Geographic Information System for Managing Climate Change Induced Disasters

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Geographic Information System for Managing
Climate Change Induced Disasters

• Duncan Wood, PMP
• Project Manager
• RADARSAT International

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Project Objectives

• Establish a network-based Disaster Management
  System (DMS) for managing climate change induced
  disasters
• Develop local capacity to utilize information
  from the DMS to extend throughout Tajikistan

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Project Partners

• RADARSAT International - RSI
• Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA)
• Ministry of Emergency Situations
• UN Disaster Risk Management Project

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Project Information

• One year in duration
• Initiated April 1, 2005
• Completion date March 31, 2006
• Jointly funded by
• Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA)
• RADARSAT International (RSI)

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Anticipated Outcomes (1)

• Improved comprehensive baseline database used by
  stakeholders for disaster analysis
• Operational prototype Disaster Management System
  (tested by primary stakeholders)
• Information dissemination paths and methods
  tested and used by stakeholders
• Improved gender awareness in disaster management
  phases

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Anticipated Outcomes (2)

• Improved capacity of stakeholders to manage,
  assess, and distribute disaster information

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Disaster Response Cycle
EVENT NRT capture of flood extent ? electronic
delivery
PREPAREDNESS incorporate historical data into GIS
RELIEF Post event damage assessment
RESPONSE Change detection input for planning
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Assemble Disaster
Distribution of Customized
Management Database
Disaster Management Information
Administrative
Products
-
oblast
- cities,
raions
,
jamoats
- country boundaries
Disaster Response Centre
Networks
Analysis of
- Roads
- Rivers
Information
Governmental Departments
- Ministry of Health
Hydromet
Stations
- Ministry of Nature Protection
- GPS locations
- Department of Ecology
- Gauge stations
- Ministry of Emergency Situations
Civil Defense (MoES)
Disaster Preparation,
DEM
Management, Assessment
Products
- elevation
- Local Councils within Oblasts, Jamoats
- makhallia committee(s)
Assessment of Disaster-related
Landuse
- Womens Groups - PARVIN,
information and Creation of Disaster
Women in Sciences
- vegetation
Management Information Products
- crop
- settlements
Open Water
Non-Governmental
- flood extents
Organizations
- seasonal
-UNDRMP
- permanent
- IFRC/Red Cresent
Satellite data
- CARE
- flood water
- changes in land
structure
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System Architecture / Process Flow
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Cloud Free Images
Optical vs. RADAR
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Yangtze River

• Extreme flooding along the Yangtze River near the
  city of Wuhan, China
• Baseline / flood image combined, levee efforts
  are easily identifiable

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Flood Monitoring
Photos courtesy of CNN
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