Capacity Building in Applications of Remote Sensing and GIS for Disaster Management M.K. Hazarika, L. Samarakoon, N. Senevirathne, J.S.M. Fowze and R. de Silva Project Researcher GeoInformatics Center Asian Institute of Technology Thailand Geoinformatics Center Asian Institute of Technology
Disasters in the Region Total number of disasters: 1974-2003 (Guha-Sapir D. et al., 2004 ) Hydro-Meteo Geologic Windstorm Earthquake/Tsu. Volcanic Eco. Damage b Events Victims a Events Victims a Events Victims a Events Victims a Events Victims a Events Amount Indonesia 133 154 85 41 6 0.3 57 29 28 11 57 22,121 Philippines 242 3,764 26 193 154 3,155 13 122 13 72 156 9,994 SE Asia 623 1,642 113 46 244 783 72 30 41 15 306 43,867 World 5,600 3,079 767 56 1,955 337 644 54 123 2 2,212 1,378,096 a Population affected or killed per 100,000 inhabitants b Disasters that caused severe economic damages, amount is given in million US$. Nearly 75 percent of the world s major natural disasters from 1975 to 2007 are from the Asia-Pacific region. The year 2004-05 was particularly catastrophic for south and south-east Asia due to the Indian Ocean Tsunami with several typhoons, floods, landslides and earthquakes.
Number of Natural Disasters by country: 1974-2003 Courtesy - http://www.emdat.be/ (The International Disaster Database)
Share of Disasters in the Asia Pacific: 1980-2009
Sentinel Asia Under the leadership of Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) Several space agencies from the region are members Emergency observations during a disaster and provide satellite images to the affected countries Geoinformatics Center,AIT 15 Years of experience More than 1000 have been trained Training Courses Disaster Management Environment Management Natural Resources Management Poverty Mapping
JAXA-AIT Mini Projects Covering wide range of Disasters Flood, Cyclone, Tsunami, Earthquake, Volcano Monitoring, Forest Fire, etc Conducted in 3 Phases Project planning workshop and training at AIT (Aug/Sep 1 month) Fieldwork and local consultation (Nov/Dec 1 week) Final workshop at AIT (Jan/Feb 1 month) 14 Countries Involvement of two important stakeholders at national level; 1) data/product provider 2) data/product user Mini-project area/topic will be proposed by the stakeholders, according to countries needs and priorities (May/Jun)
Mini Projects 1.Project Planning Workshop Participants undergo a week-long training on remote sensing and GIS Presentations are made by the each project participants about their respective project objectives, data requirements, methodologies and expected outcomes Free data by JAXA ALOS (AVNIR-2, PRISM, PALSAR) Training on Microwave remote sensing
Mini Projects Field work & Consultation Field visits are conducted jointly with the participating agencies for field verifications and using ALOS data Lao PDR Cambodia Thailand Mongolia
Mini Projects Final Workshop Data analysis and report writing
Mini Projects 2005-06 1. Earthquake Risk Assessment Nepal (Survey Dept/Urban Planning Dept) 2. Food Mapping Cambodia (Geography Dept.) 3. Landslides Hazard Ass. Sri Lanka (CECB/Survey Dept.) Philippines (NAMRIA/PhiVolcs) 4. Flood Risk Assessment Bangladesh (BDPC/LGED/FFWC) Nepal (Survey Dept./DWIDP) Vietnam (DMC/MONRE)
Mini Projects 2006-07 1. Flood Risk Assessment Bangladesh (SPARSSO/LGED/FFWC) Cambodia (Geography/Hydrology Dept.) China (Beijing Normal University) Lao PDR (ERI/Hydrology Dept.) Nepal (DWIDP/DHM/Survey Dept.) 2. Landslide Hazard Ass. Philippines (PhiVolcs/NAMRIA) Sri Lanka (NBRO/Survey Dept) Vietnam (STI/MONRE) 3. Drought Assessment Philippines (PhilRice/NAMRIA)
Mini Projects 2007-08 1. Flood Risk Assessment Bangladesh (SPARSSO/FFWC) Lao PDR (ERI/LNMC) Myanmar (Dept. Meteorology/Hydrology) Nepal (Survey Dept.) Sri Lanka (Survey Dept./Irrigation Dept.) 2. Volcanic Mudflow Philippines (NAMRIA/PhiVolcs) 3. Forest Fire Mapping Vietnam (MARD/VAST) 4. Web-Mapping/Disaster Bhutan (Survey Dept.) 5. Tsunami Modelling Indonesia (LAPAN/BPPT)
Mini Projects 2008-09 1. Flood Risk Mapping Bangladesh (SPARSSO/LGED/FFWC) Lao PDR (DMC/Hydrology Dept) Thailand (Irrigation Dept) Vietnam (STI/MONRE) 2. Drought Analysis Philippines (PhilRice) Mongolia (National RS Center) 3. Landslide Hazard Ass. Bhutan (Dept. of Geology and Mines) 4. Risk due to Sea Level Rise Sri Lanka (CCD/Survey Dept.) 5. Forest Fire Risk Mapping Indonesia (LAPAN)
Mini Projects 2009-10 1. Landslide Hazard Ass. Indonesia (ICALRD) Nepal (Survey Dept.) 2. Flood Risk Assessment Sri Lanka (MU/Survey Dept.) Lao PDR (Irrigation Dept./ERI) Myanmar (Mandalay Univ./Forest Dept.) Nepal (Ministry of Land Reform & Mangt.) 3. Cyclone Risk Assessment Bangladesh (LGED) 4. Drought Analysis Mongolia (National RS Center) 5. Earthquake Kyrgyz Republic (Central Asian Institute of Applied Geo-Sciences)
Bangladesh: Application of Remote Sensing and GIS for Cyclone Disaster Management in Coastal Area
Nepal: Flood Hazard Mapping and Vulnerability Analysis of Bishnumati River
Sri Lanka: Application of Remote Sensing and GIS for Flood Risk Analysis
Results Mini-Projects have helped in individual and institutional capacity building On completion of the Mini-Projects, participants can handle satellite data independently and use them effectively in various applications Conclusion We recognize the needs for the capacity building in the Asia-Pacific region in applications of remote sensing and GIS for disaster management and the Mini-Projects could be an ideal approach to address such needs. Countries can process the data quickly by themselves for immediate response activities after a disaster event
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