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Whole of Society Approach in the South PacificKelly Sponberg (IEPAS) & Matthew Lloyd (NZ Red Cross)
LEADERSHIP- Selfless
INNOVATION- It’s amazing what we can accomplish…
COLLABORATION- Invested in Outcomes
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International Extension and Public Alert System
• The International Extension and Public Alert System (IEPAS) program engages in research and undertakes projects to improve rural and remote communication of meteorological information. Primary support for the program is provided by the USAID Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA) within its Bureau for Democracy, Conflict and Humanitarian Assistance. Funding is provided through an inter-agency agreement with the NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) International Activities Office (IAO).
• To accomplish its mission, IEPAS engages in the development of communication tools, provides training, and manages of pilots and quasi-operational systems. The program works in parts of Africa, Asia, Pacific, and Central America and Caribbean.
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One Outcome They Were Both Working Toward
• Objective: Minimizing loss of life within first 48 hrs. of a disaster.
Time to Response
Loss of Life
24-48 Hrs.
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Collaboration - Tactical
Donors
United NationsSystem
NGOs
Industry / MediaGovernments
MILITARY
Volunteer & Technical
Communities
Academia
Evil
Hackers
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Pacific Endeavor
UNOCHA
WGET
UNWFP
UNHCR
WVI
NZ Red Cross
NZ Police
Kestral Tech
KiwiEx
Serval
Horn of Africa
Plan Int’lSave the Children
USAID
Nepalese Mil.
Philippine A.F.
Wright Sat Conn.
PACOM -MCIPSingapore DSTA
OxfamWV – East Africa
Motorola
Iridium
ICRC
IFRC
Collaboration - Strategic
NZ A.F.
IEPASOFDA
NZ Dept of Cons.
Davis Consulting
IOMeCLIC
IFRC
Cisco
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Collaborative Process
1. The technology2. Adoption3. Program Coordination
- Started with a long flight across the Pacific
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The TechnologyPrepositioning Satellite Communication Devices
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AdoptionMake the life-saving technology part of their daily lives.
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Program Coordination
Territory New Zealand Red Cross NOAA NWS International Activities OfficeAmerican Samoa XCommonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands XCook Islands XFederated States of Micronesia X XFiji XGuam XKiribati XPalau X XPNG XRepublic of Marshall Islands XSamoa X XSolomon Is X XTonga X XTuvalu XVanuatu X X
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Kiribati
Nauru
Marshall IslandsFederated States of Micronesia
Solomon Islands Tuvalu
Samoa
Vanuatu Fiji
Tonga
Palau
Guam
Northern Mariana Islands
American Samoa
Cook Islands
Kiribati
Program Sites for NZ Red Cross and IEPAS Chatty Beetle
NZRC Only
NWS Only
NZRC & NWS
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Nauru
Marshall IslandsFederated States of Micronesia
Tuvalu
Samoa
Vanuatu
Fiji Tonga
Guam
American Samoa
Cook Islands
Kiribati
The Communications Infrastructure IS The Whole of Society
Kiribati
Solomon Islands
Fiji
Palau
Northern Mariana Islands
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Collaborative Programming
• Three Organizations discover a common area of interest through MCIP’s Pacific Endeavor program.
• Shared Objectives: Not only pre-position devices but use them to support daily activities.
• Planned and natural collaborative result begins to meet objective to minimize loss of life in the event of natural disasters.
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Interim Results• In 2012, IEPAS received immediate messages from the South Pacific
with news that a typhoon had hit, and with details about their immediate condition and needs.
• In 2012, Pacific Endeavor for the first time planned table top exercises assuming some communication would be in place at all times during a natural disaster due to efforts such as those of NZ Red Cross and NWS.
• Three Organizations discover a common objective through MCIP’s Pacific Endeavor program and continue to grow the collaborative effort through programs and networks.