Integrated Risk Management for Africa 1

IRMA key data European Commission funded Research Project 3 years € 3.5M total budget - € 2.5M EC contribution Started in June EU & 6 African Partners –including major players in the IP business – the governments of Luxembourg, Mozambique and Morocco participate to support the emergency service trials 2

The IRMA Consortium 3 3

IRMA Vision ICT-based Environmental Risk Management –Though telecommunication infrastructure is limited –Data is limited In addition: new applications in support of regional development: –Environmental management –Regional planning –Next generation IP based networks

IRMA Goals ICT Multi-Risk Platform (mostly Open Source) Integrate existing services and technologies (risk assessment to recovery) Develop local services Demonstrate value in 5 scenarios

IRMA technical approach Integration and adaptation to the specific conditions of Africa of the best R&D results coming from recent or on- going European R&D projects: –Overall service oriented architecture: WIN & ORCHESTRA –Earth observation service environment : ESA SSE, GENESIS –Sensor network software : SANY –Ad-hoc wireless networks : u2010 –IPv6 based solutions : u2010 –Automatic handling of network failure: u2010 6

IRMA technical approach Integration and adaptation of state-of-the-art tools and services –SAHANA –Google –NASA –OGC Sensor Web Enablement 7 Open Systems! Open Standards! Mass Market Tools! Open Systems! Open Standards! Mass Market Tools!

IRMA Expected Achievements A coherent suite of architectural concepts and methodologies applicable to multi-risks management situations in Africa, including advanced multiple vulnerability assessment to cope with complex emergencies. An integrated set of tools, compliant with the above mentioned concepts and methodologies and with current and emerging international standards. 8

IRMA Expected Achievements A pre-operational infrastructure and access-platform, assessed by end-users through operational scenarios serving as reference for further prototyping and future larger scale deployments Specific applications (bushfire, flood, desertification and urban risks) dedicated to the demonstration of multi-risks management in Africa. 9

IRMA Expected Achievements A versatile communications system enabling high and/or low rates Internet transfer. A reliable, low cost communications system enabling alert messages and possibly emergency communications in any location of Africa (i.e. even where no electricity is supplied) A management concept to monitor and automatically control the functions of services and networks shown as critical through the dependability and vulnerability analysis. 10

IRMA Communication Network CSIR UTICT ENSP CSE CRTS ANRT CRTS ANRT UL CCG SES TSF UL CCG SES TSF SPB TAS-F 11

IRMA: the Senegal Scenarios (Bush Fire and Desertification) Desertification CSE 12

IRMA: the Mozambique Scenarios (Floods) UTICT FLOODS 14

The Floods Scenario in Mozambique Source: USGS/FEWS NET

The Floods Scenario in Mozambique Weaknesses in the National Alert System: Hydrometric and meteorological observation stations in the countrywide not providing continuous and accurate information enough to make the forecasts; Alert information not reaching remote areas, were most of the population lives; Communication problems during emergency assistance.

The Floods Scenario in Mozambique Targeted improvements: Share/exchange information with the neighbouring countries crossed by the same rivers; Build a reliable robust and secure national communications infrastructure; Build Community Information Access Points – RANET Project (Radio Network), Community Multimedia Centre (includes Community Radio)

The Floods Scenario in Mozambique Targeted improvements: Investment in Capacity Building (Ex. Training in modern information dissemination mechanisms). National Meteorological Network (meteorological observation stations) – INAM National Hydrometric Network (hydrometric observation stations) – DNA/ARA (North, South and Center)

IRMA: the Cameroon-Yaoundé Urban Risk Scenario ENSP 19

IRMA: the Moroccan Integrated Risk Scenarios (Flood, Urban risk) CRTS ANRT CRTS ANRT 20

IRMA: the South African Integrated Risk Scenarios (Flood, Bush fire, Urban Risk) CSIR CSIR 21

Advanced Fire Information System Terra and Aqua Direct Broadcast Receiving Station Satellite Application Centre (SAC) South Africa GeoDatabase AFIS SOS MSG Direct Broadcast Receiving Station National Weather Service South Africa SOS Weather data SAS Fire Detection SOS Persistent data WCS SOS Traffic End users

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