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CAPACITY BUILDING for Disaster Preparedness and Mitigation in the PHILIPPINES

CAPACITY BUILDING for Disaster Preparedness and Mitigation in the PHILIPPINES. GEO CBC-7 Meeting June 3 - 4, 2008 Tashkent, Uzbekistan by: VBMalano. Background. Weather Systems Affecting the Philippines. Background. Background. Background. ALSO affecting: - Earthquakes

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CAPACITY BUILDING for Disaster Preparedness and Mitigation in the PHILIPPINES

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  1. CAPACITY BUILDING for Disaster Preparedness and Mitigation in the PHILIPPINES GEO CBC-7 Meeting June 3 - 4, 2008 Tashkent, Uzbekistan by: VBMalano

  2. Background Weather Systems Affecting the Philippines

  3. Background

  4. Background

  5. Background ALSO affecting: - Earthquakes - Tsunamis - Volcanic eruptions

  6. Resulting to . . . • Toto Soberano, PDI

  7. Late 2004 • Floods and Landslides in Quezon and Aurora • More than 1500 people perished Initiative: Enhance Forecasting Capabilities 1) Rehab/repair/upgrade Observation Stations - RADAR NETWORK - SYNOP STATIONS - AEROMET STATIONS - UPPER AIR NETWORK - HYDROMET /AGROMET

  8. Initiative: Enhance Forecasting Capabilities 2) Acquisition of hi-speed computing machines and communication facilities

  9. Initiative: Enhance Forecasting Capabilities 3) Strengthen/Establish Community-Based Early Warning System - Information Education Campaign - Collaboration with LGUs and NGOs

  10. Initiative: Enhance Forecasting Capabilities 4) Strengthen Research Activities

  11. Initiative: Enhance Forecasting Capabilities 5) Training of personnel - Meteorologists - Hydrologists - Operational Forecasters/Researchers - Engineers and Technicians

  12. Radar Network Aparri, Cagayan Tuba, Benguet Baler, Aurora Bato, Catanduanes Guiuan, E. Samar EGSalazar Oct’06

  13. More Radar stations LEGEND: Operational For Installation Aparri, Cagayan Tuba, Benguet Baler, Aurora Subic, Zambales Tagaytay City Bato, Catanduanes Guiuan, E. Samar Cebu Hinatuan, Surigao del Sur Tampakan, South Cotabato EGSalazar Oct’06

  14. LEGEND: Operational Proposed Upper-Air Station Network Laoag City Tanay, Rizal Legazpi City Cebu (Mactan) Pto. Princesa City Davao City

  15. Itbayat Basco Calayan Aparri Laoag AOS Science Garden Sinait Tuguegarao Baguio Casiguran Port Area Dagupan Baler Iba Cabanatuan DMIA Infanta SBIA Tanay Sangley Pt Alabat NAIA Daet Ambulong Tayabas Virac Pili Metro Manila Stations Calapan Legaspi Catarman Romblon San Jose Masbate Catbalogan Coron Roxas Borongan Tacloban Pag-asa Is. Iloilo Guiuan Cuyo Maasin Cebu (Mactan) Surigao Pto. Princesa Tagbilaran Dumaguete Butuan Cagayan de Oro Dipolog Hinatuan Malaybalay Cotabato Davao Zamboanga General Santos Surface Synoptic Station Network EGSalazar Oct’06

  16. Agromet Stations  Basco, Batanes Batac, Ilocos N.  Echague, Isabela  La Trinidad, Benguet   Bayambang, N. Viscaya    Ha. Luisita, Tarlac Munoz, N. Ecija   Pakil, Laguna Science Garden, QC   Tagaytay City  Pili, Camarines Sur  Los Banos, Laguna Guinobatan, Albay  Catarman, Samar  Mambusao, Capiz   Baybay, Leyte La Carlota, Negros Oc.  Aborlan, Palawan Musuan, Bukidnon   Marawi City  Tagum, Davao   Kabacan, Cotabato Bago Oshiro, Davao City

  17. Hydromet Data Acquisition Telemetered river basin • 18 Major river basins • - telemetered river basins • Pampanga • Agno • Bicol • Cagayan • 4 – reservoirs • Angat • Pantabangan • Magat • Binga/Ambuklao/San Roque Cagayan river basin Agno river basin Pampanga river basin Bicol river basin

  18. CBFEWS COMPLETED ON-GOING PROPOSED ABRA RIVER BASIN (ILOCOS SUR & ABRA) NUEVA VISCAYA ZAMBALES NORTHERN SAMAR LAGUNA EASTERN SAMAR CAVITE LEYTE SOUTHERN LEYTE ANTIQUE SURIGAO DEL NORTE BOHOL SURIGAO DEL SUR ZAMBOANGA SIBUGUEY

  19. Our Partners • Different Organizations: • - Government/Private Institutions • LGUs, NGOs • International Organizations

  20. Our Partners The PAGASA is a member of the ff: World Meteorological Organization UNESCAP-WMO Typhoon Committee International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Affiliations with international organizations: United Nations Education Program (UNEP) United Nations Development Program (UNDP) Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)

  21. Our Partners Linkages: Asia Pacific Climate Network (APCN) International Center for Theoretical Physics (ICTP) International Oceanographic Commission (IOC) Asian Disaster Preparedness Center (ADPC) International Research Institute (IRI) Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) Australian Center International Agricultural Research (ACIAR) National Committee on Marine Sciences (NCMS)

  22. The success of an EWS is implicit in the operative capability and the response of the community which operates it.

  23. THANK YOU!

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