COUNTRY REPORT: GEOSS-RELATED ACTIVITIES IN THE … · 2014-12-13 · 1991 flash flood in Ormoc City due to Typhoon Uring • 2004 flood in Pangasinan & Pampanga and flash floods

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COUNTRY REPORT: GEOSS-RELATED

ACTIVITIES IN THE PHILIPPINES

The 7th GEOSS Asia Pacific Symposium/ The 10th Asian Water Cycle Initiative (AWCI) Meeting

ANA LIZA S. SOLIS

Climate Monitoring and Prediction Center

PAGASA-DOST

Tokyo, Japan 26 - 28 May 2014

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OUTLINE OF PRESENTATION

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

EXTREME FLOOD /DROUGHT EVENTS IN THE PHILIPPINES

GEOSS-RELATED ACTIVITIES

CHALLENGES, OPPORTUNITIES AND WAY FORWARD

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PAGASA IN A NUTSHELL

Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical & Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) - Presidential Decree No. 78 (Dec. 1972) as amended by PD No. 1149 (June 1977)

PAGASA Headquarter Agham Road, Diliman, QC.

The Philippines, through the PAGASA, is a Member of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), a specialized body of the United Nations.

PAGASA is an attached agency of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST)

To provide weather, flood, climate and astronomical products and services to promote the people’s safety and well-being, and contribute to national development.

MISSION

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Geographical Location of the Philippines The Philippines climate is influenced by the complex interactions of various factors such as:

Philippine Geography and Topography

Linear systems

Principal Air Streams

Semi-permanent cyclones and anti-cyclones

Tropical Cyclones

Ocean currents

BACKGROUND

ENSO

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GEOSS-RELATED ACTIVITIES

• KNOWLEDGE SHARING AND CAPACITY

BUILDING • ENHANCEMENT OF WEATHER

FORECASTING CAPABILITIES

• STRENGHTENING FLOOD MONITORING, FORECASTING & WARNING SYSTEM

• R&D: STRENGTHENING SUPPORT TO CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION MEASURES and DISASTER RISK REDUCTION

• DATA ACCESS, COLLECTION, Observation networks

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EXTREME FLOOD EVENTS IN THE PHILIPPINES • 1972 flood in Central Luzon – due to 4 storms in July to August • 1979 flood in Bulacan due to unprecedented spill of Angat dam • 1991 flash flood in Ormoc City due to Typhoon Uring • 2004 flood in Pangasinan & Pampanga and flash floods in Infanta & Quezon provinces

due to passages of Typhoons Violata, Winnie and Yoyong • 2006 floods/flashflood in Albay due to passage of Typhoon (Durian) • 2008 floods/flashflood in Panay Island due to passage of Typhoon Frank (Fengshen) • 2009 floods in Metro Manila & surrounding provinces & Pangasinan due to spill of

San Roque dam • 2011 floods in Central Luzon (Typhoons Pedring & Quiel) and Cagayan de Oro and

Iligan cities (Tropical Storm Sendong) • 2012 floods in Metro Manila & surrounding provinces due to the surge of the

Southwest monsoon • Severe Flooding occured on August 6-8, 2012 due to Southwest Monsoon

(as enhanced by Typhoon Haikui) • Severe Flooding occured on August 17-21, 2013 due to Southwest Monsoon

(as enhanced by Typhoon Trami) • Storm surge occured at Eastern Visayas due to Typhoon Haiyan (Nov. 8, 2013)

BACKGROUND

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BACKGROUND

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MAJOR DROUGHT EVENTS IN THE PHILIPPINES

Lowest level of Angat Dam (multi-purpose) – 157.56 m (July 2010)

BACKGROUND

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Strengthening the Capacity of Science and mathematics Teachers on Disaster Risk Reduction and Management in Regions 9, 10, 11 and 12) – April-May 2012: Hydrometeorology Division

DATA COLLECTION NETWORK in the PH

58 Synoptic stations

23 Agromet stations

155 Automatic Weather Stations

6 Upper air stations

10 Doppler radars

2 Marine bouys 1 Wind Profiler

5 telemetered major river basins

6 telemetered major dams

4 Satellite receivers

Integrated High Power Computing (IHPC) Facility

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Strengthening the Capacity of Science and mathematics Teachers on Disaster Risk Reduction and Management in Regions 9, 10, 11 and 12) – April-May 2012: Hydrometeorology Division

DATA COLLECTION NETWORK in the PH

“tracking the sky…helping the country”



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Rolling-out of Climate Change Projection Scenarios Information –CMIP3 & CMIP5

Seasonal Climate Forecast

New Climate Forecast Products (i.e. Temperature, Dry Days, etc.)

Drought Early Warning and Monitoring System using remotely sensed-data



Establishment of FFWS Centers (buildings) in the other 13 major river basins in the country

18 Major river basins River Basin Location Area, km2

1 Abulog Luzon 3,372

2 Abra Luzon 5,125

3 Panay Visayas 1,843

4 Jalaur Visayas 1,503

5 Ilog-Hilabangan Visayas 1,945

6 Agusan Mindanao 10,621

7 Agus-Lake Lanao Mindanao 1,645

8 Cagayan de Oro Mindanao 1,521

9 Tagum-Libuganon Mindanao 3,064

10 Davao Mindanao 1,623

11 Buayan-Malungun Mindanao 1,434

12 Taglaoan Mindanao 1,704

13 Mindanao Mindanao 23,169



Operationalization of the Project “Establishment of Early Warning & Monitoring System for Metro Manila”

EFCOS Monitoring & Warning system

KOICA2 Project

KOICA Monitoring & warning system

Integration of existing & proposed monitoring systems – Resilience project (UNDP-CIDA)


Eight(8) component projects under the NOAH program 1) Hydro met Sensors Development, 2) DREAM-LIDAR 3-D Mapping Project, 3) Flood NET-Flood Modeling Project, 4) Hazards Information Media, 5) Enhancing Geo-hazards Mapping through LIDAR, 6) Doppler System Development, 7) Landslide Sensors Development

Project, and; 8) Storm Surge Inundation Mapping Project. The country’s warning agencies: PAGASA and PHIVOLCS

Participation in the implementation of Nationwide Operational Assessment of Hazard s (NOAH)


Storm Hazard Map

Flood/Flashflood Hazard Maps

Hydrometeorological Hazard Maps

Flood/Flashflood Hazard Map

Risk Knowledge



• Sentinel Asia 3 Experimental Operation: Landslide and Flood Japan Aerospace and Exploration Agency (JAXA) - Sentinel Asia (SA) /PHIVOLCS, 2013-2014

• Strengthening Capacity of Comprehensive Data Management of Flood Forecasting and Warning System (FFWS) through Strategic Formulation of Hydrometeorological Information System, JICA – TCP, 2014-2017



Capacity Development for Flood Risk Management with Integrated Flood Analysis System(IFAS) -JICA, (2012)

Continue flood hazard mapping activities (1:10K) Integration and harmonization of activities under various local

& foreign- assisted project which will are on-going and to be implemented in 2014

Adoption of the newly upgraded Dam & Flood warning protocols

Promotion of Community Based Flood Early Warning System (CBFEWS)

• ICHARM project: Flood and drought risk assessment in the Pampanga river basin

Counterpart: PAGASA and others (about SOUSEI project and new PWRI’s recovery planning project) PROJECT DURATION: 2014 (Mission duration)


• Establishment of Local Fire Danger Rating System utilizing MODIS data and NWP products

• FAO-AMICAF Project for Food Security Issues



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Mobile radar – can be deployed quickly in cases where meteorological alerts occur in areas with significant hydrological risk, as an important tool for civil protection emergencies

Mobile Radar


PROGRAMS/ACTIVITIES/PROJECTS QTY. / UNIT

Satellite & Data Center Building (Satellite Antenna Farm) 1 National Meteorological Climate Center Building 1

VSAT Interconnectivity 5

Scientific / Technical Equipment

- Wind Tunnel 1

- Forecaster's Workstation 2

- Enhancement of Aeromet Services 1

- Early Warning System for Major River Basins 18

- Telescope dome 1

- Upper-air Station 1

- Automatic Weather Station (AWS) 10

- Mobile Radar 1

- Meteorological Buoy 2

- Unified Information System 1


System Configuration Diagram

L4 Switch Web/Was Server

Firewall

L3 Switch

L2 SwitchAnalysis

SAN Switch

NAS Storage 10/100/1000Mbps Ethernet Network

4Gbps Storage Area Network

LTO Tape BackupDB Server

Clustering

DSS

Intranet

DAS NCR

SM

DAS

DRS

DPS DMS Backup

Tns/Rcv

Surv& Cntl

R&D

SAN Storage

10G Ethernet

L2 Switc

Establishment of Communication, Ocean and Meteorological Satellite



Project, and; 8) Storm Surge Inundation Mapping Project.

Participation in the implementation of National Operational Assessment of Hazard (NOAH)



Project, and; 8) Storm Surge Inundation Mapping Project.

Participation in the implementation of National Operational Assessment of Hazard (NOAH)


Category Criteria Description of Rainfall

Condition

MODERATE 1 to 2 months of below normal rainfall condition

- below normal (41 – 80% of normal rainfall)

DRY SPELL 3 consecutive months of below normal rainfall condition


DROUGHT 3 consecutive months of way below normal rainfall condition

- way below normal (< or = 40% of normal rainfall)

DROUGHT 5 consecutive months of below normal rainfall condition


CRITERIA for Dry Spell/Drought Monitoring


•The Philippines is affected by an increase in extreme weather events such as tropical cyclones, floods, monsoons, ITCZ and severe weather system.

• Tropical cyclones are now more diverse, complex and associated with heavy rainfall and strong winds producing more damage, thus the following actions must be done:

- Map out the areas at risk to natural hazards; - Undertake Community-based early warning system for high risk areas; - Make people aware of the disaster risk; - Improve community preparedness and resilience; - Define clear roles and responsibilities and wide participation of all stakeholders;

• Information and communications technology (ICT) plays an important role in disaster risk reduction and management;

• We cannot afford to be complacent on the dangers of these hazards;

• We must play our part to have a SAFER community…Now is the time to act.


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COUNTRY REPORT: GEOSS-RELATED ACTIVITIES IN THE … · 2014-12-13 · 1991 flash flood in Ormoc City due to Typhoon Uring • 2004 flood in Pangasinan & Pampanga and flash floods