Space Technology and Disaster Management Workshop

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• Space Technology and Disaster Management Workshop

Munich, Germany 18 22 October 2004
Joseph Kandeh Field Coordinator Afghanistan
Information Management Service (AIMS)UNDP,
Afghanistan
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Natural Hazards of Afghanistan

• Earthquake
• Drought
• Flood
• Landslide soil erosions
• Avalanches
• Epidemic diseases
• Agricultural pests diseases

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Earthquake Statistics 2000 - 2004
Source CRED Intl Disaster Database
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Flood Statistics 2000 - 2004
Source CRED Intl Disaster Database
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Drought Statistics 2000 - 2004
Source CRED Intl Disaster Database
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Epidemics Statistics 2000 - 2004
Source CRED Intl Disaster Database
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Afghanistan Terrain
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Disaster Management
Rescue affected communities Relief
Humanitarian Community (UN, Intl
NGOs) Rehabilitation Humanitarian Community
(UN, Intl NGOs) Reconstruction Humanitarian
Community (UN, Intl NGOs) Gov
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The International Charter

• Has been activated twice in Afghanistan
• Nahrin March 2002 Earthquake Done by a group
  in Canada
• 1000 Killed
• Over 35,000 affected
• Hindu Kush Apr 2004 Earthquake Done by UNDP/AIMS

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6 April 2004 Earthquake The Charter

• 6th April 2004 AIMS contacted UNOOSA for
  satellite imagery from the International Charter
• Purpose
• a) Damage assessments
• b) Map the extent and impact
• c) Provide a decision support system
• UNOSAT Both pre- and crisis data received

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Turn Around Time
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Results
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Short-comings and Opportunities

• Timeliness - First Crisis data taken on 14
  April,
• 9 - 12 April 2004 - (too much cloud)
• 4 Weeks elapsed before first info products
  released
• Inaccessibility to most affected areas - Ground
  survey limited
• Data Access - Connectivity
• Near Real time data acquisition
• Disaster type and spatial resolutions
• Infrastructure
• Awareness about the charter
• Technology/Skills/Knowledge

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Recommendation

• Need for information products delivery
• Need for intervention into emergency relief
  response
• Need for regional collaboration
• Continued need for awareness campaign

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Thank you!
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Flooding
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Earthquakes
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Landslides
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Drought