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Disaster Management Systems Building Capacity for Developing Countries and the Most Vulnerable Among Us
by Connie WhiteUniversity of Southern MS, USA
TIEMS USAHattiesburg, MS 2014
Information and Communication Disaster Management Capacity
Building Developing
Leveling the Playing Field
Internet Penetration
Mobile Devices
Social Media
Taking humanitarians & organizations onlineSupporting virtual communitiesDisseminating Information2 Way CommunicationMedia Rich
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http://youtu.be/mICgg3h43_k
http://worlddisastersreport.org/en/
Target 13: Address the special needs of the Least Developed Countries (includes tariff and quota-free access for Least Developed Countries, exports, enhanced program of debt relief for heavily indebted poor countries [HIPCs] and cancellation of official bilateral debt, and more generous official development assistance for countries committed to poverty reduction)
Target 18: In cooperation with the private sector, make available the benefits of new technologies, especially information and communication technolgie. (http://www.unmillenniumproject.org/goals/gti.htm#goal8)
– a long-term continual process of development that involves all stakeholders; including
ministries, local authorities, non-governmental organizations, professionals, community
members, academics and more.
The United Nations Development Program defines capacity building as
For UNDP, developing sustainable DRR capacities at national and local level is based on the following assumptions:
• Locally generated, owned and sustained capacity is essential to the success of any DRR enterprise. • The development of DRR capacity is the concern of an entire society, rather than of any single agency, professional discipline, or stakeholder group.• The development of technical capacities associated with professional disciplines or functions—such as environmental management or land-use management—needs to be combined with other types of capacity development that include the promotion of leadership and other managerial capacities and performance-enhancing measures. • An enabling environment—i.e. strong political ownership and commitment at the highest levels of authority, extensive participation, transparency and clear public accountability—is essential for translating capacity into performance.
http://www.us.undp.org/content/dam/undp/library/crisis%20prevention/disaster/5Disaster%20Risk%20Reduction%20-%20Capacity%20Development.pdf
Levels of Capacity Building
● Individual: refers to the process of changing attitudes and behaviours-imparting knowledge and developing skills while maximizing the benefits of participation, knowledge exchange and ownership.
● Institutional: focuses on the overall organizational performance and functioning capabilities, as well as the ability of an organization to adapt to change.
● Systemic: emphasizes the overall policy framework in which individuals and organizations operate and interact with the external environment. Also known as 'enabling environment' or 'society'
http://www.coastalwiki.org/wiki/The_Capacity_Building_Concept
IndividualHackathonsWorkshopsSahanaCampsWebinarsF2f Training on location
OrganizationalDeveloping SoftwareRaising FundsPublishingDeveloping Training ManualsCreating StandardsConferencesSeamless Integration
Enabling EnvironmentWeb2pyHFOSSFbTwitterGoogle Hangouts
Sahana Software Foundation:Capacity Building on All Levels
Workshops Hackathons
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Information Gathering FastStandby Task Force – Crisis MappersReal-time solution
Solving a series of problems whileEducating individualsBuilding CommunityExposing Software SolutionsNetworkingNormally Free & Techy
Building Capacity, Building Communities, Techniques
Training organizations to use,Building Skill Sets for Detailed technical requirements,Can last longer and be more Focused for training needs.
Specific Solutions Sought - A type of crowd sourcing, can be open to all or restricted. With a minimal reward, great ideas and solutions can be generated.Can stimulate individuals to learn and develop skill set.
Sahana Software Foundation(facilitators, directors)
Web2py(html, python, MySQL)
hFOSS
INDIVIDUAL
ENABLINGENVIRONMENT
ORGANIZATIONAL
SahanaCamp Training & Education(volunteers, participants)
LOCAL
The Philippines
International FederationOf the Red Cross
ICDMC TECHNOLOGY TOOLS, COMMUMITIES AND METHODS BUILDING ICDMC
Sahana Disaster
Management System
INSTITUTIONAL
NATIONAL
ORGANIZATION REAL-WORLD RESULT
Workshops Hackathons
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Sahana
Ushahidi
OpenStreetMap
InSTEDD
Frontline SMS
OpenMRS
RapidSMS
Linux
Apache
MySQLPython
PHP
OpenOffice
IRC
texting
ProjectLibre
hFOSS Communities
Free Technology
Leveraging Low Cost Solutions for Building Capacity
ICDMC aligned with the HFA
HFA PRIORITY 2: Identify, assess and monitor disaster risks and early warning
● Disasters can be monitored by using DMIS;
● layers of data provide common operating picture for decision support;
● information dissemination
● More accurate, timely information
ICDMC aligned with the HFA
HFA PRIORITY 3: Use knowledge, innovation and education to build a culture of safety and resilience at all levels
● Online Communities exist for each software solution
● Workshops● Hackathons● Challenges● Webinars● Conferences● university classes.
ICDMC aligned with the HFA
HFA Priority 4:
Reduce the underlying risk factors
● Integrate all systems into training exercises with emergency management officials and locals
● Establish policies and implement technology for best warning systems
ICDMC aligned with the HFA
HFA Priority 5:
Strengthen disaster preparedness for effective response at all levels.
● Use systems for organization integration on information sharing, requirements, decision support, information dissemination, incident reports, logistics, tracking, training, building community of practice
Fran BoonPresents
Future Steps? Suggestions?
What can be done to take this forward?More concerted effort?Ways to measure success?