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Regional Workshop on GeoReferenced Disaster Risk Management Information System in SouthEast and East Asia and Pacific 2022 February 2013, Bangkok, Thailand COUNTRY PAPER: KIRIBATI Strategic National Policy Unit Office of The President

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Regional Workshop on Geo‐Referenced Disaster Risk Management Information System in South‐East and

East Asia and Pacific20‐22 February 2013, Bangkok, Thailand

COUNTRY PAPER: KIRIBATI 

Strategic National Policy UnitOffice of The President

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Kiribati

Kiribati

Region: Micronesia

Land Area: 811 sq kmEEZ: 3,000,000 sq km

Population : 113,000 (2010 Census)

Terrain:  99% atoll (2 to 3 meters above sea level & 1 raise limestone island)

Hawaii

Australia

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Lands Management 

Fisheries and Mineral

Telecom and Power Utilities

Agriculture Water Sector

Overview of GIS Utilization: Kiribati

Health and Population

Use of GIS in DRM ‐Kiribati

GEO Referenced DRM in Kiribati

National disaster  management portfolio recently assumed by the Office of the President‐ one man team with no current GIS system and capability .

GIS systems are operational within different government departments with no central  data repository / coordination.

No  centralized  geo‐referenced system  exist. ( and we want one!)

Limited/minimal use of geo‐reference system in DRM to date.

Existing data and GIS systems are mostly for South Tarawa (Capital) only.

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Kiribati Experience | Lessons Learnt Climate Change Risk Mapping

• Assessment focused on potential risk from a rise in mean sea‐level, storm‐surges and the potential resultant permanent and transitory inundation of low‐lying areas.

•Lessons learnt: •A lot of data exist  and geo reference systems fragmented across sectors•Central coordination needs development and support.•Lack of long term institutional  strengthening on GIS•Recent efforts are project oriented.

•Assessments tend to be site specific /oriented•hazard data and vulnerability information being analyzed and stored in different systems•Not accessible or unknown to other stakeholders

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CC Risk Mapping| Kiribati Adaptation Project II

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CC Risk Mapping| Kiribati Adaptation Project II

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CC Risk Mapping| Kiribati Adaptation Project II

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Inundation Mapping | KAP II

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Population GIS| SPC‐ Health

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Satellite imageries and data  archived at the mineral department.All provided by SOPAC Division of SPCAccess to current satellite imageries in times of disaster may be sought from regional and external partners ( in particular SOPACdivision of SPC)Regional Web Portals:PaRIS develop through Pacific Catastrophic Risk Assessment and Financing Initiative (PCRAFI) and the Pacific Disaster Net

Access to satellite data/products

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What are the key policy and institutional issues that require the interventions for enhancing the capacity of the government to get benefited from geo‐referenced disaster risk management (Geo‐DRM) information?

Need for coordination and management by a central agency.

Continuous reflection  and embedding in key national  policies such as the disaster risk management plan and act.

Reflection of the need and guidelines for data and information sharing in DRM related policies & legislations  

Development of a national  geo‐reference DRM framework  to enhance governance and therefore ensure long  term sustainability .

Requirements for improved internet connectivity within government departments for data sharing and portal development.

Key policy and institutional issues

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Technical Capacity‐ Lack of continuous  long and short term capacity building at the national level (only a handful of qualified GIS specialist spread across departments‐ a few are experienced but lacking formal qualification)

Lacking technical support – where trainings are provided, no software support is provided (Countries are encourage to use open source software)

Regional organizations and academic institutes offer trainings using different software/platforms   ( ArcGIS and MapInfo)

Internet accessibility is slow /problematic  and inhibit data and info sharing .

Challenges | Sustaining Geo‐DRM systems

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Capacity development need for Geo-DRM information

Specialized  short and long term trainings in geo‐reference DRM  including continuous mentoring and partnership.

Development of data analytical capacity at the national level 

Institutional strengthening including internet requirements ( direct satellite links). 

Software and satellite imagery support and acquisitions (where lacking).

Infrastructure  acquisition and support  (especially  crucial if we are looking at setting up a centralized geo‐referenced DRM system)

Capacity needs

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RecommendationsUrgent need to set up Geo‐DRM information system in Kiribati

Cooperation between international and regional organizations is a must. (e.g partnering with  regional organizations such as SOPAC)

Pooling of resources across  the region and at the national level to ensure long term sustainability of geo‐referenced DRM systems

Should at least  contribute to the development of a national approach, with agreed standards and common format for risk assessments

Future investments and initiatives  in Geo‐reference DRM  at the national level should be coordinated with central organizations to ensure oversight 

Contribute to awareness raising at the community level (the main beneficiaries of its product especially in terms of risk mapping and planning).

Ensure that trainings offered to specialized departments are coordinated with NDMO for national capacity mapping 

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Thank you