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Experience of an Operational
Flood Warning Management
System, Central Mozambique
(SIDPABB)
Experience of an Operational
Flood Warning Management
System, Central Mozambique
(SIDPABB)
ByBy
MoisMoiséés Vicente s Vicente BenesseneBenessene
MeteorologistMeteorologist –– INAMINAM
moisesmoises_b@_b@inaminam..govgov..mzmz
OutlineOutline
IntroductionIntroduction
What is SIDPABB?What is SIDPABB?
What is its goal and aims?What is its goal and aims?
Who are the SIDPABB consortium partners?Who are the SIDPABB consortium partners?
Measurements and training of volunteersMeasurements and training of volunteers
CapacityCapacity buidingbuiding of volunteersof volunteers
Dissemination of data and warning information.Dissemination of data and warning information.
Awareness raisingAwareness raising//training oftraining of locallocal communitiescommunities
Improvement of HydroImprovement of Hydro--meteorological network (2004 meteorological network (2004 --2006)2006)
Simulation of a cyclone triggered flood event (warning, Simulation of a cyclone triggered flood event (warning, evacuation, response)evacuation, response)
Mozambique is extremely vulnerable to natural
disasters such as tropical cyclones, floods and
droughts.
Mozambique is extremely vulnerable to natural
disasters such as tropical cyclones, floods and
droughts.
What is SIDPABB?What is SIDPABB?
The rationale of The rationale of ‘‘monitoring, analysis and responsemonitoring, analysis and response’’
behind the Inter District Operational Flood behind the Inter District Operational Flood
Warning System for the Warning System for the BuziBuzi River Basin River Basin
(SIDPABB), represents an important contribution (SIDPABB), represents an important contribution
to DRM at local level and the momentum currently to DRM at local level and the momentum currently
generated points towards the potential of a properly generated points towards the potential of a properly
integrated information system operating from integrated information system operating from
higher level monitoring and following through to higher level monitoring and following through to
local level improved response.local level improved response.
Monitoring
Response
Analysis
What is its goal and aims?What is its goal and aims?
This project is designed to mitigate the effects of floods in This project is designed to mitigate the effects of floods in
BuziBuzi River Basin through effective peopleRiver Basin through effective people--oriented interoriented inter--
district operational flood warning management system.district operational flood warning management system.
The specific aims are:The specific aims are:
Develop a peopleDevelop a people--oriented interoriented inter--district operational flood district operational flood
warning management system for the catchments area of the warning management system for the catchments area of the BuziBuzi
River.River.
Develop resilient schemes that will be able to take advantage ofDevelop resilient schemes that will be able to take advantage of
improvements in data availability.improvements in data availability.
Develop dissemination schemes that are readily to facilitate a Develop dissemination schemes that are readily to facilitate a
rapid exchange of data and information to early decisions for rapid exchange of data and information to early decisions for
flood mitigation and disaster management.flood mitigation and disaster management.
Promote international collaborative efforts that will provide daPromote international collaborative efforts that will provide datata
and tools necessary for the prediction schemes.and tools necessary for the prediction schemes.
Who are the SIDPABB consortium partners?Who are the SIDPABB consortium partners?
SIDPABB
Measures
Instruments
Capacity building
Information
Others
InstitutionsINGC
INAM
ARA-CENTRO
Districts
Government
Representantives
Of civil Societ
Private
Farmers
Affected communities
Measurements and training of
volunteers
Measurements and training of
volunteers
Capacity building of volunteersCapacity building of volunteers
Dissemination of data and warning
information.
Dissemination of data and warning
information.
Awareness raising/training of local
communities
Awareness raising/training of local
communities
A detailed risk analysis with A detailed risk analysis with
community participation community participation
in floods prone areasin floods prone areas
Improvement of Hydro-meteorological
network (2004 - 2006)
Improvement of Hydro-meteorological
network (2004 - 2006)
In the period of 2004, the In the period of 2004, the
were 6 stations which took were 6 stations which took
a month to send the data. a month to send the data.
In 2006, after SIDPABB, the In 2006, after SIDPABB, the
hydrohydro--meteorologicalmeteorological
network increased to 14 network increased to 14
stations and data were stations and data were
received on daily base.received on daily base.
Network 2006
Network 2004
Simulation of a cyclone triggered flood
event (warning, evacuation, response)
Simulation of a cyclone triggered flood
event (warning, evacuation, response)
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