Welcome!

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Earth Observation Training, Education,

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ASIA OCEANIA REGION COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE

FLOODS WORKING GROUP

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18 July 2024

Today’s agenda

Spotlight presentation

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Sentinel Asia and International Disasters Charter:

Disasters Management using Space Technologies

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Takeshi Shiraishi

Executive Secretariat of International Disasters Charter and Secretariat of Sentinel Asia, Japan Space Forum

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Sentinel Asia and International Disasters Charter:�Disasters Management using Space Technologies

18 July 2024,

EOTEC DevNet Asia Oceania Region Floods Working Group Meeting

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SHIRAISHI, Takeshi

Japan Space Forum, contractor to JAXA

Sentinel Asia Secretariat and Disasters Charter Executive Secretariat

Satellite Images for Disaster Management

Cyclone MOCHA in Myanmar, May 2023

Satellite: Pleiades (CNES)

VAP created by Geoinformatics Center - Asian Institute of Technology (GIC-AIT)

https://disasterscharter.org/web/guest/activations/-/article/storm-hurricane-rural-in-myanmar-activation-818-

Satellite Images for Disaster Management

Cyclone MOCHA in Myanmar, May 2023

Satellite: ALOS-2 (JAXA)

VAP created by Earth Observatory of Singapore – Remote Sensing Lab (EOS-RS)

https://sentinel-asia.org/EO/2023/article20230514MM.html

International Charter – �Space and Major Disasters

• An international agreement by Satellite Operators to provide priority access to satellite data in the event of Major Disasters.

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• Founded by European Space Agency, Canadian Space Agency, and French National Centre for Space Studie (CNES) in 1999 following UNISPACE III.
• Declared operational November 1, 2000. Current Member Agencies: 16

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• Disaster response
• Multi-satellite - Free Data - Priority & fast access
• Satellite Tasking and Archive data
• Data processing to a pre-determined level

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https://disasterscharter.org/

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Disasters Charter Members

Sentinel Asia

• An initiative proposed at the Asia-Pacific Regional Space Agency Forum (APRSAF) in 2005, to showcase the value and impact of Earth observation technologies, combined with near-real-time internet dissemination methods and Web-GIS mapping tools for disaster management support in the Asia-Pacific region.
• Current Joint Project Team (JPT) Members:

99 organizations from 29 countries/regions and

17 international organizations

116 in total.

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https://sentinel-asia.org/

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“Challenges for Disaster Risk Reduction by a Collaboration

between Space and Disaster Management Agencies”

　PREPADNESS

• Training
• Capacity Building
• Standard Operating Procedure （SOP)

　MITIGATION

• Hazard Map
• Early Warning
• Success Story
• Pre-disaster monitoring

　RESPONSE

• Emergency Observation
• Data Analysis
• Damage Assessment

　RECOVERY

• Mid/Long-term monitoring
• Recovery Status

Concept of Sentinel Asia Strategic Plan

Comparison: �Sentinel Asia and the Charter

Disaster Occurs! �How to request:

• Sentinel Asia Members

Sentinel Asia (SA) member can send emergency satellite observation by sending “Emergency Observation Request (EOR)” to Asian Disaster Reduction Center (ADRC).

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These Sentinel Asia members can request emergency observation on behalf of other non-member entities.

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Disaster Occurs! �How to request:

• Disasters Charter Authorized Users

Charter’s Authorized Users (AU) can request Charter activation, also for other users.

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94 Authorized Users in 85 countries and the EU

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Escalation from Sentinel Asia �to Disasters Charter

• SA members can request emergency observation by the Disasters Charter through “Escalation” mechanism, in addition to the SA observation at a same time.

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Any UN entities near you?

United Nation’s Office for Outer Space Affairs (OOSA) is authorized to activate the Disasters Charter on behalf of local disaster management agencies.

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Another UN entity, UNITAR/UNOSAT can do the same for the local UN offices.

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Interested in trainings?

Sentinel Asia offers training opportunities to JPT members in several ways:

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Face-to-face Trainings:

On the occasions of annual JPT member meetings (JPTM), several training sessions are held.

https://sentinel-asia.org/meetings/SA3JPTM8/index.html

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Interested in trainings?

Webinars:

Some SA members organizes training webinar, for example, “Space Technology for Flood Forecast Modeling”

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Training materials:

Some training materials are available on SA website:

https://sentinel-asia.org/e-learning/TechnicalMaterials.html

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Way Forward

To join Sentinel Asia:

Contact Sentinel Asia Secretariat at z-sentinel.asia@ml.jaxa.jp

https://sentinel-asia.org/index.html

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Or interested in being an Authorized User of the Charter?

Refer the “Universal Access” procedure on

https://disasterscharter.org/web/guest/how-to-register-as-a-user

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Any Questions?

Or Contact:��For Sentinel Asia�z-sentinel.asia@ml.jaxa.jp��For Disasters Charter�ExecutiveSecretariat@disasterscharter.org�

Flood Tools Tracker�A sneak peek at improvements to the tracker

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Main Updates

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• New user-friendly interface with more images and tool descriptions
• Updated classification of tools based on disaster risk response stages and temporal use
• Ability for users to leave feedback on the tools they used
• Ability to highlight resources on the home page

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How can thematic working group members help improve the tracker?

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• Volunteer as beta testers and offer feedback on the tracker
• Review information on the tools you use for accuracy
• Add new tools and capacity building resources
• Spread the word about the tracker

Member updates�What are you working on? Share updates on your activities…!

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Global and Secretariat updates

• Case studies and other info available at: https://community.wmo.int/en/governance/executive-council/executive-council/capacity-development-panel
• Case study template here: https://filecloud.wmo.int/share/s/z9PRreJaQseA4YO7zBjpgQ
• Framework approved by Congress-19 in June 2023

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• Currently being translated to all UN languages

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WMO Capacity Development Framework

Opportunity to share case studies

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Establishment of Drought Working Groups�Lots of progress on formation of drought working groups

Reminder: Review/add resources to the drought tools matrix

Link here

Webinar with UNCCD and GWP

Planning for Drought +10

IDMP Annual Meeting June 25-26

New feature on www.eotecdev.net�Photo of the week: Share your imagery!

**Upload your image to this form**

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https://forms.gle/vBfSfN46wP7ND3936

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SEE YOU ONLINE!

Upcoming opportunities

Opportunities and resources

Opportunities and resources

Summary and next steps

• CoP Task Team meeting: September 19, 04:00 UTC

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• Next Floods Working Group meeting: October 17, 04:00 UTC

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