National Disaster Operations Centre Kenya.

J Kertich

Environmental Health Desk officer-Kenya

Presentation to AGEE Forum in Switzeland

16th May 2013

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NATIONAL DISASTER OPERATION

CENTRE

Background Information

• National Disaster Operation Centre (NDOC) is a Department in the Ministry of State for Provincial Administration and Internal Security Office of the President.

• Established on 21 January 1998 following the adverse effects of El Nino rains.

• US Embassy bomb blast in the city in August 1998 affirmed the requirement to have NDOC.

MISSION

To monitor, co-ordinate, mobilize

resources and respond to disaster

incidents in the country.

VISION

To be the leading focal point for

disaster management and response

in Kenya.

Mandate

• Monitor all disasters on 24/7.

• Mobilize national resources to combat rapid onset disasters.

• Co-ordinate disaster management activities.

• Collaborate and network with other stakeholders.

Manning

The Center is manned on a 24/7 basis by officers drawn from;-

– Ministry of State for Defence

– Ministry of Health

– The Kenya Police

– Administration Police

– National Youth Service

– The Provincial Administration

• Ensuring agencies are informed of the

activation of disaster contingency plans. • Translating the decisions of the National

Disaster Coordination Committee (NDCC) into action.

Roles and Responsibilities

Roles and Responsibilities …

• Prepare inventories for

resources/assets countrywide.

• Develop a prioritized list of needs for

donors & partners.

• Prepare evacuation plans, shelter and

refugee areas.

• Clearance for aircrafts, ships, overseas disaster relief personnel, agencies supplies .

• Prepare disaster information media programmes.

• Carry out annual review, evaluation and validation disaster preparedness and response in the country.

• Prepare and issue daily situation report (SITREP) on disasters/Incidences in the country.

Roles and Responsibilities …

COMMON DISASTERS IN KENYA

STRUCTURAL COLLAPSE

FIRES

DROUGHT

FLOODS

Land Slide

HAZARD MATERIAL

Terrorism

ROAD TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS

Gaps at the NDOC

• Disaster Information Portal

• Disaster management Geo Information Systems

• National emergencies call centre with a toll free line

• Relocation of the NDOC to a safer and strategic location

• Camera Surveillance capability

• Satellite & mobile disaster operations centres

• Personal Protection Equipment (PPE gear)

• Training on HAZMAT and Search & Rescue

• Emergency Response vehicles

• Organisational email

Response to the gaps

• NCBDA, NDOC & KDN established a camera surveillance system which has enabled surveillance of Nairobi and Mombasa

• UNDP, NDOC, &RCMD are implementing a GIS program at the NDOC

• KENCALL offered to partner with the NDOC to establish a national emergencies call centre that has a toll free line

• HAZMAT and S&R to be conducted by AFRICOM before the end of 2011

• CDC donated 100 PPE sets-HAZMAT/Pandemics

• Google sponsored the creation of an interactive website which is to be launched

• Google provided corporate e-mails

Response to the gaps

Gaps yet to be addressed

• Disaster Information Portal

• Relocation of the NDOC

• Establishment of a national emergencies call

centre and a toll free line

• Digitalisation of data on disasters

• Establishment of Mobile & satellite disaster

operations centres

• Digital Information Panels (DID) panels or

Plasma screens

Planned Upgraded NDOC architecture

WAY FORWARD-REGIONAL AND

INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION

Disasters require more resources than a single

agency can provide.

Governments, institutions and individuals have

to pull together resources in order to address

disasters.

Linkage has to be established from the very

basic level among individuals, through

organizations and finally governments.

REGIONAL AND INTN’L

ASSOCIATION Cont..

ational Disaster Operations Centre (NDOC) liaises with the Regional Disaster Management Centre of Excellence.

The Kenya Red Cross society connects Kenya to the International Red Cross.

United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UN OCHA) country office in Nairobi links it to the international world.

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Thank you

Questions ?