Common Alerting Protocol WIS CAP Implementers Workshop 9-10 December 2008

1. Common Alerting Protocol WIS CAP Implementers Workshop 9-10 December 2008 Dr. Tom De Groeve European Commission Joint Research Center Institute for the Protection and the Security of the Citizen Support to External Security (Critech) WIS CAP Implementers Workshop, 9-10 Dec 2008, WMO Geneva

2. System for international disaster response community Complimentary with existing information systems Information gap in the initial response phase Not for public warning Main activities Monitoring sudden onset disasters earthquakes, volcanoes, cyclones, floods Impact calculation Alerting of subscribers SMS, fax, e-mail, RSS Platform for information exchange Between donors, responders, affected governments Other coordination services Satellite images, maps, secondary risks, etc. Main partners United Nations and European Commission GDACS: What and Why? WIS CAP Implementers Workshop, 9-10 Dec 2008, WMO Geneva

3. Information needs in a sudden-onset disaster Tasks Humanitarian donors (e.g. ECHO) Financial decision on humanitarian aid Coordination with other donors First responders (e.g. S&R, Local Authorities) Planning of response, preparing teams for missions Coordination with other international and national responders (United Nations OCHA) Reconstruction Damage assessment Financial decision on aid and reconstruction programmes Did something happen? Is it a disaster?? How many people?? What are the needs?? Who will respond?? What is offered?? What is needed now?? What is the damage?? time Early warning and response challenges WIS CAP Implementers Workshop, 9-10 Dec 2008, WMO Geneva

4. Information needs in a sudden-onset disaster (Geographic) Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management Early warning and alert tools Sensors, satellites Modelling Consequence analysis Information collection Collaboration tools: Web portals Knowledge management and sharing Information collection, conversion, integration Assessment tools Very high resolution satellite imagery data mining Field data collection tools Did something happen? Is it a disaster?? How many people?? What are the needs?? Who will respond?? What is offered?? What is needed now?? What is the damage?? time Early warning and response information WIS CAP Implementers Workshop, 9-10 Dec 2008, WMO Geneva

5. GDACS • The Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System is a • disaster alerting service for international response • Fast and reliable multi-hazard alert service • Earthquakes, tsunamis, tropical cyclones,Floods and Volcanic eruptions • Evaluation of potential humanitarian impact • Early situation report • coordination tool for international response • Automatic information collection • Expert forum • Organized and moderated data collection • one-stop shop in the early response phase of sudden-onset disasters WIS CAP Implementers Workshop, 9-10 Dec 2008, WMO Geneva

6. 12 May 2008, 6:41 UTC 14 minutes after earthquake 4500 emails, 2700 SMSs and 100 faxes sent to first responders globally CAP, RSS, KML and audio feed online Red earthquake alert: “high likelihood of a disaster, with need for international assistance” Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System WIS CAP Implementers Workshop, 9-10 Dec 2008, WMO Geneva

7. WIS CAP Implementers Workshop, 9-10 Dec 2008, WMO Geneva Cyclone category IV 7 million people with high winds 1.8 million in storm surge zone Cyclone category I No people affected

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9. GDACS automatic and manual event analysis WIS CAP Implementers Workshop, 9-10 Dec 2008, WMO Geneva Alert Coordination Volcano Monitoring Networks CAP CAP CAP Disaster Level I Alert Disaster Level II Alert Earthquake Observation Networks Automatic Evaluation of scale of disaster Manual Evaluation of scale of disaster Event Alerts Start of coordi-nation Flood Watch Networks Trop. Cyclone Observation Networks Geographical, Socio-economic, population data Eye witness and information from Local Government, IFRC, ECHO, NGO Models

10. Mon 12 May 2008, 6:27 UTC 01:27 New York  night 08:27 Brussels  new shift 13:27 local time 15:27 Tokyo 22:27 (Sunday) LA  night Magnitude: 7.9M (very strong) Depth: 10km (shallow) Several strong aftershocks Location 94km from Chengdu 9.7 million people within 100km 30 million people within 200km Mountainous area landslides, hydro-dams GDACS system (times relative to event) 13min Detection of earthquake through USGS 14min GDACS Red Alert 14min GDACS report published on-line 14-19minEmail alert sent to 4500 users 19-53min SMS alert sent to 2700 users 30min GLIDE number created  info collection 53-56minFax alert sent to 100 users Example: China earthquake, Chengdu WIS CAP Implementers Workshop, 9-10 Dec 2008, WMO Geneva

11. GDACS system (times relative to event) ~1h GDACS Virtual OSOCC topic created 1h20 UNDAC Alert Message 9h Media reports >1000 killed 1st day 1st IFRC Situation Report 2nd day First OCHA Situation Report 18 May First satellite based damage map Example: China earthquake, Chengdu WIS CAP Implementers Workshop, 9-10 Dec 2008, WMO Geneva

12. System for international disaster response community Complimentary with existing information systems Information gap in the initial response phase Partnerships United Nations OCHA, UNOSAT, JLS, WFP, UNEP, HABITAT Scientific organisations Earthquakes USGS NEIC, EMSC, GEOFON, INGV, EMERCOM, ESRC, Russian Academy of Sciences, WAPMERR Tropical cyclones Pacific Disaster Centre, University of Hawaii, Tropical Storm Risk Floods Dartmouth Flood Observatory Volcanic eruptions Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program, IVRC Tsunamis Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre GDACS’s role in relief coordination WIS CAP Implementers Workshop, 9-10 Dec 2008, WMO Geneva CAP profile(s)