= Kickoff Workshop - Maldives = [[TOC]] === [http://sahanafoundation.org/cap-on-a-map-kickoff-maldives/ Post event BLOG] === == Objectives == 1. Share the project objectives and agree on implementation strategies and plans with all relevant National stakeholders 1. Introduce the all-hazard all-media Common Alerting Protocol standard and procedures and formulate a National working group 1. Assess the current status and capacity for operationalizing a Multi-agency Situational-awareness platform in the Maldives == Announcement == '''Takes place on''' :: 15th April 2015 [[br]] '''Hosted by the ::''' [http://ndmc.gov.mv/ Maldives National Disaster Management Center] [[br]] '''At location ::''' Address : Nasandhura Palace Hotel, Male, Maldives; [https://plus.google.com/118191128403327291549/about?hl=en map view] [[br]][[br]] Sahana Software Foundation and the [http://www.geoinfo.ait.ac.th/ Asian Institute of Technology Geoinforamtics Center] in collaboration with the [http://ndmc.gov.mv/ Maldivian National Disaster Management Center] is organizing a workshop in the Maldives. It is primarily to kickoff the '''[http://eden.sahanafoundation.org/wiki/Deployments/SAMBRO#a1.CAPonaMap CAP-on-a-Map]''' project aiming to ''improve institutional responsiveness to coastal hazards through multi-agency situational-awareness''. The project is made possible through funding by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission of Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP); specifically, the [http://www.unescap.org/disaster-preparedness-fund ESCAP Trust Fund for Tsunami, Disaster and Climate Preparedness]. The project intentions complement NDMC's proactive commitment to mitigating the impact of disasters on the Maldivian people and its economy. Maldives is vulnerable to natural tsunami, cyclone, and earthquake hazards. It is also responsible for the safety of the mission plus visitors that enjoy the archipelago. The project will span over 18 months and will develop capacity to implement the all-hazard all-media Common Alerting Protocol (CAP) interoperable risk communication standard along with the associated operating procedures. Instrumental to the project is the [http://eden.sahanafoundation.org/wiki/Deployments/SAMBRO Sahana Alerting and Messaging Broker] (SAMBRO) software that will be implemented at a National level for managing the sharing risk information across all relevant risk management agencies. The workshop will bring together alerting authorities, emergency first-responders, communications service providers, and other relevant organizations in the Maldives to participate in the workshop. The day long event will take place on April 15th, 2015 at the Nasandhura Palace Hotel, Male. It designed to foster a discussion between the project implementers and the emergency communication system users towards determining the optimal strategies and activities for operationalizing the Sahana software-enabled multi-agency situational-awareness platform. [[Image(http://eden.sahanafoundation.org/raw-attachment/wiki/Event/2015/CAP_MV_NDMC/banner.png)]] == Facilitators == * [http://lirneasia.net/about/profiles/nuwan-waidyanatha/ Nuwan Waidyanatha] - Director & Chair Standards/Interoperability Sahana Software Foundation * [http://www.geoinfo.ait.ac.th/index.php/about-us-1/our-staff/81-manzul Manzul Hazarika] - Associate Director, Asian Institute of Technology Geoinformatics Center * [http://ndmc.gov.mv/wordpress/?page_id=172 Hissan Hassan] - Project Director Ministry of Defence and National Security == Schedule and Slides == ||= '''Time''''''' =||= '''Action (Resource)''''''' =|| || 08:30 - 09:00 || Registration || ||= '''OPENING CEREMONY''' =||= =|| || 09.00 – 09.05 || Opening speech on behalf of Local Organizer (TBA, NDMC) || || 09.05 – 09.10 || Opening speech on behalf of AIT and SAHANA (Dr. Manzul Hazarika, AIT) || || 09:10 – 09:45 || Overview of project on “CAP on a MAP” (Dr. Manzul Hazarika, AIT) || || 09:45 - 10:00 || [http://www.slideshare.net/waidyanatha/02-sahana-overview Sahana overview] (Mr. Nuwan Waidyanatha) || 09.45 – 10.15 || ''Group photo/Tea-n-Coffee Break'' || ||= '''TECHNICAL SESSION''' =||= =|| || 10.15 – 10.45 || Status of Disaster Management and Early Warning System in the Maldives (NDMC) || || 10.45 – 11.15 || [http://www.slideshare.net/waidyanatha/06-masa-regalertauth Multi-Agency Situational Awareness (MASA) platform] with SAMBRO (Mr. Nuwan Waidyanatha) || || 11.15 – 12.10 || Assessing risks and identifying geospatial vulnerabilities for alert area templates (Dr. Manzul Hazarika, AIT) || || 12:10 – 12.30 || [http://www.slideshare.net/waidyanatha/07-cap-standardsnprocedures Common Alert Protocol (CAP) - Standards, policies and procedures]. (Mr. Nuwan Waidyanatha, SSF) || || 12:30 - 12:45 || [http://www.slideshare.net/waidyanatha/03-risk-asses4capalertarea Risk assessment geoinformatics for defining alerting polygons]. (Mr. Nuwan Waidyanatha, SSF) || || 12:30 - 13:30 || ''Lunch'' || ||= '''DISCUSSIONS''' =||= =|| || 13:30 - 14:10 || Hands-on experimenting with CAP-enabled alerting software (Mr. Nuwan Waidyanatha) || || 14:10 - 14:30 || [SWOT analysis] of CAP and software tools an assessment of implementing CAP in the Maldives (Mr. Nuwan Waidyanatha) || || 14:30 - 15:30 || Discuss and plan action items for (Mr. Nuwan Waidyanatha & Dr. Manzul Hazarika): [[br]] 1. Development of the National CAP Implementation profile [[br]] 2. Formation of a CAP working group [[br]] 3. Sharing data/information for system implementation [[br]] 4. Protocols and means for collaborating with all relevant stakeholders for a successful implementation [[br]] 5. Considering policy issues for CAP implementation and adaptation for addressing all-media all-hazard. [[br]] 6. Update the Register of Alerting Authorities hosted by the WMO [[br]] 7. training of trainer regime and schedule [[br]] 8. Revisit the project activities and plan || == Resources == ==== Project Partners ==== * [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-NG6ihli0CubjlaTVBFejlPRms/view?usp=sharing Sahana Brochure] * [# AIT Brochure] * [# UNESCAP] ==== Workshop Tools ==== 1. [http://eden.sahanafoundation.org/raw-attachment/wiki/Event/2015/CAP_MV_NDMC/SimCAPTool.zip Download SimCAPTool] ==== Activity documents ==== 1. [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/16pYbacAg3r60rbol0Ejvzvhp9kYND1lkZKpRmd7WdPM/edit?usp=sharing Project plan] 1. [http://eden.sahanafoundation.org/raw-attachment/wiki/Event/2013/AIT/Exercise_SWOT_Analysis.pdf SWOT analysis instruction] 1. [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1Q0mgYXMX4GRygqq9DJe8-sUjx4GFM9HnorKriKiPUsk/viewform workshop evaluation form] ==== Presentation slides ==== 1. [#Presentationslides CAP on a Map project overview] 1. [#Presentationslides Current state of Maldives Disaster Management] 1. [https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-2sKF3XJgJwbVdzdDFyTzBpaHM/view?usp=sharing Sahana overview] 1. [#Presentationslides Risk assessment for deriving alert areas] 1. [#Presentationslides Multi Agency Situational Awareness] 1. [#Presentationslides Common Alerting Protocol 101] == Participants == 1. Maldives National Defence Force 1. Ministry of Defence and National Security 1. Maldives Police Service 1. Communication Authority of Maldives 1. Ministry of Housing & Infrastructure 1. Land Survey Authority of Maldives 1. Maldives Red-Crescent 1. Local Government Authority 1. Ministry of Environment 1. Maldives Meteorological Service 1. Ministry of Health 1. Department of National Planning / min of finance 1. Ministry of Tourism Arts and Culture 1. Ministry of Education 1. National Disaster Management Centre 1. Dhiraagu 1. Ooredoo 1. MBC 1. [http://www.unescap.org/ United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific] 1. [http://geoinfo.ait.ac.th/ AIT Geoinformatics Center] (Thailand) 1. [http://www.sahanafoundation.org/ Sahana Software Foundation]