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PDC’s Integrated Approach Applied Science & Technology Capability Building Evidence-Based Information Products Policy & Decision Makers Disaster Managers Planners Humanitarian Assist. Orgs Here TODAY! (c) Copyright PDC Integrating Information, Science, Technology Improve Decision-Support Capabilities
Main Focus … (c) Copyright PDC Bridge Science-Decision Maker Gaps Increase EARLY WARNING Time Provide Integrated Operating Environment Enhance Situational Awareness Better Understanding of Disasters … Support to Humanitarian Assistance Training and Technical Assistance Saving Lives & Reducing Impacts PreventionPreparationMitigationResponseRecovery End-to-end Disaster Management Decision SupportRisk & VulnerabilityCapacity Building
What is DisasterAWARE? Integrated Multi-hazard Hazard Monitoring Disaster Early Warning Automated / Integrated Modeling Exposure (Risk) Maps & Historical Hazard data Customized Impact Modeling AND Intra-Agency Info Sharing User Added Situation Reports Damage Products, … Remote Access (c) Copyright PDC EQ Volcano Hot Spots Rain Tsunami Travel Time Storm, EQ, Volcano Intensity Zones Shake Maps (MMI) Info Sharing Mobile App Situation Reports May 10, 2010
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Gaps Translating still water storm surge information into hazard impacts Lack of storm surge inundation models that can support near- time decision making Pacific wide maps depicting storm surge hazard (c) Copyright PDC
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