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Global Platform for Disaster Reduction An
Information System for Disaster Risk
Reduction and Emergency Management in Ecuador
M. Pilar Cornejo R. de Grunauer National
Secretary for Risk Management, ECUADOR May
8-13, 2011 Geneva, Switzerland
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• Ecuador shares with other countries in the Andean
  Region its acute vulnerability and high risk
  exposure to several natural hazards (i.a.
  earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, floods, gales,
  landslides, droughts, tsunamis), and other
  manmade disasters.
• The National Government has decided to firmly
  support disaster risk management as an
  opportunity for domestic change and capacity
  building

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• The National Government seeks to establish
  disaster risk management as a State policy by,
  among other measures, promoting disaster risk
  management mainstreaming in all private and
  public institutions planning and management
  processes fostering a preparedness culture at all
  levels within society and the State.

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• The 2008 Constitution (Sep. 2008) includes risk
  management explicitly.
• The national security law (Sep. 2009)
  established the National Secretary of Risk
  Management as the rector of the system.
• The development of the National Decentralised
  Risk Management System is also mandatory.

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• Art. 389 reads that the State shall protect all
  individuals, communities and Nature from the
  adverse effects of natural or manmade disasters
  through risk preparedness and prevention
  activities, disaster mitigation and
  rehabilitation actions, as well as measures aimed
  at improving social, economic and environmental
  conditions in order to minimize their
  vulnerability.

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• Art. 389 continued...
• The National Decentralised Risk Management
  System is composed of the risk management units
  of all private and public institutions at local,
  regional and national level.
• SNGR was later designated the lead agency to act
  on behalf of the State, and given a Ministry
  status.

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• Art. 390 states that risks shall be managed
  according to the principle of decentralized
  subsidiary action. This shall entail the direct
  responsibility of institutions within their
  respective geographical area of influence. If
  their risk management capacities are surpassed,
  the higher institutional level shall be activated
  and agencies with larger territorial jurisdiction
  and technical and financial capacity shall
  provide the necessary support with due respect
  for their authority and without taking over their
  responsibility.

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• Access to Information is a key element for sound
  decision making for risk reduction and
  management.
• SNGR promotes free access to reliable and
  verified information by closely working with the
  technical and scientific organizations which are
  the first providers of information and addressing
  the specific needs of different actors.

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• The national information system for risk
  management has been set up as a tool to assist
  end users in the search of appropriate
  information for different purposes, being the
  most relevant the following
• Emergency Management
• Logistics
• Volunteering Organizations Including Civil
  Protection
• Resources
• Library
• Capacity Building and Training
• Telecommunications
• Technical information related to hazards,
  vulnerabilities, capacities

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Web Based Information System
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SUBSISTEMA DE GESTIÓN DE RIESGOS
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The data system has incorporated visual aids to
make it easier and more attractive. It includes
geo referenced maps, stastistics and allows the
user easy to manage analisis of the information
and reports.

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SUBSISTEMA DE GEOINFORMACIÓN
Módulo de Mapas Mapas en diferentes vistas y los
generados y cargados por el personal de la
institución.
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SUBSISTEMA DE GEOINFORMACIÓN
Módulo de Monitoreo Visualiza los eventos
suscitados nacional e internacionalmente y el
monitoreo actual de los mismos.
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SUBSISTEMA DE GEOINFORMACIÓN
Módulo de Emergencias Visualiza los eventos que
se han registrado y los georeferencia en el mapa.
Tiene acceso libre y restrictivo para la
información sin confirmación.
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SUBSISTEMA DE GEOINFORMACIÓN
Módulo de Capacidades Visualiza y permite
efectuar consultas interactivas de información y
generar reportes personalizados por el usuario.
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As part of this effort, in alliance with
different international cooperation agencies,
such as ECHO through its VI DIPECHO Action Plan,
UNDP Ecuador, and the GRIP Programme, the
National Secretariat for Risk Management is
currently leading the definition of a
standardized and tested methodology to estimate
vulnerabilities at the municipal level in Ecuador.

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Four natural hazards are considered in this first
stage earthquakes, volcanic activity, floods and
landslides. Major challenge relates to the
availability of information at the municipal
level that allows the use of state of the art
concepts while making it useful and practical for
local governments. Also vulnerabilities
evaluated go beyond the traditional physical ones
and take into account social and economic,
organizational, institutional and legal
vulnerabilities.

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As part of the analysis, physical vulnerability
of lifelines such as the water and sewerage
systems are considered in an effort to take into
account one of the most vulnerable elements in
Ecuador and its importance to risk reduction and
emergency management.

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• This methodology is being worked out with the
  National Planning Office (SENPLADES) which will
  use it as a complementary tool to mainstream DRR
  into the Development and Planning Instruments
  that Local Governments are required to put
  together.
• This remains a challenge for the upcomming months!

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