.

Manually need to send the alert using by Fax, one by one.

▪ Doesn’t reach communities in time.

▪ Warning message with mostly in “text” format

▪ Limited availability of hazard and risk maps

Challenges in Existing Early Warning System

Status of Implementation

• Made operational in Myanmar in 27-30 Jun. 2016

• Being implemented in the Philippines during 11-15 Jul. 2016

• Being implemented in the Maldives during 01-05 Aug. 2016

Way Forward: Early Warning to Real-time Response

1) Implementing a Robust and Reliable Communication System

A communication system that works at the time of a disaster/emergency

Capable of disseminating early warnings to the “last mile”

2) Developing a Real-time Response System

Obtain actual situation in the ground from satellite data for updated situational awareness;

Prepare usable value-added products from these satellite images (Sentinel Asia or IDC);

Bring these value-added products to Sahana’s Emergency Response System;

Assist countries in establishing and managing a robust and real-time response management system.

Thank you for your attention