UN-SPIDER: Space-based Solutions for Disaster Management and Health Related Topics Dr. Joerg Szarzynski et al. GEO Health and Environment Community of Practice 3rd Workshop Geneva, Switzerland 29-31 March 2011
Contents I. Linking Outer Space and Disaster Management II. What is UN-SPIDER? III. UN-SPIDER Activities 1. Knowledge Portal 2. Capacity Building 3. Technical Advisory Support 4. Space-Aid IV. Concluding Remarks
I. Linking Outer Space and Disaster Management
German Aerospace Center (DLR) The Space-Community perspective and expertise
RapidEye GeoEye 1 TerraSAR X GEO Secretariat CBERS 3, 4
and the Disaster Management Community reality
when natural hazards become disasters.
Talking about Space-based Information from the user perspective What information exists? Where to find & how to access? What are the costs? What is the actuality? What is the quality? What is it really good for?
II. UN-SPIDER (United Nations Platform for Space-based information and Emergency Response)
United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (OOSA) Established 1962 within the Department of Political and Security Council Affairs. Based in Vienna since 1992. Space in our Daily Lives
UN-SPIDER: Mission and Mandate On14December2006 the United Nations General Assembly, established UN-SPIDER as a programme implemented by the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA), with the following mission statement: Ensure that all countries and international and regional organizations have access to and develop the capacity to use all types of space-based information to support the full disaster management cycle. Especially by being a gatewayto space information for disaster management support; serving as abridgeto connect the disaster management and space communities; and being afacilitatorof capacity-building and institutional strengthening (A/RES/61/110)
Network UN-SPIDER Team Network of Regional Support Offices (RSOs) (10 + 4) National Focal Points (41 countries)
UN-SPIDER Regional Support Offices RSO Romania RSO Ukraine RSO UWI RSO Algeria RSO Turkey RSO I.R. Iran RSO Pakistan RSO ADRC RSO CATHALAC RSO Colombia RSO Nigeria RSO RCMRD RSO Indonesia RSO South Africa Established RSOs Possible future RSOs
III.UN-SPIDER Activities
1. Knowledge Management & Knowledge Portal 2. Outreach and Capacity Building 3. Technical Advisory Support 4. SpaceAid - Access to Space-based information International Networking & Community Building
1. Knowledge Portal A web portal for information, communication, and process support. A platform which supports knowledge management, capacity building, technical advisory support and SpaceAid. www.un-spider.org
2. Outreach and Capacity Building To increase awareness and the capacity ofnetworks of practitioners from the disaster management and space communitiesto access and to use all types of space-based informationto support the full disaster management cycle.
Major Outreach Activities UN-SPIDER Regional Workshop in Addis Ababa from 6 9 July 2010 Fourth international UN-SPIDER workshop, Bonn, Germany, 12 14 October 2010 Planned for 2011 International Conferences/Workshops in Beijing, Bonn and Vienna Support to Regional Events
David ROGERS, HCF UN-SPIDER Bonn WS 2008 Bernd SCHNEIDER, Dis. Med. David HARGITT, CRED Thomas WEBER, DLR Georgi GRASCHEW, Charité, Berlin Jaques-André DIONE, Natalia KUSSUL, Murielle LAFAYE UN-SPIDER Bonn WS 2009
16th World Congress on Disaster and Emergency Medicine in Victoria, BC, 11-15 May 2009 About 600 delegates from 60 countries came together at Victoria Conference Centre to attend the 16th World Congress on Disaster and Emergency Medicine, a biannual event convened by the World Association for Disaster and Emergency Medicine (WADEM). The Congress was devoted to equipping health professionals to prepare for and respond to disasters and health emergencies around the world. It is known as the premier event for the discussion of disaster and emergency health. Stevens, D. & Szarzynski, J. (2009): Space-Based Solutions for Disaster and Emergency Medicine. Prehosp. Disast. Med., 2009, 24(2): 79.
IEEE GEOSS Workshop XXVIII Health and the Environment, Geneva (7-9 July 2009) About 45 delegates from 10 countries came together at the WMO Headquarters Building to attend the IEEE GEOSS Workshop XXVIII Health and the Environment organised in association with CEOS, CNES, USEPA, JRC, IRI, HCF, ICEO, IEEE EMBS, ISPRS, GEO, NOAA, OGC, WHO. The workshop focussed on improving in-situ environmental and health data collection for the utilization and validation of remotely-sensed data for the Global Earth Observation System of Systems GEOSS. Specifically, the question was raised how GEOSS can support the collection & distribution of health and environment information and meet the diverse needs of the health community. One important result was the launch of the GEOSS Health and Environment Community of Practice with UNOOSA/UN-SPIDER as a member. Lead was taken by M. Lafaye (CNES, France) and R. Dhiman (ICMR, India).
EM DAT Technical Advisory Group Meeting (TAG) 26 28 October 2009, New York The TAG Meeting was co organised by the WHO Collaborating Center for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED) and the United Nations Development Program, Bureau for Crisis Prevention and Recovery (UNDP/BCPR), within the context of the EM DAT Disaster Database project, sponsored by the United States Agency for International Development, Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance (USAID/OFDA). EM-DAT: The Emergency Event Database provides methodologically- compiled data on global disater occurrence and impact. The main objective of this database is to serve the purpose of humanitarian action at national and international levels. It is an initiative aimed to rationalise decision making for disaster prepardness, as well as providing an objective base for vulnerability assessment and priority setting.
3. Technical Advisory Support Identification of the existing national capacity to use space-based information Analysis of the current institutional framework to support disaster risk management through space-based information Identification of existing constraints and gaps regarding the use of space-based information for disaster risk management Technical Advisory Missions Technical Advice Facilitation of direct cooperation
Technical Advisory Support (2010-2011) Dominican Republic India Bangladesh Guatemala Jamaica Haiti Colombia Burkina Faso Togo Nigeria Sudan Cameroon Maldives Sri Lanka Philippines Samoa Tonga Ecuador Namibia Malawi Madagascar Fiji Chile Countries Receiving Technical Advisory Support Technical Advisory Support planned for 2011
UN-SPIDER Technical Advisory Mission to Namibia, Feb 2009 The mission team included experts from the German Aerospace Center (DLR) and UN-SPIDER. The stakeholder workshop in Windhoek addressed the Namibian emergency and disaster sector under the framework of the Namibian Directorate Emergency Management (DEM), Office of the Prime Minister.It brought together participants from seven Namibian ministries, two UN organizations (UNDP, UNESCO), the Namibian Red Cross, the Namibia Meteorological Service, the Geological Survey and the GTZ. The mission was three-folded: 1. stakeholder workshop in Windhoek, 2. field visit to the four Northern regions Oshana, Omusati, Ohangwena, and Oshikoto, and 3. nationalcapacity building and technical training on earth observation technology for flood mapping and emergency management in Namibia. Group photo of workshop participants in Windhoek Field visit to Namibian Northern regions & technical training on earth observation technology
The Namibia Flood Management Pilot Project United Nations Platform for Space-based Information for Disaster Management and Emergency Response
Top Level Flood SensorWeb Functional Flow Request for satellite imagery Customized plan of satellite images SPS SPS Campaign Manager SPS Flood conditions ground flood measurements Flood & disease models Flood alerts Compare to history Improved Flood Prediction Model *SPS Sensor Planning Service
Flood Management in Namibia Flooding 2008 Flooding 2009 National Flood Management Technical Components Technical Advisory Mission In January 2009 the Government of Namibia requested a technical advisory mission of UN-SPIDER to assess Workshops 2 nd UN-Spider WS Bonn 3 rd UN-Spider WS Bonn Technical Expert Meeting Bonn Regional Meeting Namibia Welcome to NAMIBIA SensorWeb Project Project Summary Disaster management agencies in Southern Africa have to adapt to an increasing number of natural disasters caused by floods and drought 2 nd UN-SPIDER Bonn WS 1 st Charter activation 1 st Technical Advisory Mission SpaceAid and Charter Activation During the floods in Namibia in March 2008, the UN-SPIDER team was instrumental in ensuring access to the International Charter for Space and Major Disasters 3 rd Charter Technical Expert Meeting Bonn Disease Modelling Rising flood water intensifies health risks Regional Meeting Namibia Data Flood Modeling Space Imagery Modeling Products Forecast Science Products / Algorithms Partners DLR MAWF NASA / GSFC NOAA / NESDIS USRI Mar Oct Feb Mar Aug Oct Jan Communication Tools Contact 2 nd Charter 3 rd workshop Bonn Newsletter
4. The SpaceAid Framework A framework that ensures all countries and international and regional organisations are able to access and use all types of space-based information for humanitarian and emergency response. Cooperation & coordination with existing international mechanisms (providing value added products) 29
SpaceAid EventsSupportedin2010 Benin Burkina Faso Chile China Cook Islands Gaza opt Guatemala Iran Haiti Kazakhstan Kenya Madagascar Moldova Myanmar Pakistan (3x) Panama Philippines Senegal Solomon Islands Sri Lanka South Sudan Tajikistan Thailand Tonga Turkey Uganda Ukraine (2x)
SpaceAid support to Japan disasters Onthe 11th of March 2011Japan suffered a major earthquake and tsunami. Involvement of UN-SPIDER: Collaborated with major international partners Contacted RSOs and NFPs in the region to receive first-hand information Established a resource page on the Knowledge Portal
The SpaceAid Framework -JAPAN The Japan specific website on the UN-SPIDER Knowledge Portal can be accessed through: www.un-spider.org/japan-pacific More than 24,700 visitors registered (29.03.11)
Project development & Implementation Providing Geographical Information Systems (GIS) technical support for Disaster Risk Reduction programs implemented by DIPECHO partners in the South East African and South West Indian Ocean region funded by: European Commission - Humanitarian Aid & Civil Protection (ECHO) National Seminar 12 Nov 2010, Antananarivo, Madagascar
2 6 May 2011, Tashkent, Uzbekistan
IV.Concluding Remarks
Opportunities for Cooperation UN-SPIDER Network (NFP s& RSO s) Technical Advisory Missions Outreach and Capacity Building Activities Knowledge Portal and Information Dissemination UN meetings (General Assembly, COPUOS)
UN-SPIDER may support: Supply demand driven information Build multi-agency health community of practise Train CoP and keep them networked Implement and contribute to Int. Pilot Projects
United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs UN-SPIDER www.un-spider.org E-mail: un-spider@unoosa.org THANK-YOU