The Country Context Landlocked Himalayan Country in South Asia - PDF document

Regional EGM on Community of Practice of Geo- referenced Information System for Disaster Risk Management (Geo-DRM) 23-25 April 2014, Bangkok, Thailand Presented By M ukesh Kumar Keshari M inistry of Home Affairs Government of Nepal 1 The Country Context � Landlocked Himalayan Country in South Asia � Federal Democratic Republic Country � Area: 147,181 Km 2 � 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 ) 2

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). � Nepal ranked 20th most disaster prone country in the world � Nepal ranked 11th most risk country to earthquakes � Nepal ranked 30th in terms of flooding � These are the major recurring disasters in Nepal: Floods, Earthquake, Landslides, Fire, Drought, GLOF, Avalanches, Hailstone, Windstorm, Thunderbolt, Cloudburst , Epidemics 3 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 ) 4

Institutional Framework for Disaster Management 5 Institution and Organization involved in Disaster Management � M inistry of Home Affairs( M oHA ) � National Emergency Operation Center. � Disaster Section. � Diffirent line ministries( M oLD, M oH, M oPP etc) � Nepal Red cross society � UN agencies(UNOCHA,UNDP,WHO etc). � International agencies-KOICA,WFP, ICRC etc. � Nepal Police, Nepal Army, Armed Police Force. � Regional and District Administration Office. � VDC, DDC, M unicipalities. � Disaster Preparedness Network(DP-NET),etc. 6

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 7 Operation Cycle of NEOC 8

Rescue and Relief � CNDRC –policy making/ recommendations � Nepal emergency operation center-communication and networking. � DNDRC,LNDRC-rescue and relief work � Nepal police, Nepal Army, Armed Police Force, Nepal Red Cross Society, I/ NGOS,CBOs. � Search and rescue groups. � Establishment of relief co-ordination center � Assignment of institutions/ persons in charge. � Emergency health service. � Providing relief goods to victims 9 Need for Disaster Information Management System (IMS) in Nepal • Despite the fact that the Nepal government and development partners spend significant financial resources on 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 lack of effective systems to monitor and archive disaster related data, and the mechanism to engage multiple stakeholders in information management processes 10

Need for Disaster Information Management System (I MS) in Nepal • Lack of a standardized national database on disaster for the implementation of immediate relief measures • Ensure that response operations are focused upon the correct tasks, in the right order of priority 11 Information Required • Pre-Disaster Situation : collation and compilation of baseline data of the country and hazard (to improve the existing knowledge base), risk assessment, prevention, mitigation and preparedness • Post-Disaster Situation : Real-time data of the disaster impact and resource to respond, plan for recovery and rehabilitation. 12

Need of Geo-Portal • Effectiveness of disaster risk management depends greatly on the efficiency in managing relevant information. In a disaster situation, authorities always need an up-to-date information, particularly the geospatial information to make decisions and actions quickly and timely • There is a need of analyzing geospatial data in a geographical information system in the form of satellite imagery, and field data alone cannot be analyzed without geo-referenced system. 13 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 of linkage with geo-information system • With the use of GIS, it can be identified the disaster management needs prior to an incident 14

Sources of Data � M inistry of Home Affairs � Hydro meteorological data – Department of Hydrology and M eteorology (DHM ) � Satellite images, Land-use and topographic maps: Survey Department � Department of Health � And many others 15 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. 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 allow access to only 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. 16

Features of Geo-Portal � It is open source � a platform for the management and publication of geospatial data � Provides styling and cartography tools � Browse and search for geospatial data and web services � Upload, manage, and share geospatial data � Create and share interactive maps � Collaborate and interact with other users � to build the Open Geospatial Web � has user profiles and features them prominently � Deep data security extends to OGC services 17 Training � ESCAP is providing us technical support for developing the Geo-portal � In the first phase five people from ministry of Home Affairs, Nepal participated in the training at AIT. � After developing portal based on the training, ESCAP provide more detailed training to people from Ministry of Home Affairs, National Planning commission, Nepal Police, Armed police force in Kathmandu for establishing the Geo- Portal and data sharing. 18

What we do in the training ? 1. Linux System • Installation of Ubuntu Operating S ystem • Overview of the Ubuntu system • Overview of the file system • Text editor • System Administration overview 19 What we do in the training ? 2. Data Preparation • Introduction to QGIS software • How to download different disaster data from different website • Upload data into QGIS • Preparation of Spatial data using QGIS • Joining of different tables • Download data from QGIS for the Geo-Portal 20

What we do in the training ? 3. Installation of Geo-Portal • Introduction to Geo-Portal • Installation of Geo-portal • Configure Geo-Portal for local needs • Map Printing/ Map Publishing/ Google Earth modules in Geo-Portal • Upload own data sets to Geo-Portal • Change look & feel of Geo-Portal • Database and system backup 21 What we do in the training ? 4 . Finalization • Create different layers into Geo-Portal • Create Maps • Setup Permission • Upload document • live system • Link with other portal in Nepal • Training to the staff 22

Major work � We have Data in Excel Format � We Geo-referenced the data using QGIS Software � We upload the layer into Geo Node System � We Create M aps � We customize maps and publish it � We Upload Documents � Setup permission to the map Features � Change the look and feel of the system � Upload disaster related documents in the portal � and add many other features 23 Nepal Disaster Data 24

GEO Referenced Data using QGIS 25 Geo-Portal System 26

Nepal Geo-Portal 27 Nepal Geo-Portal 28

Nepal Geo-Portal 29 Nepal Geo-Portal 30

Nepal Geo-Portal 31 Nepal Geo-Portal 32

Collaboration between Different Agencies • Geo-Portal is in the process of installation in different agencies like Nepal Police, Armed Police force and National Planning commission and other agencies • Ministry of Home is coordinating between the different agencies for uploading of data into Geo-Portal • Integrate all the data into MoHA Geo-Portal (WMS) • Workshop for data collection/sharing between the stakeholders 33 Sahana System 34

Nepal DRR Portal 35 Disaster System in Nepal 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/ 36