International Response to Natural Disasters

1. International Response to Natural Disasters Natassa Antoniou Project Manager nantoniou@swfound.org SSP12 Alumni Source: http://people.uwec.edu/piercech/disaster/homepage.htm

2. Do you know any international response to natural disasters?

3. What is the International Charter An International agreement among participating Space Agencies to provide space-based data and information in support of relief efforts during emergencies caused by major disasters Source: http://www.free-islamic-course.org/NaturalDisasterorDivinePunishment.html

4. When did Charter enter into force • November 2000 • The European Space Agency (ESA) and French space agency (CNES) initiated it Source: ESA

5. Who are the members of the charter 15 Members: ESA, Argentina, Britain, Canada, China, France, India, Japan, USA, Brazil, Germany, Korea, EUMETSAT, Russia ROSCOSMOS RUSSIA Source: http://www.unoosa.org/pdf/pres/stsc2013/tech-48E.pdf

6. Activating the charter 3 5 2 4 1 6 Source: International Charter

7. All activations from 2000 - today Activation: 371 times / 2013: 12 times Source: International Charter

8. Activations 2013 Source: International Charter

9. Latest Activation Source: International Charter

10. What does the charter do & not do Provides data to support immediate emergency response • It does not provide data to • support • Rehabilitation • Reconstruction • Prevention • Preparedness • Scientific research • Droughts

11. Charter Websitehttp://www.disasterscharter.org/web/charter/home Source: International Charter official website

12. UN-SPIDER United Nations Platform for Space-based Information for Disaster Management and Emergency Response Source”http://www.enjoyspace.com Established by Resolution 61/110 of the General Assembly in 2006 within the U. N. Office of Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) Source: http://www.friendsdisasterservice.org/

13. UN-SPIDER Source: http://www.earthzine.org Source: UNSPIDER-SWF Provides access to all countries and all relevant international and regional organizations to all types of space-based information Provides services relevant to disaster management to support the full disaster management cycle, including capacity building A bridge to connect the disaster management and space communities A facilitator of capacity-building and institutional strengthening

14. Website: http://www.un-spider.org/ Source: UN-SPIDER official website

15. COPERNICUS (1/3) Atmosphere Marine Emergency Security Climate Change Land Source: http://gmes.gov.cz/en/gmes/history-gmes-eu

16. What is the Copernicus Emergency Management Service (EMS) It is the first Copernicus service to become operational Entered into initial operations on April 1st, 2012 - a set of services funded by the European Commission Provides mapping products based on satellite imagery (EMS - Mapping) for natural and man-made disasters to Civil Protection Authorities, Humanitarian Aid actors etc It covers: Floods, Earthquakes, Landslides, Severe Storms, Fires, Technological disasters, Volcanic eruptions, Humanitarian crises, Tsunamis ‘Public good’ data policy: open access and free licensing to general public users

17. Copernicus EMS mapping Source: Frederic Bastide, Open informal session of the United Nations Inter-Agency Meeting on Outer Space Activities • 42 activations (period April 1, 2012 – March 12, 2013) • 58% of activations, 72% of map products in Europe • In Europe: 7 forest fires, 5 floods, 2 earthquakes, 2 “other” events • Activations by AU in HU, IT (2), BG (2), ES (4), SE, PL, PT, RO, DE, FR, UK, SI • Outside Europe: 4 floods, 8 humanitarian assessments • Triggered by European AU and other international organization through DG ECHO (Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection)

18. Statistics Source: COPERNICUS

19. Source: http://www.emergencyresponse.eu/gmes/en/event/Fires-in-Greece_111.html

20. Website: http://emergency.copernicus.eu/mapping/ems/emergency-management-service Source: Emergency Copernicus official website

21. ISSUES to consider

22. ISSUES RESPONSE - SPEED - ACCURACY Are…CRUCIAL • Many hours, even days can pass before map products are available • Problems in getting maps to end users in the impact areas • Satellite data in appropriate format • Lack of coordination and communication among the authorities and users • Lack of appropriate hardware • Not support to the full disaster circle • MUST be able to do near real time data acquisition, analysis, and dissemination to end users

23. FILLING THE GAPS

24. CROWDSOURCING • Using the power of the “crowd” to achieve a task quickly and efficiently • Examples: • classifying galaxies in the Galaxy Zoo project • “Fold it” project public input to protein folding • Rapid processing of satellite data (Haiti, Burma)

25. COMMUNITY REMOTE SENSING Location Bldg. type # floors Construction Build year Photo • “A new field that combines remote sensing with citizen science, social networks, and crowd-sourcing to enhance the data obtained from traditional sources • It includes the collection, calibration, analysis, communication, or application of remotely sensed information by these community means

26. Importance of the international response to disasters International response is an important step forward in providing fast and easy access to space resources for disaster management and relief organizations in response to major disasters Source: NASA

27. Thank you for your attention!!! Natassa Antoniou Secure World Foundation nantoniou@swfound.org Source: http://www.un-spider.org