The document summarizes the 2008 annual meeting of the HIGICC in Honolulu, Hawaii. It discusses the Pacific Disaster Center's (PDC) mission to support disaster management in the Asia-Pacific region through applied research and GIS technologies. Recent projects involved developing flood maps for Vietnam and the Philippines to help communities mitigate disaster risks. PDC also collaborated with various organizations like ASEAN to build disaster resilience through information sharing platforms and training programs.

1. HIGICC Annual Meeting
Honolulu, Hawaii
June 25, 2008
GIS ‘round the Pacific
Basin
Fostering Disaster-Resilient Communities
Chris Chiesa
Chief Information Officer
Pacific Disaster Center
1305 North Holopono Street, Suite 2
Kihei, HI 96753
cchiesa@pdc.org
+1(808)891-0525
http://www.pdc.org

2. Agenda
 Brief Overview of PDC Mission and Programs
 Recent GIS Activities Supporting Disaster
Management in the Asia Pacific Region
 Vietnam
 Philippines
 ASEAN
 PACOM/JTF-HD/APCSS
 Hawaii Events
 Q&A
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3. PDC Mission
Provide applied information research and analysis
support for the development of more effective
policies, institutions, programs and information
products for the disaster management and
humanitarian assistance communities of the Asia
Pacific region and beyond.
Hawaii, Alaska, and the
Pacific and Indian Ocean Regions
• 38% of World’s Disasters
• 80% of World’s Casualties
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4. Facilities in the State of Hawaii
Federal Support
Office
Ft. Shafter
State of Hawaii Kauai
Support Office
Hawaii SCD,
Diamond Head
Pacific Disaster
Center
Maui Research & Hawaii
Technology Park,
Maui
Program Office – DC Area
Project Offices – Bangkok & Hanoi
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5. PDC “Governance”
• Operates under a Cooperative Agreement (CA)
between US Government and a “Managing Partner”
• From 2001- 2006, part of the East-West Center, a
NFP internationally recognized education and
research organization that promotes the
development of an Asia Pacific community.
• Beginning in late 2006, part of the University of
Hawaii, with strong links to the Asia Pacific region
for over 100 years and nearly 50,000 students on 10
campuses in the State.
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6. Building a Bridge
Science Decision
Community Makers
Peer Review Audience The Public
Low Comfort with uncertainty High
Complex Vocabulary Simple
Technical Very
Groups
Associations Public
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7. Our Center …
 Applied Science &
Integrating
Technology Information, Science,
 Information Products Observation Systems
Technology GIS, Visualization and
Display Systems
Supporting: / Data
 Policy & Decision
Makers
 Disaster Managers Improve
Decision-
 Humanitarian Support
Assistance Capabilities
Advanced Applications, Communication Systems
Algorithms, Models and Networks
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12. Vietnam
 Vietnam is a disaster-prone
country, impacted by
typhoons, floods / flash
floods, landslides
 85M people; 50%+ rural/ag
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13. PDC has had an active program of cooperation with Vietnam‟s national
disaster agencies for more than 4 years …
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14. Phu Tho Province Flood Inundation
Purpose: To better understand potential inundation
areas and resulting impacts of flooding
• Scenario: hypothetical breaching
of dykes along Black & Red rivers
• Reduce impacts to lives and
property
• Allow Disaster Management
officials to refine mitigation
options and evaluate
preparedness plans, including
warning systems and evacuation
procedures
• Modeled using the DHI MIKE 21
Flood model
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15. Key Infrastructure Data Collection
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16. Consequence Assessment
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17. Viet Nam Hazards Atlas
http://www.ccfsc.org.vn/atlas (c) 2008 - PDC 171

18. PDC organized and conducted workshops and training
classes to support Capacity Development at National and
Provincial Level in Disaster Management practices
Map Viewer Training Class
International “Best Practice” Workshop
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20. Hazard Occurrences
Event Date and Geographical Extent Impacts Deaths Estimated
Type Duration Losses ($)
Flood June 22-30, Luzon Island. Provinces - Rizal, Bataan & Flooding due to 98 $60,000,000
1985 Pampanga; Cities - Manila, Quezon, Santa Typhoons Hal
Cruz & Irma
Flood July 9-13, Luzon Island. Provinces: Nueva Ecija, La Flooding due to 103 $165,500,000
1986 Union, Cagayan, Tarlac, Pangasinan. Low- Typhoon Peggy
lying areas in Manila, Baguio.
Flood November Luzon Island. - Bicol Peninsula. Camarines Flooding due to 255 $400,000
4-8, 1988 Sur province. Pasacao. Pasig in Metro Manila Tropical Storm
area. Panay Island - Capiz & Aklan Tess, and
provinces. Palawan Island - Rizal. Flooding Typhoon
also reported on Cebu, Leyte, Visayas & Skip/Yoning
Romblon islands
Flood July 30 to Phillippines Provinces: Rizal, Pampanga, Flooding due to 152 $675,000,000
August 8, Bulacan and Pangasinan. Cities/towns: Manila brief torrential
1999 rain
Flood October 28- Southeastern Luzon. Manila and nearby Flooding due to 41 $12,500,000
31, 2000 areas. brief torrential
rain
Flood September Northern and eastern Manila city, Districts of Flooding due to 47 $169,000,000
4-5, 2000 Caloocan, Quezon, Malabon. heavy rain
Flood July 1-19, Luzon Island - Provinces: La Union, Benguet, Flooding due to 178 $2,980,000,000
2001 Mountain. Cordillera, Ilocos regions. Baguio heavy rain
city. Metro Manila.
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22. Riverine Flood Vulnerability Map
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23. Earthquake Vulnerability Map
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24. Proposed Land Use Areas
APD #3
APD #2
APD #1
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25. Vulnerability Maps – Area of Priority
Development #2
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26. Marikina CityCity
Marikina Internet Map Viewer
URL: www.pdc.org/marikina
(c) 2008 - PDC 271

27. 1992 Flood Prone Areas & Critical Facility Locations
Flood Prone Areas
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28. ASEAN
Committee on
Disaster Management
TENTH MEETING OF THE
ASEAN COMMITTEE ON DISASTER MANAGEMENT (ACDM)
Online Southeast Asia Disaster Inventory
(OSADI) Training Program
23 October, 2007
Singapore
Prepared By:
Ray Shirkhodai, Executive Director,
Pacific Disaster Center, Maui, Hawaii
RShirkhodai@PDC.Org

29. (c) 2008 - PDC 301

30. Background
 The Online Southeast Asia Disaster Inventory (OSADI) is a web-based
disaster database that compiles historical records of disasters in ASEAN
Member Countries, hazard maps and other spatial disaster-related data.
 OSADI is part of the ASEAN Disaster Information Sharing and
Communication Network (ASEAN DISCNet) project, which is a priority
activity under the ASEAN Regional Programme on Disaster
Management (ARPDM), 2004-2010.
 It is expected that OSADI will facilitate disaster management information
sharing among ASEAN Member Countries and support decision making
processes at all levels of disaster management – from policy making to
preparedness, mitigation, response and recovery activities.
 OSADI is developed by the ASEAN Committee on Disaster Management
(ACDM) with technical assistance of the Pacific Disaster Center (PDC).
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31. Home Page
http://www.pdc.org/osadi
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32. ASEAN Project Overview
 Activity strengthens Association of Southeast
Asian Nations‟ (ASEAN) regional disaster
management practices
 Task 1: Develop an ASEAN Post-Disaster Needs &
Damage Assessment Manual incorporating best
practices and SOPs for field response teams.
 Task 2: Conduct a Post-Disaster Needs & Damage
Assessment Training Workshop (July 2008) to train
practitioners on implementation of manual.
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33. Post-Disaster Needs & Damage
Assessment Manual & Training Workshop
Project Kick-off Meeting
10 April 2008 ASEAN Secretariat, Jakarta, Indonesia

34. PACOM
Humanitarian
Assistance and Disaster
Relief (HADR)

35. (c) 2008 - PDC 361

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37. Airports Disaster MTT
Kwajalein Atoll, Republic of the Marshall Islands
12 – 14 September 2007
The Application of Geospatial
Technologies for Disaster Management
~ Airports Example ~
Todd Bosse
Sr. Geospatial Analyst
Pacific Disaster Center
1305 N. Holopono St., Suite 2
Kihei, Maui, Hawaii 96753
http://www.pdc.org

38. GIS in Support of an
Airport Disaster
• Search Grid Map
• 5km X 5km
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39. GIS in Support of an Airport Disaster
• Terrain
Hillshade
Crash Site
- 30m DEM
- Shows
topography
- Basis for
other
products
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40. GIS in Support of an Airport Disaster
• Sight
Analysis
- Based on
elevation data
- Circular, or line
- What can be
seen from a
point on the
ground
- Useful for
search efforts
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41. Am Samoa, March „07
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42. Chuuk FSM, July „07
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43. Majuro, RMI August „07
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44. Geospatial Information Technologies for
Disaster Management
Emergency Preparedness Workshop: Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia 10 –
14 March, 2008
John Livengood
Geospatial Information Specialist
Pacific Disaster Center
jlivengood@pdc.org
1305 N. Holopono Street, Suite 2
Kihei, Maui, Hawaii 96753
http://www.pdc.org - Contact@pdc.org
1-808-891-0525 - 1-808-891-0526 (Fax)

45. Mongolia, Mar „08
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46. Earthquakes over Mongolia
Significant Earthquakes
Magnitude
4.1 - 6.0
6.1 - 8.0
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0 125 500 750 1,000 1,250 471
1,500
8.1 - 10.0 Kilometers

47. Heaviest Snowfall in Mongolia
by the Dzud (2000/2001)
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0 125 500 750 1,000 1,250 481
1,500
Kilometers

48. Possible Flood Hazards
from Snow Melting
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0 125 500 750 1,000 1,250 491
1,500
Kilometers

49. Support to Hawaii
Civil Defense

50. Hawaii Floods (March 2006)
(c) 2008 - PDC 521

51. Kauai
DARC
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52. Oahu
DARC
(c) 2008 - PDC 541

53. Kona 6.7 EQ (Oct 2006)
(c) 2008 - PDC 551

54. (c) 2008 - PDC 561

55. (c) 2008 - PDC 571

56. (c) 2008 - PDC 581

57. Polipoli Fire (Maui)
January 2007
(c) 2008 - PDC 591

58. Kona Storm / Flooding
December 2007
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59. (c) 2008 - PDC 611

60. Maui DARC
(At PDC)
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61. EMOPS2
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62. (c) 2008 - PDC 641

63. Mahalo
Visit us at: www.pdc.org
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