LDEAMS Localized Disaster & Emergency Alert Mobile System
LDEAMS Localized Disaster & Emergency Alert Mobile System
Background ●
From 1980 to 2010 there have been 138 natural disasters in Pakistan. Almost 50% of those disasters are flood related
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During the same period, more than 51 million people were affected by natural disasters, and more than 80% were victims of floods
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In 2010 alone, there were over 18 million people affected by floods, with economic damages of around $10 billion EM-DAT: The OFDA/CRED International Disaster Database, Universite catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Bel
Background ●
Disruption of food supplies and agricultural products resulting in an increase in prices
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Loss of livestock and farmland
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Loss of employment and livelihoods for many poor farmers and villagers
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Extensive property and infrastructure damage
Background ●
Spread of diseases especially waterborne diseases like typhoid, cholera and hepatitis
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Increase in poverty levels as affectees try to rebuild their lives
Stakeholders ●
National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA)
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District Coordination Officers (DCO)
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National Crisis Management Cell
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Pakistan Agricultural Research Council (PARC)
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Pakistan Meteorological Dept (PMD)
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National Agromet Center (NAMC)
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Telecommunication regulatory authorities & service providers (Mobilink, Ufone, Telenor, Warid, Zong)
Solution ●
Disseminate flood and/or disaster warnings through: ○ Texts or SMS ○ Mission critical voice communications including: ■ Push-to-Talk ■ Full Duplex Voice ■ Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) - Commercial Mobile Alert System (CMAS) or Personal Localized Alerting Network (PLAN)
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Pakistan has 130m mobile subscribers, or more than 70% of the population
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Coverage is strongest in densely populated areas, which also happen to be the areas most affected by floods
Background ●
From 1980 to 2010 there have been 138 natural disasters in Pakistan. Almost 50% of those disasters are flood related
●
During the same period, more than 51 million people were affected by natural disasters, and more than 80% were victims of floods
●
In 2010 alone, there were over 18 million people affected by floods, with economic damages of around $10 billion EM-DAT: The OFDA/CRED International Disaster Database, Universite catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Bel
Background ●
Disruption of food supplies and agricultural products resulting in an increase in prices
●
Loss of livestock and farmland
●
Loss of employment and livelihoods for many poor farmers and villagers
●
Extensive property and infrastructure damage
Background ●
Spread of diseases especially waterborne diseases like typhoid, cholera and hepatitis
●
Increase in poverty levels as affectees try to rebuild their lives
Stakeholders ●
National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA)
●
District Coordination Officers (DCO)
●
National Crisis Management Cell
●
Pakistan Agricultural Research Council (PARC)
●
Pakistan Meteorological Dept (PMD)
●
National Agromet Center (NAMC)
●
Telecommunication regulatory authorities & service providers (Mobilink, Ufone, Telenor, Warid, Zong)
Solution ●
Disseminate flood and/or disaster warnings through: ○ Texts or SMS ○ Mission critical voice communications including: ■ Push-to-Talk ■ Full Duplex Voice ■ Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) - Commercial Mobile Alert System (CMAS) or Personal Localized Alerting Network (PLAN)
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Pakistan has 130m mobile subscribers, or more than 70% of the population
●
Coverage is strongest in densely populated areas, which also happen to be the areas most affected by floods
