National CAP and SAMBRO Training Workshop - Myanmar
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Post event BLOG
Objectives
- Agree on the CAP Implementation and SAMBRO system operationalizarion plan and strategy for Myanmar
- Build user competency in implementing and using SAMBRO CAP-enabled software for all-hazard all-media public warning and close user group (first-responder) alerting
- Validate the SAMBRO work flows and procedures for operationalizing a Multi-Agency Situational-Awareness platform in Myanmar
Announcement
Takes place on :: 15th July 2015
Hosted by the :: Department of Meteorology and Hydrology, Ministry of Transport
At location :: Address : Department of Meteorology and Hydrology, Ministry of Transport, Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar map view
The Department of Meteorology and Hydrology (DMH) of the Ministry of Transport in collaboration with the Sahana Software foundation (Sahana), Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) and the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP), will be hosting a KICKOFF WORKSHOP which is entitled “CAP on a Map – Improving Institutional Responsiveness to Coastal Hazards through Multi-agency Situational Awareness.” The workshop, which is tentatively scheduled on 15 July 2015, will be held at Department of Meteorology and Hydrology, Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar.
The said workshop is one of the activities under the UNESCAP funded project called “Cap on a Map”. Myanmar now joins Philippines and Maldives, which were from the beginning in the project. It aims to augment the capacities of the national agencies for issuing early warnings using a multi-agency all-hazard/all-media approach and improve the response capacities of Myanmar as a participating country by improving the situational awareness at the time of a disaster. It is being proposed to develop and operationalize a CAP (Common Alert Protocol) enabled Sahana Alerting and Messaging Broker (SAMBRO) platform in order to provide location specific alerts/warnings and integrate all the stakeholders through a common information exchange hub for better coordination at the time of a disaster.
In view of the above, we would like to invite you or your representative to participate in the workshop. Please find attached a copy of the program, for your reference. Thank you and we look forward to receiving your response about the matter on your convenient time but not later than Wednesday 15 July 2015
Facilitators
- Dr. Hrin Nei Thiam - Director General, Department of Meteorology and Hydrology, Ministry of Transportation, Myanmar
- Ms. Daw Htay Htay Than - Director, Hydrological Division, Department of Meteorology and Hydrology, Ministry of Transportation, Myanmar
- Manzul Hazarika - Associate Director, Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand Geoinformatics Center
- Nuwan Waidyanatha - Director & Chair Standards/ Interoperability Sahana Software Foundation, USA
Schedule
| Time | Action | Resource |
|---|---|---|
| 08:30 - 09:00 | Registration | |
| OPENING SESSION | ||
| 09:00-09:30 | Opening and welcome participants; group photo | DMH |
| 09.30 - 10:00 | discussion of project implementation plan & strategy (agree on Institutional roles and responsibilities) | AIT/SAHANA |
| 09:10 - 09:30 | Overview of project on “CAP on a MAP” | Dr. Manzul Hazarika, AIT |
| 09:30 - 09:45 | Overview of Sahana Foundation and Humanitarian FOSS” | Mr. Nuwan Waidyanatha, SSF |
| 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 Myanmar | DMH |
| 10.45 - 11.15 | Multi-Agency Situational Awareness (MASA) platform with Sahana Alerting and Messaging Broker (SAMBRO) | Mr. Nuwan Waidyanatha, SSF |
| 11.15 - 12.00 | Assessing risks and identifying geospatial vulnerabilities for alert area templates | Dr. Manzul Hazarika, AIT |
| 12:00 - 12.30 | Common Alert Protocol (CAP) - Standards, policies and procedures | Mr. Nuwan Waidyanatha, SSF |
| 12:30 - 13:30 | Lunch Break | |
| DISCUSSION SESSION | ||
| 13:30 - 14:00 | Hands-on experimenting with CAP-enabled alerting software | Mr. Nuwan Waidyanatha, SSF |
| 14:00 - 14:30 | SWOT analysis of CAP and software tools an assessment of implementing CAP in the Myanmar | Mr. Nuwan Waidyanatha, SSF |
| 14:30 - 15:00 | Tea/ Coffee Break | |
| 15:00 - 16:00 | Discuss and plan action items: 1. What news feeds would you like to see? 2. Formation of a CAP working group 3. Sharing data/information for system implementation 4. Revisit the project activities and plan 5. Methods for collaborations among stakeholders and way forward | Mr. Nuwan Waidyanatha, SSF Dr. Manzul Hazarika, AIT |
Resources
Project Partners
Videos
Workshop Tools
Activity documents
Presentation slides
Participants
- Information and Public Relation Department(IPRD)
- General Administrative Department(GAD)
- Irrigation Department(ID)
- Department of Agriculture Planning(DAP)
- Myanmar Agriculture Service(MAS)
- Myanmar Radio and Television Department(MRTV)
- Myanmar Red Cross Society(MRCS)
- Department of Health(DOH)
- Directorate of Water Resources and Improvement of River System(DWIR)
- Department of Fisheries(DOF)
- News and Periodicals Enterprise (NPE)
- Information Technology and Cyber Security Department (ITCSD)
- Myanmar Post and Telecommunication (MPT)
- Relief and Resettlement Department(RRD)
- Post and Telecommunication Department(PTD)
- Asian Institute of Technology Geoinformatics Center
- Sahana Software Foundation
