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Warning Information and Dissemination Platform in Vanuatu

Warning Information and Dissemination Platform in Vanuatu

Sylvain Todman, Patricia Mawa, Esline Garaebiti

Vanuatu Meteorological and Geohazards Department

Vanuatu Ministry of Climate Change and Natural Hazards

Sylvain Todman, Patricia Mawa, Esline Garaebiti

Vanuatu Meteorological and Geohazards Department

Vanuatu Ministry of Climate Change and Natural Hazards1

A new approach supported by the Common Alerting Protocol (CAP)

A new approach supported by the Common Alerting Protocol (CAP)

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tyMDRR Project BriefMDRR Project Brief

� Funding Administrator: World Bank Group

� Funding Source: Japan Policy on Human Resource Development

Grant

� Total funding: US$ 2.7 million – 243 million vatu

� Duration: September 2012 – December 2016

� Scope: Urban areas of Vanuatu (Port Vila-Luganville)

� Lead Gov. Agency: Vanuatu Meteorology and Geohazards

Department (VMGD)

� Other Gov. Agencies:

� National Disaster Management Office (NDMO)

� Department of Lands

� Physical Planning Unit

� Port Vila & Luganville Municipalities

� Shefa and Sanma Province

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� Component 1: Risk Mapping to Support Urban

Preparedness and Planning,

� Component 2: Tsunami Warning System for Urban

Area,

� Component 3: Integration of DRR and CCA activities,

� Component 4: Project Monitoring and Evaluation,

� Component 5: Project Management.

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Vanuatu Tsunami Warning System

Vanuatu Tsunami Warning System

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With the National Warning

Centre (VMGD) …

… and the National Disaster

Operational Centre (NDMO).

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�Tsunami Warning System implementation

plan (2016):� Public Consultation Preparation Phase: February

(VMGD/NDMO). Planning and costing

� Starting of Communities Consultations: March-June.

More than 100 consultations

(VMGD/NDMO/Provinces/Municipalities) in Greater

Port-Vila and Greater Luganville

� Finalization of evacuation routes, signs location and

evacuation maps

� Signs Technical specifications and procurement

� Signs installation in every communities

� Presentation to the communities and distribution of

Tsunami tools (brochure, awareness equipment, …) to

the local CDCs

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�Tsunami Warning System implementation

plan (2016):� Warning and Information Dissemination System final

design, specifications and procurement

� Installation of the Warning information and

Dissemination System, including Siren, TV, Radio, …

� Preparation and planning of 3 live exercises

� Luganville live Tsunami Exercise

� Port-Vila live Tsunami Exercise

� National live Tsunami Exercise

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� Project Presentation to the community

� Communities signs reviewed considering groups

(elders, disable, kids) and local issues (land

ownership, languages, responsibilities)

� Drawing and labelling maps, adding routes, locating signs

� Location names that help people read the map

� Field checking

Community consultationsCommunity consultations

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ZonesZones� Red: 0 – 2 m above mean sea level

� Orange: 2 – 7.5 m above mean sea level

� Yellow: 7.5 – 35 m above mean sea level

� Vegetation: >35 m above mean sea level

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Map featuresMap features� Buildings/roads/green space/vegetation in different zones

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Vanuatu Warning & Information

Dissemination System (WIDS)

Vanuatu Warning & Information

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Symbol e.g.

binoculars

Weather Forecasting &

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Climate

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Climate Division

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Geo-Hazards Division

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Synoptic Charts Tropical Cyclone Outlook Volcano Information

7 day forecast for selected centers 3-month rainfall outlook Earthquake Information

Marine Information/Tides Vanuatu Climate Update Tsunami Information

Etc. Climate Data Request

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StrategyWarning Dissemination

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An information disseminate in real-time : A

strategy in 3 parts

Local Alert System

(e.g. sirens, bells, …)

Media Broadcast

(e.g. TV and Radio

broadcast)

Messaging and

Connected

Broadcast System

(e.g. SMS,

Facebook, Twitter,

Website and mobile

application …)No matter the technology, the most

important goal is to reach “the last mile”





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� The Common Alerting Protocol (CAP) is an XML-based data format for exchanging public warnings and emergencies between alerting technologies.

� CAP allows a warning message to be consistently disseminated simultaneously over many warning systems to many applications.

� InternationalStandard Format

What is CAP ?What is CAP ?



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INTRODUCING: HAZARD

APPBY INTERNATIONAL RED CROSS

Identify hazards, reduce risk and stay informed when you need it most

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WIDS: Ingest information and generate CAP

WIDS: Ingest information and generate CAP

� CAP message are generated by

the platform (VMGD)

� Hazards are tagged with a

‘what now’ message and linked

to further in app content.

� More geo-targeted information

are available and automatic

message are disseminated .

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Chained crowdsourced event reporting is a feature that will provide alerting agencies with real-time hazard information sourced, quantified and verified from the community.

Communities Alert feedbacksCommunities Alert feedbacks



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SummarySummary

� Communities involvement on the system

design process very positive

� WIDS developed in-house might take times

but provide more scalability and better

resilience

� CAP Format is definitely a good choice:

� Standard format and technical compliance

� Readiness of Vanuatu if CAP Format become largely

adopted in the region

� Crowd sourcing, interesting feature to watch

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