Risk Assessments in the Republic of Moldova

1. RiskAssessments in the Republic of Moldova Adrian Macari Eduard Ambrosii

2. Contents DisasterRiskData & Information Hazard RiskMaps Databases & Information Systems RiskAssessmentActivities & Resources Projects & Programmes Organizations & Institutions Conclusions FutureObjectives (Priorities)

3. General • Information • Southeast of Europe • The area of the country is 33,846 km2 • Populationis 3.56 million • not including the Transnistrian • population of 533,000 • An estimated 750,000 to 1,000,000 • inhabitants work outside the country • north to south – 350 km • west to east - 150 km

4. Historic Disaster and Major Hazards Perceived Risk of Selected Key Hazards in Moldova – Ranking • Moldova is prone to various natural hazards, namely hydro-meteorological hazards (hail storms, early frost onset, droughts, and floods) and geophysical hazards, with the hydro-meteorological hazards becoming more frequent and intense in the last few decades(, 90% of total dangerous natural phenomena ). Key natural disasters as causes of loss to agriculture and annualized estimates of damage

5. Historic Earthquake Disasters • Historic Weather Disasters • Historic Flood Disasters • Historic Drought Disasters • Historic Landslides / erosion Disasters

6. Hazard RiskMaps Type:  Zoning map Landslide map of Moldova Scale:  1:200,000 Contemporary Exogenous processes map of Moldova Type:  Risk map Scale:  1:200,000 Map of Anthropogenic changes of the relief of Moldova Type:  Indicative map Scale:  1:200,000 Producers:  Laboratory of dynamicgeomorphologyofthe Academy of Scienceof Moldova http://ieg.asm.md/lab/lab6.pdf

7. Hazard RiskMaps The influence of geological-geomorphological processes on the formation of the geoecological situations in Moldova Type:  Indicative map Scale:  1:200,000 Series of maps "Republic of Moldova. Geomorphological conditions of Moldova " Scale: 1:1,000,000 or more Series of maps "Republic of Moldova. Geomorphological conditions of Moldova " Type:  Zoning map Country:  Moldova Producers:  Laboratory of dynamicgeomorphologyofthe Academy of Scienceof Moldova http://ieg.asm.md/lab/lab6.pdf

8. Databasesand Information Systems • Geo-morphological processes database Access Information ( sources, accessibility description, etc.):  Dynamic Geomorphology Laboratory, Institute of Ecology and Geography This database is an xls file that contain information about several processes, for example, erosion, landslides, collapse, etc. with different parameters included. • Database on drought and frost Access Information ( sources, accessibility description, etc.):  ClimatologyLaboratory, Institute of Ecology and Geography This information containd data about drought and frost on the Republic of Moldova territory and aditional information about the periods most affected by drought and frost • Database on Hydrometeorology Access Information ( sources, accessibility description, etc.):  The State Hydrometeorological Service The database containd the information about the meteorological and hydrological data, for example on weather evens, critical temperatures, drought, frost, etc. This information is stocked on the xls, word files.

9. RiskAssessmentActivities & Resources ProjectsandPrograms • Landslide Susceptibility Assessment in the Central Part of Republic of Moldova Funding Org:  NATO http://www.gripweb.org/gripweb/sites/default/files/projects_programs/Landslide%20Susceptibility%20in%20Moldova.pdf • Disaster and Climate Risk Management Project Funding Org:  World Bank http://www.worldbank.org/en/country/moldova • Programme of pilot projects aimed at promoting cooperation on adaptation to climate change under the UNECE Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes (UNECE Water Convention). Funding Org:  ENVSEC| UNDP| UNEP| OSCE http://www.unece.org/env/water/ The pilot projects aim to: support countries in developing adaptation strategies and measures; create positive examples of trans-boundary cooperation in adaptation; and enhance dialogue and cooperation on the design of an adaptation strategy in the trans-boundary context.

10. There have been 27 projects or studies related to risk assessment implemented in Moldova since 1974.

11. RiskAssessmentActivities & Resources OrganisationsandInstitutions • Civil Protection and Emergencies Situation Service • Governmental organization, according the law is the body of coordination at the State level • Head control point • Point of contact and management of emergency situations. • Responsible for Analysis, Forecasting, and Mitigation of emergency situations. • Main coordinator of emergency situations. • Provide a contact between government and the forces on the terrain • Preparing reports, etc. • Agency “MoldSilva” • Red Cross Moldova • State Hydrometeorological Service • Agency for Geology and Mineral Resources • Moldova’s Waters • Eco-TIRAS International Environmental Association of River Keepers • Agency for Land Relations and Cadastre • Institute of Ecology and Geography • Institute of Geology and Seismology of the ASM • Ministry of Labour and Social Protection • Ministry of Agriculture and Food Industry • Ministry of Health of Moldova collection, analysis, planning, coordination and other • Ministry of Finance • State hydro-geological expedition • Aquaproiect- Aqueducts Systems Design Institutes • Farmers Federation of Moldova data providers, implementers, users

14. Surveyof emergency situations(Fires) and their consequences in Moldova

15. ES database

16. ES database

17. ES database

18. Future priorities • The national crises management centre • The unique emergency call number 112 • Implementation of GIS technologies • Specialized subunit for international rescue operations • Adaptation a national CP legislation to EU 18

19. Information and knowledge management • First of all, the country needs an in depth assessment of all available information with regard to DRA and DRM, including the one that is still not digitalized. These data should be catalogued and there is need to grant access for scientists and interested persons, natural or legal, thus the information will start being used. • A qualitative cataloguingof all available data will allow reducing overlapping, double efforts (financial as well as institutional capacity) and offering a common base for decision making. • The access to these data should not be limitedby the fact that it is detained by one organization. There are procedures of payment for information as well as procedure for requesting the information, but these should be evaluated and the bureaucracy of receiving the information, as well as the deadlines should be adequate to the information requested. • Having the information stored in one placeand labeled in a catalogue will reduce the effort of search, and increase the control over the used information – offering the state a feedback on what information is needed and which needs improvement of quality, volume, depth of study, etc. Otherwise, the access to different kind of information should be easier, especially for those institutions that need it for their work. • Moldova would need a hazard prone zone mapping. In this respect should be used existing technical capacity, as well as available support (including informational, capacity developing and financial) to use GIS-tools including combination of data layers to produce new information that would be updated continuously. • A special attention should be paid to Data quality. Using data to create prognosis for short, medium or long term must be done based on verified and approved data, in order to reduce the possibility of internal or other types (between authorities of different or the same level) of conflicts and a truly efficient work of the system.

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