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Geo-referenced Information System for Disaster Risk Management (Geo-DRM) 26-27 June 2014, Bangkok, Thailand

Presented By Rameshwor Dangal M inistry of Home Affairs Government of Nepal

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Landlocked Himalayan Country in South Asia Federal Democratic Republic Country Area: 147,181 Km2 Population: 29.5 million M ulti-lingual, multi-ethnic, & secular country with

diverse culture

Uneven geographical terrain (ranging from 60 m in the

south to 8848 m in the north from M SL )

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The Country Context

Nepal, the hotspot of Disasters

Nepal is a disaster prone country. Its rugged and fragile geophysical

structure, high peaks, the angular slopes, complex geology, variable climate conditions and active tectonic plates make the country very vulnerable to a wide range of natural hazards (UNDP, 2004).

• Ranked 20th most disaster prone country in the world

11th most earthquake-prone country 30th in terms of flooding

• M ajor recurring disasters in Nepal: Floods, Earthquake, Landslides,

Fire, Drought, GLOF, Avalanches, Hailstone, Windstorm, Thunderbolt,

Cloudburst and Epidemics

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Act and regulation for Disaster Management

Natural Calamity Relief Act 1982 (Amended in 1982 & 1992)

• Water Resources Act 1992

National Action Plan on Disaster reduction 1996

• Environmental Protection Act 1996

Local self governance act (LSGA, 1999) National Water Resource Strategy, 2002 National Water Plan, 2005 Three Year Interim Plan (2008-2010 )

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Institutional Framework for Disaster Management

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Institutions and Organizations involved in Disaster Management

M inistry of Home Affairs( M oHA ) National Emergency Operation Center (NEOC) Different line M inistries (M oFALD, M oHP, M oPPT etc)

• Nepal Red cross society
• UN agencies(UNOCHA,UNDP,WHO etc).
• International agencies-KOICA,WFP, ICRC etc.

Security Agencies – Nepal Police, Nepal Army, Armed Police Force.

• Regional and District Administration Offices.
• VDCs, DDCs, M unicipalities.
• Disaster Preparedness Network(DP-NET),etc.

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Role of Ministry of Home Affairs

Formulation of national policies and their implementation Preparedness and mitigation of disaster Immediate rescue and relief works

• Data collection and dissemination

Collection and distribution of funds

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Operation Cycle of NEOC

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Need for Disaster Information Management System (IMS) in Nepal

• Despite the fact that the Nepal government and

development partners spend significant financial resources

• n preparedness, mitigation and response every year, a

comprehensive disaster database and a unified system of disaster information dissemination is still a key challenge

• There is a lack of effective system to monitor and archive

disaster related data, and the mechanism to engage multiple stakeholders in information management processes

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Need of Geo-Portal

• The majority of information is spatial and can be mapped. Once

information is mapped and data is linked to the map, disaster management planning will be in shape

• Disaster management personnel can expedite the formulation of

mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery programs on the basis

• f linkage with geo-information system
• With the use of GIS, the disaster management needs prior to an

incident can be identified

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Geo-Portal

Geo-Portal is a web-based application and platform for developing Geospatial Information Systems (GIS) and for deploying spatial data infrastructures (SDI). It is designed to be extended and modified, and can be integrated into existing platforms.

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Data management tools built into Geo-Portal allow for integrated creation of data, metadata, and map visualizations. Each dataset in the system can be shared publicly or restricted to specific users. Social features like user profiles and commenting and rating systems allow for the development of communities around each platform to facilitate the use, management, and quality control of the data the Geo-Portal instance contains.

Features of Geo-Portal

• Open source
• A platform for the management and publication of geospatial

data

• Provides styling and cartography tools
• Allows to browse and search for geospatial data and web

services

• Facilitates uploading, managing, and sharing geospatial data
• Allows to create and share interactive maps
• Allows to collaborate and interact with other users
• Provides for building the Open Geospatial Web
• Has user profiles and features them prominently
• Is equipped with deep data security extends to OGC services

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Nepal Geo-Portal

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Nepal Geo-Portal

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Nepal Geo-Portal

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Nepal Geo-Portal

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Nepal Geo-Portal

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Nepal Geo-Portal

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Nepal DRR Portal

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List of web application related to disaster

M oHA Website http:/ / moha.gov.np Nepal Geo-Portal : http:/ / drm.moha.gov.np/ Nepal DRR Portal http:/ / drrportal.gov.np/ Sahana System http:/ / 202.45.144.135/ sahana/

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Progress

• Hosted the system in very high end server.
• Uploaded more layers in the system and still going
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• Uploaded all the documents related to the disaster in

the Portal

• Trying to upload satellite data but facing problem

for data preparation

• Recently provided training to all the stakeholders of

the disaster for uploading and using the data

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Experiences

• The system is useful for disaster risk reduction
• Learn how to prepare vector and raster data
• Sharing of data between the different agencies
• Use of the good practices
• Lack of expertise in data preparation
• Lack of expertise in satellite analysis through

the Geo-Portal

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Institutional Impact

• Formally lunched the Portal
• All stakeholders are using the system and trying to

upload the data

• In the process of using the system for the Disaster

Management Planning

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Sustainability of the Geo-Portal

• MoHA leads to make the system sustainable
• Recently conducted a meeting between different nodal

ministries

• Involves people for sharing their practices for the disaster

risk reduction

• Planning to conduct training for district level user as they

are the major sources of data

• Already developed SMS Based System for alert and

notification of disasters

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Expectation from ESCAP

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Short term and long term courses for Disaster Management Short term and long term training on GIS and Remote Sensing Support for conducting training for the disaster focal ministries for uploading data into Geo-Portal Opportunity to learn and share good practices among the countries

Conclusion

The Geo-portal is useful for immediate rescue and relief operation The portal is useful for disaster management planning It ensures that response operations are focused on the correct tasks, in the right order of priority It provides a platform to learn and share the community of practices

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Thank You

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