TMA Experience in Implementing CAP and its Role in SWFDP-EA as RFSC for Lake Victoria Basin Hellen Msemo Tanzania Meteorological Agency Twitter: helenaNjarita Facebook: hellenMsemo Hellen Msemo Tanzania Meteorological Agency Twitter: helenaNjarita Facebook: hellenMsemo WOLRD METEOROLOGICAL ORGANIZATION COMMON ALERTING Protocol (CAP) Implementation Workshop and JUMP_START Workshop Geneva, Switzerland, April 2013
Presentation Outline Alerting Authority Vision Progress to date Challenges Future Questions and Discussion Alerting Authority Vision Progress to date Challenges Future Questions and Discussion
WANING CENTRE Drought/dry spells Heavy rains/Floods Tsunami Storms and Strong Winds Large waves Landslides CHANNELSCHANNELS CHANNELSCHANNELS WARNINGTEMPLATEWARNINGTEMPLATE DMD MEDIA PUBLIC CIVIL AUTHORITIES Weather and Climate Hazards
Timely Dissemination Information, Alert / Advisory and Warning to the Public for the Protection of Life and Property Television Radio/ Newspaper Phone/SM S Teleconf erencing Social Media DMD, Red Cross, RC, DC, CSO etc. PWS Alert/ Advisory/ Warning Common Alerting Protocol (CAP ) 4 PUBLIC SIGNAGE Alerting, Responders Authorities Television PWS: Our Aim
Television 5 Role of TMA in SWFDP-EA
WRF
Presentation to Senior management and Tested within TMA Progress to date
Testing CAP
List of contacts of various Stakeholders
Challenges Customizing our products information and dissemination systems to create and distribute XML/CAP formats Display alerted area (Google Map) How to link to photo/ picture Customizing our products information and dissemination systems to create and distribute XML/CAP formats Display alerted area (Google Map) How to link to photo/ picture
FUTURE Implementing CAP by November,2013