The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies as a user of Frédéric ZANETTA, disaster information senior officer, operations support department Seminar on Kopernikus – Galileo for potential users October 9, Brussels, Belgium

0 To improve the lives of vulnerable people by mobilizing the power of humanity The world's largest humanitarian organization

International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement  186 National Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies since 1862 “National Societies”  International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies since 1919 “International Federation”  International Committee of the Red Cross “ICRC” ICRC

 National Societies act as auxiliaries to the public authorities of their own countries in the humanitarian field.  They provide a range of services including disaster relief, health and social programmes, and assistance to people affected by war. National Societies what they do

Four core Areas Promotion of fundamental principles and humanitarian values Disaster response Disaster preparedness Health and care in the community Mission Serving National Societies Leading and inspiring the Federation Strategic directions Responsive and focused Well-functioning National Societies Working together effectively Role Serving leader Secretariat focus

Operations support department  International response tools  Disater Management Information System Information management Maps  Disaster Relief Emergency Fund  Field Assessment and Coordination Team  Emergency Respond Unit

Main challenges  100 % increase in number of disaster in the last 4 years  Increase in climatic anomalies

Products in information management  Statistics

Products in information management  Statistics  Early warning (Rain forecasts, cyclones track, etc.)

Products in information management  Statistics  Early warning (Rain forecasts, cyclones track, etc.)  Situation maps for all our documents linked to operations

Two problems 1.Data availability 2.Analysis of satellite imagery  Both can be solved with Respond

What is Respond for a user  Respond is one of ESA’s Global Monitoring for Environment and Security (GMES) projects  Respond is an alliance of European and International organisations working with the humanitarian community to improve access to maps, satellite imagery and geographic information.

Consortium of 20 partners

Some users of Respond

Two problems - Solutions 1.Geographical data availability  Solution provided by Respond through Keyobs

Keyobs products  GIS data projects  Earthquake in Pakistan (8 Oct. 2005)  Hard copies sent to the field. Very usefull !

Keyobs products  GIS data projects for disaster prone area  Sumatra (2007)

Two problems - Solutions 1.Data availability  Solution provided by Respond through Keyobs 2.Analysis  Solution provided by Respond through value added services

UNOSAT products  Detailled affected areas  Analysis  Floods in Mozambique  Snow layer for Pakistan

Before and after analysis

When info drives to action  For the last 5 years, this led to…  372 DREF, more than 35 millions €  123 emergency appeals, more than 1 billion €  38 FACT deployment  78 ERU deployment  In response to 1939 disasters

Conclusion  Good information as proposed by Respond allows us to offer a better, more adapted and faster response to disasters.