UNITED NATIONS ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMISSION FOR ASIA AND THE

UNITED NATIONS ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMISSION FOR ASIA AND THE
PACIFIC (ESCAP)
EXPERT GROUP MEETING ON GEO-REFERENCE INFORMATION SYSTEMS FOR
DISASTER RISK MANAGEMENT ANDSUSTAINING THE COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE
SUMMARY MEETING REPORT1
23-25 April 2014
Bangkok, Thailand
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This report has been prepared without any formal editing.
A. Organization of the Meeting
1. The Expert Group Meeting (EGM) on Geo-referenced information systems for disaster risk
management and sustaining the Community of Practice (COP) was held in Bangkok, Thailand from
23 to 25 April 2014.
2. The EGM was attended by 15 experts and representatives from 13 countries in the region: Bhutan,
Cambodia, Cook Islands, Fiji, Indonesia, Kyrgyzstan, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Maldives,
Myanmar, Mongolia, Nepal, Philippines, and Thailand.
3. The EGM was also attended by 17 representatives of United Nations (UN) bodies such as United
Nations Development Programme (UNDP), United Nations Office for the Coordination of
Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA), Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific
(ESCAP), and other entities, such as, the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), and the Institute of
Space Technology of Pakistan. List of the participants is attached as Annex 1.
4. The EGM adopted the programme, which is in Annex 2.
B. Proceedings
i.
Opening session
5. Mr. Keran Wang, Chief of the Space Applications Section of the Information and
Communications Technology and Disaster Risk Reduction (IDD), ESCAP, welcomed participants of
the meeting by delivering his welcome address.
6. Mr. Keran Wang, during his inaugural speech, mentioned that the main objective of the meeting
was to showcase the geo-portals developed by the pilot countries under the UNDA-7 project, as well
as, their good practices and operational use of geo-referenced information system for disaster risk
management. He also urged the participants from member countries to present the official on-line
version of their country’s geo-portal. He informed the participants that under the DA-7 project 7
member countries were selected based on their country requests. Further, he said that the project
criteria stipulate that pilot countries have to be from LDCs, LLDCs and SIDS. Furthermore, Mr.
Keran Wang stressed the importance of active participation of pilot member countries in developing
the geo-portal, since the international and regional space based agencies could support their
countries by providing access to free satellite imageries. The geo-portals once established could
provide countries with evidence based information for decision making on disaster risk management
and preparedness. He also reiterated the importance of information and knowledge sharing and
referred to the community of practice developed under the project. He requested all member country
participants to register on the community of practice, in order to have access to all the knowledge
generated through the project.
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7. Mr. Syed. T. Ahmed gave a detailed account of the project activities over the past two years and
emphasized the effectiveness of the technical assistance training programmes conducted by ESCAP.
Capacity development on the use of GIS for disaster risk management and the hands-on practical
experience provided under the technical assistance training have effectively empowered government
officials from the respective agencies to establish and use the geo-reference information systems.
8. Mr. Rajindra Ariyabandu provided a brief introduction of the community of practice (COP)
developed under the project, its current status and how it can be useful to the member countries. The
COP is an online platform where knowledge and information can be shared among the disaster risk
management community.
9. The two consultancy teams headed by Professor Nitin Tripati, Dr. Hamid Mehmood and Dr. Lal
Samarakoon, represented by Mr. Ramesh de Silva, provided brief introductions to their interaction
with the project and the final outcomes from their interventions.
10. Mr. Rajindra Ariyabandu then briefly outlined the schedule and objectives of the meeting.
ii.
Showcase pilot country geo-portals
11. The status of the geo-portals, good practices, gaps and challenges were showcased by member
countries. There were 5 pilot countries (Nepal, Cook Islands, Mongolia, Kyrgyzstan, and Fiji)
present at the meeting. The country geo-portals were in varying stages of development depending on
the skills acquired and frequency of interaction with the consultancy teams provided under the
project.
12. The representative of the Ministry of Home Affairs (MOHA), Nepal, delivered a presentation on
Disaster Information Management System (IMS) in Nepal. He highlighted the need for a national
comprehensive disaster database and a unified system of up-to-date information for pre and post
disaster situations and its dissemination. Based on those recommendations, MOHA has established a
geo-portal – a data management tool – which allows an integrated creation and further sharing of
data, metadata and map visualization. Collaboration between different agencies enhances disaster
risk management of the country.
13. Cook Islands presented their operational national Geo-portal and its current status. The project is
established by the partnership between the Emergency Management Cook Islands (EMCI) and
Infrastructure Cook Islands (ICI). The participant from Mongolia then presented their remote
sensing and geo-information systems application at the National Emergency Management Agency
(NEMA). The Geo-DRM for Mongolia was established through the support of ESCAP. The
Mongolian government is also implementing a project with the South Korean Communications
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provider KT, on a Disaster Early Warning System which will disseminate warning messages to the
public automatically through TV, FM radio, siren towers and cellular phones.
14. The expert from the Ministry of Emergency Situations in Kyrgyzstan presented on new
information technologies being used in emergency management, the state and prospects of
development. He stated that GIS-technology can significantly change the situation in terms of public
awareness of the potential dangers and help people to save lives and their property. Furthermore, he
presented a database platform for disaster risk management in Kyrgyzstan based on the software Geo
Node.
15. The National Disaster Management Office (NDMO) provided information on GIS in Fiji. The
participant from Fiji presented the national Geo-portal installed in March 2014 in three different
agencies: NDMO, Commissioner Central Division (CCD), and Fiji Geospatial Information Support
Centre (FGISC).
16. The EGM applauded the successful development of geo-portals by the pilot countries and the
knowledge and understanding acquired mainly as a direct result of the project’s activities.
iii.
Showcase countries with existing Geo-portals
17. Countries with existing geo-portal – Indonesia and the Philippines – showcased good practices of
using geo-referenced information for DRR and shared their experiences on issues and challenges in
data sharing with other agencies dealing with disaster risk reduction.
18. The Philippines presented their geo-portal, launched in January 2014, as a collaborative effort
between the National Mapping and Resource Information Authority (NAMRIA), attached to the
Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), and the DOST-ASTI. The Geo-portal
is a part of the ‘One Nation, One Map’ project, and aims to establish a spatial data infrastructure that
provides and integrates geo-referenced data.
19. The Indonesian National Institute on Aeronautics and Space (LAPAN) delivered a presentation
on practices of using geo-referenced information for disaster risk reduction in Indonesia. The
LAPAN Geo-portal is connected to databases of different national agencies and provides geoinformation on earthquakes, tsunami, shakemap, source mechanism, etc.
iv.
Presentations from other countries
20. Other member countries shared their experiences, gaps and challenges in using GIS information
for DRR and discussed ESCAP’s potential role in improving their capacity in using geo-referenced
information for DRR.
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21. Bhutan and Myanmar presented on the current situation of GIS for Disaster Risk Management in
their countries. The representative of Bhutan mentioned the creation of a platform where they started
to upload data, nonetheless, this project was still in its initial stages, not fully functional and not
publicly accessible. Myanmar expressed a desire to start an implementation of a Geo-portal for
testing purposes. Furthermore, the representative from Cambodia’s National Committee for Disaster
Management (NCDM), shared information on Disaster Management Information Systems, its
challenges and suggestions for further development in Cambodia.
22. Maldives informed all participants that the country is in the process of establishing a GIS system,
something which is currently not being used for DRM. The Maldives will also be making
institutional and structural arrangements as necessary. Lao PDR delivered a presentation on use of
Geo-referenced information for DRR and clarified how ESCAP can assist/improve country capacity
on such issues.
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Community of practice and closing session
23. The community of practice has been developed and is on-line for the use of member countries.
ESCAP requested all participants present at the meeting, to register with the community of practice
if they had not done so already, and to start sharing knowledge on the COP platform. ESCAP noted
with appreciation that member countries had realised the value of the COP as a viable platform for
sharing knowledge on geo-referenced information for disaster risk management. ESCAP also noted
that some countries had already started to establish their own in-country communities of practice
among the GIS and disaster management communities.
vi.
forum discussion and closing session
23. ESCAP agreed with member countries to provide the services of the consultancy teams, to
complete the development process for geo-portals in countries that are in the process of establishing
their geo-portals.
C. Recommendations on the way forward
i. Country requests and challenges
24. Requests for more training on the establishment of geo-referenced information systems and their
uses were the common requests from all the participants. Nepal, specifically requested for more
focused training on GIS and uploading data into geo-portals, which should last for a duration of at
least one month, for one technical and one administrative (decision maker) staff. The latter was
suggested so that they could observe the direct benefits of the geo-portal for DRR and the use of the
community of practice as a platform for communication.
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25. The Mongolian National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) expressed that the challenge
of using a Geo-DRM in Mongolia was the lack of trained officials at the local level.
26. The Ministry of Emergency Situations of Kyrgyzstan highlighted problematic issues in the
creation and use of information systems: expensive software, problem of compatibility with legacy
systems, lack of high-resolution satellite imagery, lack of qualified personnel etc. Kyrgyzstan
requested more training courses and seminars for young specialists on establishing and using GIS
systems.
27. Fiji expressed challenges including the lack of knowledge on metadata, need for more qualified
officers, cost of software, limited use/analysis of remote sensing data, access to data, its introduction,
integration, and sharing – still not facilitating decision-making. Fiji recommended to ESCAP to
continue its technical training assistance and capacity building in using GIS/RS software, to assist
and upgrade their geo-portal in the new NDMO Office.
28. The Philippines highlighted the reluctance to share and gather data because of its inaccuracy:
data is paper based, incomplete or unusable; lack of personnel and availability of resources; limited
access to certain databases or different data formats on free access databases; and an ownership issue
within the government agencies.
29. Indonesia outlined discrepancies in maps and data from various organisations, a difficulty in
getting high resolution satellite images during emergencies, difficulties in processing and
transferring data of a large size and a lack of trained manpower at the local level. LAPAN requested
training in the use of GIS for DRR since many of its trained staff are either leaving or being
promoted to other posts.
30. Cooks Islands requested short term training on disaster risk management. This is due to the lack
of understanding and substantive knowledge on DRR by those who are working in ICT and GIS.
They also requested for training on GIS skills such as data upload and analysis. They highlighted the
need to customize the existing user interface and make it friendlier.
31. Bhutan specifically mentioned the lack of emerging ICT knowledge and requested for further
training from AIT. Lao PDR mentioned that they lack both technical and institutional support to use
geo-referenced information for DRR and requested ESCAP to facilitate technical training and policy
awareness to decision makers.
32. Myanmar and Maldives both requested server space in addition to further training needs.
ii. Way forward
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33. ESCAP expert consultants emphasized that training and capacity building is a continuous
process and that the current needs seem to be for arranging short-term training, the duration of which
is of a minimum of one month. It was acknowledged training, which lasts a couple of days to a
week, helps in understanding the concepts and to establish a prototype system, but that more indepth training was needed in the long term, to consolidate knowledge on the use of geo-portals for
DRR.
34. ESCAP expert consultants were of the view that, since geo-portals were established in many
countries, the needs have been to customize those portals to country requirements. It was mentioned
that customization could be easily achieved with available access to the virtual servers at the Chinese
university of Hong-Kong and at AIT. The consultant also made reference to outside available
Masters level courses offered at AIT on Disaster Management and Preparedness which can be used
by countries to train their staff in the long-term, as an alternative to ESCAP organized and funded
initiatives.
35. ESCAP reiterated its current programme of work in the Space Application Section of IDD, and
encouraged countries to formulate specific requests in terms of their training requirements. It was
pointed out that countries can receive more affective support if they are more precise and specific in
articulating their training requirements, rather than requesting support for general capacity building.
36. ESCAP reiterated the importance of sensitizing policy makers and decision makers on the
importance of geo-referenced information system for disaster risk reduction. In terms of training,
ESCAP mentioned that there will be training programmes organized in Fiji with the support of
SOPAC for the Pacific region, AIT for the South-East Asia sub-region and CSSTEP, India, for
South Asia sub-region. Additionally, ESCAP highlighted the opportunity for long term training - 9
months - available on GIS and RS for disaster risk management at CSSTEP, India. ESCAP also
highlighted that it can organize training of trainer programmes (TOT) and programmes to raise
awareness amongst policy makers, if there are requested by member countries.
37. Participants unanimously agreed that the report of the meeting will be drafted by the ESCAP
secretariat and sent to all for member country concurrence.
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Annex 1
FOR PARTICIPANTS ONLY
ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMISSION FOR ASIA AND THE PACIFIC
Expert Group Meeting (EGM) on Geo-referenced Information Systems for Disaster Risk
Management (Geo-DRM) and Sustaining the Community of Practice (COP)
23-24 April 2014, Meeting Room G, UNCC, Bangkok
25 April 2014, GIC, AIT, Pathumthani
Thailand
LIST OF PARTICIPANTS
BHUTAN
Mr. Boby Pradhan, Survey Engineer, Cadastral Information Division, National Land Commission
(NLC), Thimphu, Bhutan, Tel: +975-17864052, Mobile: +975-17864052, Email:
[email protected]
CAMBODIA
Mr. Sophak Phoeun, National Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) Forum, and Executive Assistant to
H.E. Ly Thuch, Vice President, National Committee for Disaster Management, National Committee
for Disaster Management (NCDM), No. 516, Sangkat Toul Sangke, Khan Russey Keo (near TVK
antenna), Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Tel: +855 23 882605, Fax: +855 23 882605, Mobile: +855 17
377747, Email: [email protected]
COOK ISLANDS
Mr. Timoti Tangiruaine, GIS Technician, Infrastructure Cook Islands, Main Road, Tokerau Tapere,
Arorangi, Rarotonga, Cook Islands, Tel: +68220321, Fax: +68224321, Mobile: +68254591, Email:
[email protected]
FIJI
Mr. Samuela Junior Kanainaliwa, Executive Officer, National Disaster Management Office, 1st floor
Knolly Plaza, Knolly st , Suva, Fiji, Tel: +679-9031385, Mobile: +679- 9031385, Email:
[email protected]; [email protected]
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INDONESIA
Mr. Suwarsono, Researcher, Indonesian National Institute of Aeronautics and Space (LAPAN), Jl.
Kalisari No. 8, Pekayon Pasar Rebo, Jakarta, Indonesia, Tel: +62-21-8710065, Fax: +62-218722733, Mobile: +62-21-8158804049, Email: [email protected] , [email protected]
KYRGYZSTAN
Mr. Nuradil Nurdinov, Officer of Crisis Management Centre, Ministry of Emergency Situations, 2/1
Toktonaliev street., Bishkek 720055, Kyrgyzstan, Tel: +996-312547940, Fax: +996-312541178,
Mobile: +996-770006227, Email: [email protected]
LAO PEOPLE’S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC
Mr. Soulideth Souvannalath, Director, Division for Promote and Innovation Development,
Department of Technology and Innovation, Ministry of Science and Technology, Nahaidyo Road,
P.O. BOX 2279, Vientiane Capital, Lao PDR, Tel: (856-21) 213470, Fax: (856-21) 213472, Mobile:
(856-20) 22017779, Email: [email protected]
MALDIVES
Mr. Hisan Hassan, Project Director, Disaster Risk Management Unit, National Disaster Management
Centre, G. Rihijehi Koshi, Ameenee Magu, Male’, Maldives, Tel: +(960) 3333403, Fax: +(960)
3333443, Mobile: +(960) 7733002, Email: [email protected] [email protected]
MONGOLIA
Colonel Ariundalai Dagdandorj (Mr.), Head, Communication, Information and Technology
Division, The National Emergency Management Agency of Mongolia (NEMA), Partizan’s Street-6,
Sukhbaatar District, Ulaanbaatar-210644, Mongolia, Tel: +976-91996799, Fax: +976-11-265726,
Mobile: +976-92006799, Email: [email protected] [email protected]
MYANMAR
Ms. Kyu Kyu Sein, Staff Officer, Department of Meteorology and Hydrology, Office No. 5 Ministry
of Transport, Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar, Tel: +95-67-411254, Fax: +95-67-411523, Mobile: +95-9448542314, Email: [email protected]
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NEPAL
Mr. Mukesh Kumar Keshari, Computer Engineer, Ministry of Home Affairs, Singh Durbar,
Kathmandu, Nepal, Tel: 977-01-421-1204, Fax: 977-01-421-1252, Mobile: 977-9841-651013,
Email: [email protected]
PHILIPPINES
Ms. Jeanette Dionson Badong, Science Research Specialist II, Department of Science and
Technology (DOST) – Advanced Science and Technology Institute, ASTI Bldg., C.P. Garcia Ave.,
UP Technology Park Complex, UP Campus, Diliman, Quezon City 1101, Philippines, Tel: +632 426
9764, Mobile: +639 4347 07524, Email: [email protected]
THAILAND
Mr. Peerapat Akarakupt, International Relations Officer, Geo-Informatics and Space Technology,
Development Agency (GISTDA), 120 The Government Complex Building B, 6th-7th Floor, 120
Chaengwattana Road, Laksi, Bangkok 10210, Thailand, Tel: +662-1414501, Email:
[email protected]
Mr. Thudchai Sansena, Geo Informatics Scientist, Geo-Informatics and Space Technology,
Development Agency (GISTDA), 120 The Government Complex Building B, 6th-7th Floor, 120
Chaengwattana Road, Laksi, Bangkok 10210, Thailand, Tel: +662-1414501, Email:
[email protected]
Ms. Woranut Chansury, Geo Informatics Scientist, Geo-Informatics and Space Technology,
Development Agency (GISTDA), 120 The Government Complex Building B, 6th-7th Floor, 120
Chaengwattana Road, Laksi, Bangkok 10210, Thailand, Tel: +662-1414501, Email:
[email protected]
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UNITED NATIONS BODIES
United Nations Office for the
Coordination of Humanitarian
Affairs (OCHA)
Mr. John Marinos
Information Management Officer
United Nations Office for the Coordination of
Humanitarian Affairs
Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific
Tel: +66 2288 2813
Mob: +66 81 912 9853
Email: [email protected]
Ms. Elizabeth Marasco
Information Management Officer
United Nations Office for the Coordination of
Humanitarian Affairs
Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific
Tel: +66 2288 2683
Mob: +66 922 798 548
Email: [email protected]
United Nations Development
Programme (UNDP)
Mr. Rajesh Sharma
Regional Programme Specialist
Crisis Prevention and Recovery Programme
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
United Nations Building, Rajadamnern Nok Ave
Bangkok 10200, Thailand
Tel: 662-304-9100
Email: [email protected].
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OTHER ENTITIES
Asian Institute of Technology
(AIT)
Mr. Ramesh De Silva
Systems Administrator
Geoinformatics Center
Asian Institute of Technology
P.O. Box 4, Klong Luang, Pathumthani 12120
Thailand
Tel: +66-2-524-5580, Mb: +66- 083-2992676
Email: [email protected] [email protected]
Mr. Nitin Kumar Tripathi
Professor, Leader, Information and Communication
Technologies (ICT)
Editor-in-Chief, International Journal of Geoinformatics
School of Engineering and Technology
Asian Institute of Technology
P.O. Box: 4, Klong Luang, Pathumthani 12120, Thailand
Phone: +66-886021115 (Mobile), +66-2-524 6392
e-mail: [email protected], [email protected]
Institute of Space Technology
Mr. Hamid Mehmood
Assistant Professor
Institute of Space Technology
Islamabad Highway
Islamabad Capital Territory, Pakistan
Mobile: +92-333-5058666
Email: [email protected]
[email protected]
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ESCAP SECRETARIAT
Ms. Shamika Sirimanne
Director
Information and Communications Technology and
Disaster Risk Reduction Division (IDD)
Bangkok, Thailand
Tel: +66-2 2881638
Fax: +66-2 2883012/1085
Email: [email protected]
Mr. Keran Wang
Chief
Space Applications Section
Information and Communications Technology and
Disaster Risk Reduction Division (IDD)
Bangkok, Thailand
Tel: +66-2 2881456
Fax: +66-2 2883012/1085
Email: [email protected]
Mr. Sanjay Kumar Srivastava
Regional Advisor
Information and Communications Technology and
Disaster Risk Reduction Division (IDD)
Bangkok, Thailand
Tel: +66-2 288 1458
Fax: +66-2 288 3012/1085
Email: [email protected]
Mr. Tae Hyung Kim
Economic Affairs Officer
Space Applications Section
Information and Communications Technology and
Disaster Risk Reduction Division (IDD)
Bangkok, Thailand
Tel: +66-2 2881533
Fax: +66-2 2883012/1085
Email: [email protected]
Ms. Kelly Hayden
Economic Affairs Officer
Space Applications Section
Information and Communications Technology and
Disaster Risk Reduction Division (IDD)
Bangkok, Thailand
Tel: +66-2 2881533
Fax: +66-2 2883012/1085
Email: [email protected]
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Mr. Syed T. Ahmed
Associate Economic Affairs Officer
Space Applications Section
Information and Communications Technology and
Disaster Risk Reduction Division (IDD)
Bangkok, Thailand
Tel: +66-2 2881809
Fax: +66-2 2883012/1085
Email: [email protected]
Mr. Michio Ito
Expert on Disaster Risk Reduction
Information and Communications Technology and
Disaster Risk Reduction Division (IDD)
Tel: +66-2 2881583
Fax: +66-2 2883012/1085
Email: [email protected]
Mr. Rajindra Ariyabandu
Consultant
Space Applications Section
Information and Communications Technology and
Disaster Risk Reduction Division (IDD)
Tel : +66-2 288 2881
Fax: +66-2 2883012/1085
Email: [email protected]
Ms. Sukanitt Jarunveshsuti
Administrative Assistant
Space Applications Section
Information and Communications Technology and
Disaster Risk Reduction Division (IDD)
Tel : +66-2 2882033
Fax: +66-2 2883012/1085
Email: [email protected]
Ms. Patricia Budiyanto
Team Assistant
Space Applications Section
Information and Communications Technology and
Disaster Risk Reduction Division (IDD)
Tel : +66-2 2881685
Fax: +66-2 2883012/1085
Email: [email protected]
Mr. Patanapong
Siriwatananukul
Team Assistant
Space Applications Section
Information and Communications Technology and
Disaster Risk Reduction Division (IDD)
Tel : +66-2 2881190
Fax: +66-2 2883012/1085
Email: [email protected]
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Annex 2
FOR PARTICIPANTS ONLY
Expert Group Meeting (EGM) on Geo-referenced Information Systems for Disaster Risk
Management (Geo-DRM) and Sustaining the Community of Practice (COP)
23-24 April 2014, Meeting Room G, UNCC, Bangkok
25 April 2014, GIC, AIT, Pathumthani
Thailand
Tentative Programme
Wednesday, 23 April 2014
08:30-09:00 hrs
Registration
09:00-10:00 hrs
Opening of the session
a
Welcome remarks by Mr. Keran Wang, Chief, Space Applications
Section, Information and Communications Technology and
Disaster Risk Reduction Division (IDD), ESCAP
b
Introduction of the United Nations Development Account - 7th
Tranche Project, “Improving Disaster Risk Preparedness in the
Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific
Region” by Mr. Syed T Ahmed, Associated Economic Affairs
Officer, Space Applications Section, IDD, ESCAP
c
Presentation of Importance of community of practice (COP) in
information sharing by Mr. Rajindra Ariyabandu, Expert, IDD,
ESCAP
d
e
Reflections of developing country geo-portals by Professor Nitin
Tripathi, Dr. Hamid Mehmood and Dr. Lal Samarakoon
Introduction of participants
10:00-10:30 hrs
Tea/Coffee Break
10:30-11:00 hrs
Objective of the meeting – Presentation by Mr. Rajindra Ariyabandu
11:00-11:30 hrs
Show case country Geo-portal, good practices, gaps and challenges – by
Mr. Mukesh Kumar Keshari, Ministry of Home Affairs, Nepal
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11:30-12:00 hrs
Show case country Geo-portal, good practices, gaps and challenges – by
Mr. Timoti Tangiruaine, Ministry of Emergency Management Prime
Ministries Office, Cook Islands
12:00-12:30 hrs
Show case country Geo-portal, good practices, gaps and challenges – by
Colonel Ariundalai Dagdandorj, National Emergency Management
Agency (NEMA), Mongolia
12:30-13:30 hrs
Lunch
13:30-14:00 hrs
Show case country Geo-portal, good practices, gaps and challenges – by
Mr. Nuradil Nurdinov, Ministry of Emergency Situations of Kyrgyz
Republic
14:00-14:30 hrs
Show case country Geo-portal, gaps and challenges in developing the
portal – by Mr. Samuela Junior Kanainaliwa, National Disaster
Management Office, Fiji
Presentations from countries with existing geo-portal
14:30-15:30 hrs
Show case good practices of using geo-referenced information for DRR
and issues and challenges in data sharing with other agencies dealing with
disaster risk reduction – Indonesia and the Philippines.
15:30-16:00 hrs
Tea/Coffee Break
16:00-17:00 hrs
Questions and issues for clarifications from all the country presentations
for the day
--End of Day I—
Thursday, 24 April 2014
09:00-10:30 hrs
Country experience, gaps and challenges in using GIS information for
DRR and ESCAP’s role in improving country capacity in using Georeference information for DRR – Bhutan, Myanmar & Maldives
10:30-11:00 hrs
Tea/Coffee Break
11:00-12:00 hrs
Country experience, gaps and challenges in using GIS information for
DRR and ESCAP’s role in improving country capacity in using Georeference information for DRR - Lao PDR and Cambodia
12:00-12:30 hrs
Questions and issues for clarifications from the five country presentations
12:30-13:30 hrs
Lunch
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13:30-14:30 hrs
Status of the Community of Practice under the project and way forwardby Mr. Rajindra Ariyabandu (interactive discussions)
14:30-15:00 hrs
Tea/Coffee Break
15:00-16:30 hrs
Interactive open forum with consultants on views, key issues and trouble
shooting. (Professor Nitin Tripathi, Dr. Hamid Mehmood, Dr. Lal
Samarakoon)
--End of Day II—
Friday, 25 April 2014
08:00-08:30 hrs
Gather at G floor of UNCC
08:30 hrs
Departure to the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT)
10:00-13:00hrs
Hands-on practical session with consultants at the Asia Institute of
technology
13:00-13:30hrs
Closing Session
13:30-14:15 hrs
Lunch at AIT
14:15 hrs
Departure to UNCC
15:30 hrs
Arrive UNCC
-- End of the meeting—
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