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Protecting Lives and Property Vanuatu Meteorology & Geo-hazards Department Country Report Vanuatu Vanuatu Meteorology & Geo-hazards Department – Ministry Infrastructure and Public Utilities. Application of Space Technology and the Geographic information system for DRR and Sustainable Development 18th – 22nd December 2012 Thailand - Bangkok Mike. Sam WAIWAI- Senior Climatologist & Data Analyst Ø Composed of more than 80 small islands, 65 of which are inhabited Ø Capital City: Port Vila Ø Land Area: 12,200km2 Protecting Lives and Property Vanuatu Meteorology & Geo-hazards Department The Republic of Vanuatu Ø Major languages: Bislama,English, French Ø Major Religion: Christianity Ø Life Expectancy: Male - 67 yrs, Female – 70 yrs Ø GDP per Capita: US$ 1,600 Ø Population: 253,589 (VNS ,2009) Ø 85% of total population live in rural areas 1 Protecting Lives and Property VU Why ? NEED Space Technology and GIS AND DRR FOR VANUATU Ø Sits on the Pacific “Rim of Fire”. Protecting Lives and Property Vanuatu Meteorology & Geo-hazards Department Vanuatu Meteorology & Geo-hazards Department Vanuatu’s location in relation to the world Ø Sits on the subduction zone of two tectonic plates and subjected to frequent earthquakes. Ø Sits on the Pacific cyclonic belt. Ø Sits within 450,000 km2 of an Ocean waters Ø Covers a land mass of 12,189 km2 Ø 900 km from Torres Group (Nth) to Aneiytum (South) Protecting Lives and Property Vanuatu Meteorology & Geo-hazards Department Tectonics Protecting Lives and Property Vanuatu Meteorology & Geo-hazards Department Disasters in Vanuatu Cyclone Landslides Droughts Tsunami Volcano Cyclone Landslides Flooding Earthquake Tsunami Cyclone Landslides Flooding Earthquakes Volcanic Eruption Cyclone Earthquakes Landslides Flooding Fire Drought Volcano Cyclone Volcanic Eruption Flooding Drought Vanuatu Meteorology & Geo-hazards Department Protecting Lives and Property Countries Protecting Lives and Property Vanuatu Meteorology & Geo-hazards Department Estimated Level of Vulnerability Cook Islands Cyclon es Coastal Floodi ng River Flooding Tsuna mi Earthquake Landslides Drought Volcanic Eruption M M L M M/L H nil nil FSM M H L H L/L H Fiji H H H H M/H M nil Kiribati L H nil H L/L H nil Marshall Island M H nil H L/L H nil Niue M H nil M L/L M nil Palau M M nil M L/L M nil PNG L H H H H M H Solomon Island H H H H H H H Tokelau M H nil H L/L H nil Tonga H H M H H/L M H Tuvalu L H nil H L/L M nil Vanuatu H H H H H/H H H Vanuatu Meteorology & Geo-hazards Department Protecting Lives and Property Ø Vanuatu , the first country to develop Protecting Lives and Property Vanuatu Meteorology & Geo-hazards Department DRM NAP 2006-2016 a Long term strategy Policy Ø Ø Ø Ø NAP on DRR and DM 2006-2016 which was approved by the Cabinet as a supplementary to PAA The National Action Plan on DRR and DM 2006-2016 a Long term Policy Strategy of the Government. A link to Regional Framework for Action 2005-2015, the Hyogo Framework For Action 2005-2015 and the Pacific Plan Resolution . NAP contains 8 thematic areas and 51 Actions. NAP has two major Components...Disaster Risk Reduction and Disaster Management. NDRMO 2011-2012 Ø Strengthen and integrated institutional arrangement Protecting Lives and Property Vanuatu Meteorology & Geo-hazards Department What we are doing Ø Ø Ø Ø Ø Challenge’s Protecting Lives and Property Vanuatu Meteorology & Geo-hazards Department Ø with Meteorology and Geo-hazard NDMO and other stakeholders. Strengthening governance and decision making arrangements other stake holders. Strengthen government commitment in the implementation of Disaster Risk Management in Vanuatu. Integration of DRR and DM into Finance and Budgeting and Economy. Provincial Disaster Plan, and Response Plan. Understand the Risk of Hazards around or in each Sector. Proactive Community base resilience. Space and GIS applications for DRR is very low in the Developing Island countries such as Vanuatu due to lack of; ØCapacity building e.g. Human Resources who are expert in this areas. ØNo proper tools equipment's such as the technologies and Scientific materials and right people to handle it. ØInstitutional and expertise in different areas related to space and GIS applications is . Protecting Lives and Property Vanuatu Meteorology & Geo-hazards Department Way forward Using GIS technology we can analyze and see where natural disasters have previously occurred and how they have impacted the landscape. We can also try to predict where a natural disaster is most likely to occur." By understanding where disasters happen, the international community can develop new and more efficient methods to reduce future disaster risks. Space and GIS application can play a crucial role in supporting Disaster Risk Reduction. Therefore; Continued…. Ø There should be good working partnership in sharing Protecting Lives and Property Vanuatu Meteorology & Geo-hazards Department ØThe Government of Vanuatu should work together with donor partners to promote and exchange ideas of Space and GIS applications to reduce DRR/M skills and knowledge in promoting space and GIS Applications for DRR/M. Ø Implement National Policies and plans to encourage Space and technology and GIS as a Government Priority Agenda ( PAA). In all levels. Regional to National level. Ø Common understanding and coordination across government agencies to be strengthened to promote between Management authorities and Space agencies to reduce Disaster Risk Reduction. (DRR/M) Protecting Lives and Property Vanuatu Meteorology & Geo-hazards Department Conclusion As Vanuatu is rated high and more vulnerable to disasters Space technology and GIS applications for DRR is a MUST and priority. ØBetter understanding where disasters happen. ØPredict where a natural disaster is most likely to occur in the future. ØAnd so that the communities can develop new and more Protecting Lives and Property Vanuatu Meteorology & Geo-hazards Department efficient methods to reduce future disaster risks.