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UNITED NATIONS ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMISSION FOR ASIA AND THE

PACIFIC

Expert Group Meeting on Disaster Rapid Impact Assessment using Space-Based Information

1-3 December 2014

Dehradun, India

Summary Meeting Report

Prepared by the Secretariat

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* This document has been issued without formal editing

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I. CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

1. The meeting recognized that the Asia-Pacific suffers the most from

disasters due to the growing population and economies becoming more

exposed to disaster hazards. The Asia Pacific region accounted for more

than 74.6 % of the global human fatalities due to natural disasters between

1970 and 2011, while South Asia and South West Asia emerged as the sub-

region with the largest share of human fatalities1.

2. The meeting acknowledged that over the past four decades, Asia-Pacific

total economic losses due to disasters accounted for $1.14 trillion, or 46

per cent of global losses. Four types of natural hazards (floods,

earthquakes, storms and tsunamis) were responsible for approximately 90

per cent of the total economic losses in Asia and the Pacific. Across the

various sub-regions, South and Southwest Asia has experienced the largest

number of natural hazard events in the last four decades, followed by

Southeast Asia and East and Northeast Asia.

3. The meeting further acknowledged that South Asia is home to 23 % of the

world population though it accounts for only less than 2 % of the world’s

income, reflecting poverty, deprivation and vulnerability of its people,

while facing an onslaught of recurring natural disasters.

4. The meeting recognized that the Science, technology and innovation (STI)

is a key driver for sustainable economic growth. Among innovative

technologies, space technology and geospatial information systems (GIS)

applications have appeared as one of the leading technologies in

contributing to sustainable economic growth and global development

challenges in the Asia Pacific region.

5. The meeting noted that space technology and GIS applications have gained

ground in terms of its spread of usage and the advancement of capabilities

that comes with this usage particularly in the areas of disaster risk

reduction in Asia Pacific region. There are many new space-based tools

and technologies available for mapping, monitoring and quantifying

disaster impact, specific to the types of disasters, topography of landscape

and climate conditions of the areas being assessed, that are being used

amongst SAARC countries.

6. The meeting also noted though, that there are still substantial gaps and

needs for the effective use of space technology and GIS to address disaster

risk reduction and enhance resilient, in particular in South Asia. The

information, tools and technologies are not yet universally accessible and

not being utilized to their full potential.

7. The meeting acknowledged that the post-disaster damage and loss

assessments have been conducted by the affected countries for emergency

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response, recovery and reconstruction. However, often, due to a lack of

standardized methodologies, eligible human resources, technical assistance

and tools, these assessments are not precise neither always multi-sectoral.

8. The meeting also acknowledged that the rapid disaster impact assessment

using space-based information needs to feed into Damage and Loss

Assessment (DaLA) for immediate response and Post Disaster Needs

Assessment (PDNA) for long term recovery. The quality of timely and

multi-sectoral assessments contribute substantially to recovery and

reconstruction, which is an important window for the ex-post investments

towards mainstreaming disaster risk reduction into sustainable

development.

9. The meeting noted with appreciation that there is an emerging trend in

performing rapid assessment of disaster impacts by downscaling PDNA

and attaching priority to the context specific limited sectors for assessment.

The rapid assessment has been driven by advances in STI, particularly

space technology and GIS applications, statistical time-series

analysis/simulations and semi-empirical loss assessment models. Using

smart tools and techniques, the rapid assessment needs to be designed in a

manner where it contributes substantially to the PDNA process, in case it is

taken up by the Government and development partners at a later date.

10. The meeting expressed the appreciation to ESCAP and with SAARC

Disaster Management Centre (DMC) on joint working for developing the

methodology of Rapid Assessment of Damage and Loss for South-Asia

based on smart DaLA/PDNA tools2, which is in line with ESCAP

Resolutions 70/13, 69/11 and 69/12 on the implementation of the strategies

and policies for mainstreaming disaster risk reduction and to work with

sub-regional organizations in Asia and the Pacific. The meeting noted with

appreciation that this methodology will contribute to the South Asia

Recovery Framework led by SAARC.

11. The meeting emphasized that with the standardized methodology adopted

by several development partners, the PDNA enables sector-wise damage

and loss assessment and helps the affected countries to mobilize the

financial resources for recovery and reconstruction including assistance

from donors and development partners.

12. The participating countries expressed the appreciation to ESCAP, SAARC

DMC and Centre for Space Science and Technology Education in Asia and

the Pacific (CSSTEAP) on timely organization of the EGM and back-to-

back specialized training to exchange information on best practices,

institutional arrangement on post disaster impact assessment. The

participating countries also expressed their wiliness on sharing their good

practices with countries in other sub-regions.

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13. The participating countries expressed their appreciations to ESCAP,

SAARC DMC and CSSTEAP on enhancing their understanding and skills

on concept, data sets, models and methodology for post-disaster rapid

damage and loss assessment. In addition, the participants learned how to

use space, GIS, navigation and crowd sourcing application products for

post-disaster, rapid damage and loss assessment.

14. The meeting appreciated the efforts made by ESCAP, SAARC DMC and

CSSTEAP on increasing the understanding on operational needs and

institutional gaps in South Asia, and further finalizing the methodological

framework of the rapid assessment. The meeting noted with appreciation

that the outcomes would be fed into the development of a technical

manual, which will be used for regular capacity development training

programmes as well as for conducting rapid assessment of damage and loss

in the region.

15. The meeting recognized that the skills required for performing rapid

impact assessment should be developed at all levels of disaster

management within SAARC countries, and institutional capacity

development amongst SAARC countries is still required, for performing

rapid impact assessments that are efficient, timely and quantitative in

nature. In this regard, the meeting recommended that ESCAP secretariat

should work closely with SAARC DMC and CSSTEAP on further

enhancing the capacity of countries in using innovative technologies for

rapid disaster assessment.

16. The meeting further recognized that regional cooperation for applications

of space technology and GIS as a key mechanism to addressing these gaps

and needs in the region. The meeting noted that the regional/sub-regional

cooperation provides member countries with systematic access to essential

space-derived data, products and services for disaster risk reduction and

sustainable development. In this connection, the meeting called upon

SAARC Member Countries to work closely through the regional and sub-

regional cooperative frameworks, in particular the Regional Space

Applications Programme for sustainable Development in Asia and the

Pacific (RESAP), the SAARC Disaster Management Framework, the

Centre for Space Science and Technology Education in Asia and the

Pacific (CSSTEAP) and the Regional Integrated Multi-Hazard Early

Warning System for Africa and Asia.

17. The meeting further request the ESCAP secretariat to share the good

practices and to other sub-region, such as ASEAN and Pacific, to improve

the capacity, customize the standardized methodology for sub-region and

conduct effective rapid assessment of damage and loss.

18. The meeting benefited from the case studies presented by the participating

countries. The meeting also noted that there are various sources of free

open source data and tools with a geographical element, including

international and regional networks for acquiring real-time space-based

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information and crowd-sourced base data, which can be integrated to

produce rapid ‘mashup’ products.

19. The meeting recommended presenting the draft methodological framework

of the rapid assessment, with demonstrative case studies drawn from South

Asia, to the experts from SAARC member countries, for their comments,

suggestions and review.

20. The meeting recommended that ESCAP, in collaboration with SAARC

DMC and CSSTEAP, will take the examples provided and experiences

shared by the participating countries and experts, and develop a training

manual for Rapid Impact Assessment and Resilient Recovery. A proposed

outline for the training manual was discussed and endorsed during the

meeting.

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I. PROCEEDINGS

A. Organization of the Meeting

1. The Expert Group Meeting (EGM) on Disaster Rapid Impact Assessment using Space-

Based Information was held at the Lemon Tree Hotel, Dehradun, India from 1 to 3

December 2014. The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and

the Pacific (ESCAP), SAARC Disaster Management Centre (SDMC) and the Centre

for Space Science and Technology Education in Asia and the Pacific (CSSTEAP),

part of the Indian Institute of Remote Sensing (IIRS) of the Indian Space Research

Organisation (ISRO) jointly organized the meeting.

B. Attendance

2. The meeting was attended by experts from SAARC member countries including

institutions such as: Afghanistan National Disaster Management Authority (ANDMA);

Bangladesh Ministry of Disaster Management & Relief and Bangladesh Space

Research & Remote Sensing Organization (SPARRSO); Ministry of Works & Human

Settlement of Bhutan; Indian Municipal and National Disaster Management Authority,

Ministry of Home Affairs, Disaster Mitigation & Management Centre (DMMC),

Central Institute of Subtropical Horticulture, CSSTEAP, IIRS and ISRO; National

Disaster Management Centre of Maldives; and SAARC Disaster Management Centre.

The complete list of the participants is included in Annex 3 of this report.

C. Opening of the meeting

3. The inaugural session of the EGM commenced with an opening speech from Professor

Santosh Kumar, Director, SAARC DMC, Mr. Sanjay Srivastava, Chief, Disaster Risk

Reduction Division, Information and Communications Technology and Disaster Risk

Reduction Division, ESCAP, and Dr. Y.V.N. Krishna Murthy, Director, IIRS and

CSSTEAP.

D. Presentations and discussions

4. The theme of session 1 was Damage and Loss Assessment (DaLA) and Post Disaster

Needs Assessment (PDNA) in SAARC countries. For this session, Mr. Sanjay

Srivastava highlighted the data required for DaLA/PDNA in key sectors while Prof.

Santosh Kumar provided an overview of DaLA in SAARC countries.

5. Session 2 focused on Space applications for DaLA, with examples provided by Mr.

Syed T. Ahmed on the RESAP network for disaster response and damage assessment,

from ESCAP’s areas of work and other potential regional initiatives, which can be

leveraged for DaLA and PDNA.

6. Brainstorming on Damage and Loss Assessment, amongst all experts, took place

during session 3, which provided insight into the different methodologies for rapid

impact assessment. Participants from Bangladesh informed the meeting that

SPARRSO is in the process of developing the National Flood Monitoring System

(NFMS) based on Remote Sensing and GIS techniques. Thematic areas covered under

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NFMS would be Flood areas, Population affected, Flood damage, and Flood early

warning. Currently, generation of perennial floodwater digital data layer of

Bangladesh using optical and microwave remote sensing datasets exist. In addition,

Department of Disaster Management, under its ECRRP-D1 (Disaster Risk Mitigation

and Reduction) Project, has undertaken a program to develop the Customize Software

for Damage Need Assessment financed by World Bank. Under the DNA a digital

method of damage and needs assessment will be carried out to address the post

disaster mitigation activities including the provision of accumulating baseline data in

terms of population, housing level, etc. Additionally, participants from Nepal

informed the meeting that they are preparing for new Disaster Management Act

covering all phases of disasters with more focus on Preparedness and Mitigation.

Looking forward to working on Risk and Hazard mapping at country level.

7. Session 4 consisted of various DaLA case studies that were presented by the different

experts covering Badakhshan mudslides (2014), Haiti Earthquake (2010) and World

Bank and ECLAC DaLa methodology framework by Mr. Sanjay Srivastava; Nepalese

disaster experiences by Mr. Rajendra B. Aryal; Bangladesh floods and Bangladesh

DaLA experiences by Mr. S.M. Humayun Kabir and Mr. Dilder Ahmed; and

Landslides by Dr. P.K. Champati Ray.

8. Sessions 5 and 6 focused on Rapid assessment using space, Geographical Information

Systems (GIS), navigation and crowd-sourcing. As part of session 5, Mr. S. Dayal

from Bihar State Disaster Management Authority presented the study on Kosi river

basin-Flood Information Management System for monitoring flood inundation and

damage assessment; Additionally, Dr. Shri Sudhir Aggarwal presented satellite

communication systems for early warning, search and rescue and emergency response.

This was followed by questions and answers on the material covered so far. Session 6

covered agricultural drought assessment and monitoring using earth observation data

by Dr. N.R. Patel; applications of mobile GIS and crowd-sourcing in disaster

management, and spatial mashup and integration of data from distributed systems for

emergency management during disasters by Dr. Harish Karnatak;

E. Agenda Item 6: Adoption of the report

9. The conclusions and recommendations were adopted on 3 December 2014 in

Dehradun, India.

List of Annex Documents

1. Annex 1: Concept note (for both EGM and specialized training)

2. Annex 2: Programme of the EGM

3. Annex 3: List of Participants

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Expert Group Meeting and Specialized Training on Disaster Rapid Impact Assessment using

Space-Based Information

1-5 December 2014

Dehradun, India

Concept Note

Background and Context

The ESCAP-ISDR Asia Pacific Disaster Report 2012 highlights that the Asia Pacific region

accounted for more than 74.6 % of the global human fatalities due to natural disasters between 1970

and 2011, while South Asia and South West Asia emerged as the subregion with the largest share of

human fatalities. South Asia is home to 23 % of the world population though it accounts for only less

than 2 % of the world’s income, reflecting poverty, deprivation and vulnerability of its people, while

facing an onslaught of recurring natural disasters. Some of the major disasters faced by South Asian

countries in the recent past include the Bhutan earthquake in 2009, the Pakistan floods in 2010, the

Sikkim earthquake in India in 2011, the building collapse in Dhaka in April 2013, the devastating

floods in Uttarakhand (India) in June 2013, cyclone Phailin (Odisha, India) in October 2013,

Badakhshan (Afghanistan) mudslides in April 2014, landslide across the Saptakoshi River (Nepal) in

August 2014, floods in Northern India (Jammu and Kashmir) and Pakistan in October 2014 and

cyclone Hudhud (Andhra Pradesh and Odisah, India) in October 2014.

Post-disaster damage and loss assessments have been conducted by the affected countries for

emergency response, recovery and reconstruction. However, often, due to a lack of standardized

methodologies, these assessments are not precise neither always multi-sectoral. The UN Global

Assessment Report 2013 observes that direct disaster losses are at least 50 percent higher than

internationally reported figures. The quality of timely and multi-sectoral assessments contribute

substantially to recovery and reconstruction, which is an important window for the ex-post

investments towards mainstreaming disaster risk reduction into sustainable development. The UN

ECLAC Damage and Loss Assessment (DaLA) based Post-Disaster Needs Assessment (PDNA)

serves as an important tool for the valuation of physical damages and economic losses to support the

financing needs for recovery and reconstruction. With the standardized methodology adopted by

several development partners, the PDNA enables sector-wise damage and loss assessment and helps

the affected countries to mobilize the financial resources for recovery and reconstruction including

assistance from donors and development partners.

While PDNA missions are always led by the affected countries, lack of institutional capacity has

been the constraining factor in adopting and institutionalizing DaLA methodology into the national

disaster damage and loss assessment system. Furthermore, in the recent times, there is an emerging

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trend in performing rapid assessment of disaster impacts by downscaling PDNA and attaching

priority to the context specific limited sectors for assessment. The rapid assessment is also driven by

advances in Science, Technology and Innovation, particularly space applications, Geographical

Information System (GIS), statistical time-series analysis/simulations and semi-empirical loss

assessment models, such as ShakeCast and Early Post-Earthquake Damage Assessment Tool

(EPEDAT) for potential earthquake damage assessment. Using smart tools and techniques, the rapid

assessment needs to be designed in a manner where it contributes substantially to the PDNA process,

in case it is taken up by the Government and development partners at a later date.

The Centre for Space Science and Technology Education in Asia and the Pacific (CSSTEAP), hosted

by the Government of India’s Department of Space (DOS), is the premier institution for capacity

development in space and GIS applications. The CSSTEAP, which is affiliated to the United

Nations, is a part of the education and training network under the Regional Space Applications

Programme for Sustainable Development in Asia and the Pacific (RESAP) of ESCAP. CSSTEAP

also works with SAARC Disaster Management Centre for capacity development in remote sensing

and GIS applications for disaster risk management.

The SAARC is working on the development of the South Asia Recovery Framework and requested

technical assistance from ESCAP for developing the methodology of Rapid Assessment of Damage

and Loss based on smart DaLA/PDNA tools. Similarly, in the second phase of ASEAN-UN Strategic

Plan of Action on Disaster Management (SPA/DM II), ESCAP is working with ASEAN on space

applications in damage and loss assessment. ESCAP Resolutions 70/13, 69/11 and 69/12 lay

emphasis on the implementation of the strategies and policies for mainstreaming disaster risk

reduction and to work with ASEAN, SAARC and SPC/SOPAC. The Expert Group Meeting (EGM)

on space applications for damage and loss assessment, jointly with SAARC and CSSTEAP,

scheduled from 1-5 December 2014, in Dehra Dun, India aims to discuss the details of rapid

assessment with the stakeholders from SAARC member countries. The case studies of using smart

tools and techniques for rapid assessment in recent disasters, such as the Pakistan floods in 2010,

Haiti earthquake 2011, the devastating floods in Uttarakhand (2013), Cyclone Phailin (2013),

Badakhshan mudslides (2014), Floods in Jammu and Kashmir and Pakistan (2014) and Cyclone

Hudhud (2014) and 2014 drought in India and Sri Lanka, will be used to develop the rapid

assessment methodology.

It is also proposed to present the draft methodological framework of the rapid assessment, with

demonstrative case studies drawn from South Asia, to the experts from SAARC member countries,

for their comments, suggestions and review. The meeting will also help in understanding the

operational needs and institutional gaps in South Asia, and the outcome of the expert deliberations

will be used to finalize the methodological framework of the rapid assessment. Outcomes will also

feed into the development of a technical manual, which may be used for regular capacity

development training programmes as well as for conducting rapid assessment of damage and loss in

the region.

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Key objectives

1. To exchange information on best practices, institutional arrangement on post disaster impact

assessment, and to identify needs and gaps, with the help of consultants hired by the ESCAP

secretariat and senior experts from SAARC DMC and CSSTEAP.

2. To recommend to the ESCAP secretariat, possible next steps on enhancing the capacity of

countries in using innovative technologies for rapid disaster assessment.

3. To understand the concept, data sets, models and methodology for post-disaster, rapid damage

and loss assessment;

4. To learn how to use space, GIS, navigation and crowd sourcing application products for post-

disaster, rapid damage and loss assessment;

5. To learn from real life experiences of post-disaster, rapid damage and loss assessment in South

Asia by having hands-on practice;

6. To develop the content for a technical manual on ‘Rapid Assessment of Damage and Loss’, by

capturing the essence of expert deliberations during the Expert Group Meeting/group training.

Key Stakeholders

The target audience includes the experts and key stakeholders/participants from ESCAP/SAARC

member countries from South Asia – including Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal,

Maldives, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.

Three resource persons - from CSSTEAP/IIRS, NRSC, India, ESCAP, SAARC Disaster

Management Centre or PDNA Experts from SAARC member countries).

Suggested number of participants – 8-10 international approximately and 10 -15 national.

Format

It is suggested to have a five day expert group meeting coupled with group training, which will be

divided in three parts:

a) Expert Group Meeting - 2.5 days: Post-disaster damage and loss assessment – issues,

challenges and perspectives; experts will exchange information on best practices, institutional

arrangement on post disaster impact assessment, and to identify needs and gaps; consultants

will introduce the concept, methods and its applications including DaLA/PDNA experiences

in South Asia.

b) Specialized training - 2 days: Case study demonstration of Pakistan floods in 2010, the

devastating floods in Uttarakhand (2013), Cyclone Phailin (2013), Badakhshan mudslides

(2014), floods in Jammu and Kashmir and Pakistan (2014), Cyclone Hudhud (2014) and

2014 drought in India and Sri Lanka – including hands-on practice.

c) Expert Group Brainstorming Meeting - 0.5day: on developing a methodological

framework for post-disaster damage and loss assessment using innovative tools/techniques,

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and develop recommendations `on possible next steps on enhancing the capacity of countries

in using innovative technologies for rapid disaster assessment.

Expected outputs and outcomes

At the end of the Expert Group Meeting/group training, based on the principal of south-south and

regional cooperation, the participants will enhance their knowledge and institutional capacity to

develop and use the rapid assessment methodology for post-disaster damage and loss assessment in

their own countries. The methodology may also be extended to ASEAN and Pacific SIDS context,

where demand for rapid assessment of post-disaster damage and losses is high.

Suggested resource persons

Concept of Damage and Loss

Assessment (DaLA) and Post-disaster

Needs Assessment (PDNA)

Professor Santosh Kumar, Director SAARC Disaster

Management Centre and Mr. Aslam Parvez, ADPC

Bangkok

DaLA/PDNA experiences in South

Asia

Dr. Sanjay K Srivastava, Chief, Disaster Risk

Reduction Section, ESCAP, and Mr. Aslam Parvez

Space, GIS, navigation and crowd

sourcing for rapid assessment

Case study demonstration:

Pakistan floods in 2010 (Sanjay)

Badakhshan mudslides (2014) (Sanjay) and

Haiti earthquake (Sanjay)

Uttarakhand floods (2013) – IIRS/Uttarakhand

Space Applications Centre

Cyclone Phailin (2013) – IIRS/NRSC

Floods in Jammu and Kashmir and Pakistan

(2014) – IIRS/NRSC

Cyclone Hudhud (2014) – IIRS/NRSC

2014 Drought in India and Sri Lanka – including

hands-on practice – IIRS/NRSC

Country’s presentation

ESCAP’s efforts in promoting space

and GIS applications for disaster risk

reduction

ESCAP Secretariat - Mr. Syed T Ahmed, Space

Applications Section, ESCAP

Asia Pacific Action Plan for Space Applications -

Syed

ESCAP’s efforts in promoting south –

south cooperation for disaster risk

management and building resilience

ESCAP Secretariat - Sanjay and Syed

RESAP network - Syed

Enhancing capacity development CSSTEAP

Expert group brainstorming Challenges of rapid assessment – qualitative vs.

quantitative

Critical sectors

Accuracy vs timeliness

Access to data, tools and capacity assessments

Draft content for manual Chapters/contents

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As of 25 November 2014


1- 3 December 2014

Dehradun, India

Tentative Programme

Day 1 - Monday 1 December 2014 - Supply side

08:30 - 09:00 hrs. Arrival

09:00 - 10:00 hrs. Inaugural session: opening remarks

a) Introduction of participants

b) Welcome speech by SAARC Disaster Management Centre (DMC)

– Professor Santosh Kumar, Director, SAARC DMC

c) Welcome speech by ESCAP secretariat

– Dr. Sanjay Srivastava, Chief, Disaster Risk Reduction

Section, ICT and Disaster Risk Reduction Division

d) Welcome speech by Centre for Space Science and Technology

Education in Asia and the Pacific (CSSTEAP)

– Dr. Y.V.N. Krishnamurthy Director, IIRS and CSSTEAP

10:00 - 10:30 hrs. Coffee Break

10:30 - 13:00 hrs. Session 1: Damage and Loss Assessment (DaLA) and Post Disaster

Needs Assessment (PDNA) in SAARC countries

(presentations – 45 minutes each)

a) Data required for DaLA/PDNA in key sectors

- Dr. Sanjay Srivastava

b) DaLA in SAARC Countries

- Professor Santosh Kumar

13:00 - 14:00 hrs. Lunch

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14:00 - 15:30 hrs.

Session 2: Space applications for Damage and Loss Assessment


a) The RESAP network for Disaster Response and Damage

Assessment

– Mr. Syed T. Ahmed, Space Applications Section, ESCAP


16:00 - 17:00 hrs.

Session 3: Brainstorming on Damage and Loss Assessment

a) Methodologies for Rapid Impact Assessment – all participants

17:00 hrs. End

Day 2 - Tuesday 2 December 2014 – Demand side

08:30 - 09:00 hrs. Arrival

09:00 - 11:00 hrs. Session 4: DaLA case studies


a) Badakhshan mudslides (2014) and Haiti earthquake (2010)


b) World Bank ECLAC DaLa methodology framework


c) Nepalese disaster experiences – Nepal representative


11:30 - 13:15 hrs. Session 4 continued: DaLA case studies


a) Bangladesh floods – Bangladesh representative

b) Landslides - Bhutan representative

c) Landslides – Dr. P.K. Champati Ray

13:15 - 14:00 hrs. Lunch

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14:00 - 17:00 hrs.

Session 5: Rapid assessment using space and Geographic Information

Systems (GIS)

a) Satellite communications systems for early warning, search and

rescue and emergency response – Shri Sudhir Aggarwal

b) Question and answer (15 minutes)

17:00 hrs. End

Day 3 - Wednesday 3 December 2014 – Rapid Assessment using Space, Geographic

Information Systems (GIS), Navigation and

Crowd Sourcing

08:30 - 09:00 hrs. Arrival

09:00 - 10:30 hrs. Session 6:

a) Agricultural drought assessment and monitoring using earth

observation data – Dr. N.R. Patel

b) Applications of mobile GIS and croed-sourcing in disaster

management – Dr. Harish Karnatak


11:30 - 12:30 hrs. Session 6 continued:

a) Spatial mashup and integration of data from distributed systems for

emergency management during disasters - Dr. Harish Karnatak

12:30 - 13:00 hrs. Closing Session

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PARTICIPANTS ONLY


1- 3 December 2014

Dehradun, India

List of Participants

AFGHANISTAN

Mohd. Sadeq Sediqi, Admin Officer for Afghanistan National Disaster Management Authority (ANDMA),

Ghazi Jan Mohmmad Khan Watt, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 7th District, Kabul, Afghanistan, Tel: +93-202-

104558, Email: [email protected]

BANGLADESH

Mr. Dilder Ahmed, Joint Secretary and Director, Dept. of Disaster Management

The Ministry of Disaster Management & Relief, 92-93, Mohakhali C/A, Dhaka, Bangladesh, Tel: +880-

7177240866, Email: [email protected]

Mr. S.M. Humayun Kabir, Senior Scientific Officer, Ministry of Defence, Bangladesh Space Research &

Remote Sensing Organization (SPARRSO), Agargaon, Sher-e-Bangla Nagar, Dhaka 1207, Bangladesh, Tel:

+880-29131741, Fax: +880-29122473, Email: [email protected]

BHUTAN

Mr. Ngidup Jampel, ICT Officer, GolephuThromde, Ministry of Works & Human Settlement,

GolepuuThromde, Golepuu, PO Box No. 184, Tel:+975-6251289, Fax:+975-6252149, Email:

[email protected]

INDIA

Shri. Arup Kumar Das, Manager, GTAP, AARANYAK, 50 Samanway Path, Survey Beltola, Guwahati 28,

Assam, Tel: +91-361-2230250, Email: [email protected]

Shri. Shankar Dayal, Senior Advisor (Natural Disasters), Bihar State Disaster Management Authority,

Department of Disaster Management, Government of Bihar, Second Floor, PantBhawan, Patna 800001, Tel:

+91-995-5513835, Email: [email protected]

Dr. Ajanta Goswami, Scientist SD, GeoScience & Hazard Department, Indian Institute of Remote Sensing,

ISRO, 4-Kalidas Road, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, Tel: +91-895-4888815, Email: [email protected]

Mr. Pankaj Kumar, Second-in-Command, 08 Bn National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), Ministry of

Home Affairs, Sector 19, Kamla Nehru Nagar, Gaziabad, Tel: +91-996-8610012, Email:

[email protected]

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Shri. Ranjan Kumar, Research Assistant, SAARC Disaster Management Centre, NLDH Building, FLPA

Campus, New Delhi, Email: [email protected]

Shri. Dhanesh Lal, Senior Research Fellow, CISH-ICAR, Lucknow 226101, Rehmankhera, Lucknow, Tel:

+91-950-1065813, Email: [email protected]

Shri. B.N. Mishra, GIS Expert & Environment Specialist, Odisha State Disaster Management Authority

(OSDMA), Govt. Of Odisha, Rajiv Bhavan, Unit-V, Bhubaneswar, Odisha 751001, Tel: +91-674-2395531,

Fax: +91-674-2391871, Email: [email protected]

Shri. Arbinda Ray, System Expert & LKS Specialist, Odisha State Disaster Management Authority

(OSDMA), Govt. Of Odisha, Rajiv Bhavan, Unit-V, Bhubaneswar, Odisha 751001,

Tel: +91-674-2391871, +91-943-7106252, Fax: +91-674-2395531, Email: [email protected]

Shri. Krishna Singh Sajwan, Geologist, Disaster Mitigation & Management Centre (DMMC), Uttarakhand

Secretrait, Dehradun, Tel: +91-941-0791046, Email: [email protected]

Dr. Sarnam Singh, Scientist/Engineer 'G', Forestry & Ecology Department, Indian Institute of Remote

Sensing, ISRO & Programme Coordinator, Centre for Space and Technology Education in Asia and the

Pacific (CSSTEAP), 4, Kalidas Road, Dehradun, 248001, Tel: +91 135-2524226, Fax: +91-135-

2740785/2741987, Email: [email protected]

Dr. Praveen K. Thakur, Scientist SE, Water Resources Department, Indian Institute of Remote Sensing,

ISRO, Centre for Space and Technology Education in Asia and the Pacific (CSSTEAP), 4-Kalidas Road,

Dehradun 248001, Uttarakhand, Email: [email protected]

NEPAL

Mr. Rajendra Bahadur Aryal, Section Officer, Ministry of Home Affairs, Singhadurbar, Kathmandu,

Nepal, Tel: +977-1-4200105, Fax: +977-1-4200103, Email: [email protected]

MALDIVES

Mr. Ahmed Siyah, DRR Coordinator, National Disaster Management Centre, H. Rihijehi Koshi, Ameenee

Magu, Male, Maldives, Tel: +960-3333438, Fax: +960-3333443, Email: [email protected]

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ESCAP Secretariat

Mr. Sanjay Kumar Srivastava Chief

Disaster Risk Reduction Section

Information and Communications Technology and Disaster

Risk Reduction Division (IDD)

Tel: +66-2-288- 2633

Fax: +66-2-288-1085

E-mail: [email protected]

Mr. Syed T. Ahmed Associate Economic Affairs Officer

Space Applications Section



Tel: +66-2-288-1809

Fax: +66-2-288-1085


Ms. Shweta Sinha Consultant




Mr. Aslam Pervaiz Consultant/Resource Person




mailto:[email protected]




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