Disaster Preparedness

A Switch-Board Concept

Presented To : US Embassy & US AID Nepal

21st October 2011

Presented By

Bijay Niraula

On Behalf of

ANMF/ASNEngr/CAN-USA Joint Committed for Earthquake Preparedness and Disaster Relief for Nepal

THE BACK DROP

1. RoHOK – Google Global Initiative

2. Hackathon – Nepali word “Parma” –

3. HimalayanDisasterResponse.org – Sept 18th

Response

4. Interaction and Communication with local stake holders in Nepal

5. Result a Switch Board Portal Concept

Parties Involved in Disaster Management

Technology

Facilitators

CommunityVolunteers

SahanaUshahidi

Google App EngineDisInventor (archived data)

Open Street MapsRisk-in-a-box (risk assessment tool

Diplomatic MissionsHome Ministry

ICIMODHLCITCAN

Non-Profit ( NGOs)Donors

Local ClubsEngineering Networks

GuthisSchools

Save LivesDisaster Risk

Reduction

Multiple Efforts Needs Coordination & Compilation

Challenge: Multi-portal/Multi-platform

ICIMOD(In-house

system, GIS based)

Home Ministry(Sahana & Ushahidi)

NSET(Risk Reduction

Pre-disaster)External Websites - NGOs

(fragmented data) egYouth for Disaster Risk

Reduction

Social MediaTwitter

FacebookYoutube

Proposed Solution: Centralized repository

Google Store

Google Store

Google App Engine

ICIMOD NSETHome

MinistryHCICT

Switch Board Portal

“Guwali”

Public APIs (xls, fax): People Finder, Maps, Incident API

Social Media

Public API and Other Data Input Tools

• People Finder API

– Integrates with Sahana, Google People Finder

• Maps API

– Integrates with Open Street Maps, Google Maps

• Incident API

– Safe Places to be, Hospitals, Volunteers needed,

– Immediate Food supply

– Medical Attention Needed

• RSS News Feeds, Static Data , Links, live video streaming

Crowdsourced Data

Switch Board

ICIMOD VolunteersNGOs/Red

CrossSocial Media

Bidirectional Data Exchange

Disaster Specific portal from Central Repository

HDR Centralized Switch Board

Earthquake Disaster Portal

Flood Disaster Portal

Terrorist Attacks Disaster Portal

Differentiator

• Third Party – apolitical Nepalese DiasphoraInvolvement – existing multiple partners

• Multi-feed – Multiplatform Integration – last person standing.

• Eg. Google Person Finder – open-source API many stake holders already using it.

Google People Finder In Japan

•Multiple Stake holders to implement this in their portal

• Sensitive information available only for specific purposes.

Differentiator

• Third Party – apolitical Nepalese DiasphoraInvolvement – existing multiple partners

• Multi-feed – Multiplatform Integration – last person standing.

• Democratization of DATA

Participation and Volunteers

Types – local youths clubs, NGOs, Guthis, Schools, experts

• Pre-disaster

• Asset Mapping (GIS plus crowd sourced)

• Provide local training – with in their community

• During Disaster and Post Disaster

• First Responders -

• Communication hubs -

• Experts/ volunteers (national/international/nepali diasphora)

Local Partner with 54 Affiliations Nationally

Media – Major Part of The Effort

• Social Media

• Websites

• FM Radio

• Local News Papers

• PSA (Simplified Message)

Challenges1. Buy in from the different entities – Push back.

2. Creating a portal is not enough it needs to be used.

3. People who are not internet savvy or are not-literate/how to address their needs

4. Security Concerns – all the data could fall into wrong hands

5. Data Share Concerns -

6. Creating an off-line component.. PSA systems, FM Radios.

Advantages• Transparency

– Prevents duplication of efforts...

– Sharing of technology and resources...

• Empowering local communities/especially local youths to be proud of their neighborhoods (Asset Mapping)

• Creating a competitive environment between and w/in communities (star system like the Scouts

• Training - citizenry - getting plugged into an organized system

Positive Social Change Through Disaster Management

• Power in the hands of the people - Locally

• (International Nepali Diaspora) involvement –creating opportunities for idea exchange, and some form of check and balance.

• Creating systems to grow democratic principals

• Freedom comes from responsibility – instill among the youth – the future of a nation.

EMPOWER THE PEOPLE

GIVE THEM THE TOOLS

TOGETHER WE WILL BUILD A NEW NEPAL