ESCAP Trust Fund for Tsunami, Disaster and Climate Preparedness Towards resilient coastal communities: Tsunami Workshop by Sentinel Asia 3 July 2012, Sendai Sixty-eighth session of the Commission 17-23 May 2012
Roadmap 7th Round of Funding -Advisory Council Approval for US$ 2-2.5 million Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning System on-live Regional Integrated Multi-hazard Early Warning System, 66 th Commission Broadened Scope Disaster and climate preparedness ESCAP Tsunami Trust Fund: People s centric early warning in Indian Ocean and Southeast Asian countries K D US$10 illi Th il d US$2 85 S d Key Donors: US$10 million - Thailand, US$2.85 Sweden, Addl Turkey, Bangladesh, the Philippines and Nepal.
US$ 11.5 million investment for building coastal resilience Regional Architecture of Early Warning System with multi-hazard approach..addresses unmet needs of risk knowledge, monitoring and warning service, dissemination/ last mile and response capacity
Current gaps in Early Warning Systems Reaching the last mile Multi-hazard perspective Regional approach Knowledge and knowhow sharing Developing common frameworks and agreements Coordinated approach with partners to break the silo
Key benefits and comparative advantages 1. Leveraged ESCAP s comparative advantages 2. Regional benefits (standards, sharing of experience, South-South cooperation) 3. Filled gaps in early warning 4. Built institutional capacity of member Countries 5. Created regional architecture of multi-hazard early warning
Multiplying benefits through regional/sub-regional projects Australia Bangladesh Brunei Cambodia China India Indonesia Darussalam (People s Republic of) Iran (Islamic Republic of) Lao People s Democratic Republic Malaysia Maldives Myanmar Pakistan Philippines (the) Singapore Sri Lanka Thailand Timor-Leste Vietnam (Socialist Republic of)
.We won t know when the next major tsunami in the Indian Ocean will strike. But by learning from disaster response, recovery and preparedness efforts, we can ensure that our future is a safer one Statement by Dr Noeleen Heyzer United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of ESCAP ESCAP - PRESS RELEASE on the five-year anniversary of the Indian Ocean tsunami, 24 December 2009
11 April 2012 Earthquake: Monitored by Multiple Tsunami Early Warning Networks Regional Tsunami Service Providers National: Australia, India and Indonesia - Operational Regional: Trust Fund supported Regional Integrated Multi-hazard Early Warning System (RIMES)
7 th Round of Funding 2012 Projects supported Integration of media in the warning chain (Asia Broadcasting Union) Strengthening early warning chain (Asian Disaster Preparedness Centre) Risk assessments, exercises, Makran tsunami hazard (IOC UNESCO) Improved tsunami risk assessment capacities (RIMES) Synergized Standard Operating Procedures for Coastal Hazards (Typhoon Committee /Panel of Tropical Cyclones) Directional Focus Early warning ++ Strengthening regional cooperation Integrating disaster risk reduction in multi-sectoral development
Synergized Standard Operating Procedures for Coastal Hazards Typhoon Committee, Panel on Tropical Cyclones, Asian Disaster Reduction Centre, and Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO Need: Synergies among different types of coastal hazard EW (tsunami, storm surge, high tide, strong wind, floor, sediment disasters) by reviewing existing SOPs for effective multi-hazard EWS Challenges: Different EWS providers needs good communication system; Well-informed and educated media in disseminating warning based on its own SOPs; NDMOs and local communities need to have SOPs for taking action depending on hazard types (preparedness and evacuation components) Goals: Integrated SOPs for coastal multi-hazard EWS for members of Typhoon Committee and Panel on Tropical Cyclones; Increased capacity on performance of SOP among members