Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency

AWCI Capacity Building
December 2, 2007
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
Chu Ishida

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GEOSS 10 Year IP Water Societal Benefit Area

Space-based
observation

2006-2007

2008-20112012-2015

PlanningPrototyping

Operational

3 hourly global precipitation

GPM, surface & subsurface water stores

Study water quality
measure capability,
altimetry for streamflow
and water storage

Plan water quality monitoring
Gravity mission for water cycle monitor

Improve existing in-situ sys

In-situobservation

Integration

ProductModelＣａｐａｃｉｔｙbuilding

Plan integ. in-situ site net

Test global net of integ. in-situ obs sites

Int’l coord. mecha.

Water level data collection sysImpl. plan for data
Integration system

Integrated precip. andsoil moisture products

Test a fully integrated prototype
data system
New products for precipitation,soil moisture, evaporation andevapotranspiration

Make integrated in-situ obs site operational

Operational integrated data system
System for monitoring WC changes
Data and info on water quantity and quality

Integrated water cycle data sets

Integrated info on climate indices/
extreme events

Plan for CB, incl. satellite data receiving
and processing in develp. countries

Plan tech capacity of develop. Countries
based on satellites and assimilation capability

Framework forensemble hydro prediction
Promote EO data use forwater resource manage.

GEO Work Plan
WA-06-06: Workshops for Water Resource
Management (completed)
Promote best practices in Earth observation application
for integrated water resource management in developing
countries by supporting a series of workshops in SouthAmerica, Asia, Africa, and a Small Island nation.
WA-06-07: Capacity Building Program for Water
Resource (ongoing)
Initiate capacity building programs to develop tools forusing Earth observations in support of water
management, and to show the value of Earthobservations generally in water resource management.
The program will be initiated in Latin America and willthen be extended to Asia and Africa.

GEOSS/Asian Water Cycle Initiative

Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency[integration of earth observation data] + [capacity development] programme＊GEOSS Implementing Agencies（observations, predictions, data integration)
Integration and use of earth observation data
Satellite data, global network data, numerical forecasting model, assimilation of data

Capacity
Building

Area data / information

In-situ data

In-situ data

In-situ data

In-situ data
use ofsatellite data

＊SpaceAgencies
Research obs,Modeling andanalysis＊UNU, universities
Research Institute,etc.
In-situ observation
River management＊ＩＣＨＡＲＭ, MRC
ESCAP, etc.

Basin 1

Basin 2Basin 3Basin 4

Common items
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AWCI/ICG meeting
Bali, Sep 30, 2007•••

International Coordination Group (ICG)
discussed a draft AWCI Implementation Planand agreed on the content and schedule.
Each country presented a demonstration
project idea for AWCI and capacity buildingrequirements.
Two page template for a demonstration river
basin were requested as basis of individual
basin IP.
1)
2)
3)
4)
5)

Background, targeted issues and objectives
River basin characteristics
Observation system
Models, GIS, data availability
Schedule
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AWCI Implementation Plan as discussed in Bali ICG, Sep 2007
1. Objectives
2. Convergence of Observation
Data Integration and Analysis
Modeling and Prediction
Data Policy and Information Sharing
3 Capacity Building
General Approach (each WG Priority Area)
Targets & Needs
Resources & Opportunities
Gap Analysis
Proposed Capacity Building Programs
4 Country Activities
Demonstration River Basin(1) Background, Targeted Issues and Objectives(2) River Basin Characteristics(3) Observation Systems and Data
(4) Models, GIS, Data Integration, Prediction Systems(5) Schedule
5. Organization and Management
6. Schedule
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Follow-up activities, proposals• Prof. Herath/UNU, kindly developed theCapacity Building Frame Work for AWCI• He also developed Flood WG demonstration
project structure.
– Real time flood forecasting– Flood scenario development• Four proposals to the APN 2007 Annual
Regional Call for Proposals (ARCP) weredeveloped.
• Questionare on capacity development priority
was prepared by Prof. Herath.

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Capacity Building needs and proposals
Country

Areas
FloodDrought

Capacity Building needs

BangladeshX

BhutanX

Cambodia

X

X

X

Training and skill development on Flood forecasting andwarning

China

X

X

X

Flood and drought forecasting

Indonesia

X

X

Lao PDRX

Mongolia

Capacity Building proposals

WQX

RS data, On-site monitoring sys, Software, Training, Info
dissemination sys
Flood Forecasting and Early Warning Systems at regional,
national and local levels

Flood and drought risk map generation
Training (DB management, GIS, watershed management,etc)

X

Strengthen data collection for flooding in
Sebangfai River

Data quality check, data sharing, new models

MyanmarX

Technology transfer for flash flood forecasting, high spaptial
satellite RS data

Flash flood forecasting in Shwegyin Basin

Philippines

X

Training on use radar and satellite images in rainfall
estimation and forecasting
Access to output of GCMs
Integration of in-situ and satellite data in flood and droughtmonitoring
Flood hazard mappingClimate change scenario building

Pampganga river basin

Sri Lanka

CB for policy makers, professionals and implementation
officers, technical support staff, end users of water resources

ThailandX

X

VietnamXX

Data assimilation
Climatic model for long range forecast
Radar interpretation
Meteorological early warning system
X

Technical transfer of forecasting models and methods
Transform satellite data into information
Training of GIS and mapping

Proposal of demonstration projects-Flood forecasting: Huong river basin-Water quality: Huong river basin-Drought forecasting: Sough-Central region

Source: GEOSS/AWCI AP Symposium, Jan 2007

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Capacity Building Needs vs. Resources Matrix
Bangladesh

Mongolia

Phillipines

ThailandSoftwareTraining
Information disseminationsys

Flood forecasting and EWS

Flood forecasting and warning

Flood and drought forecasting

Flood and drought risk map

Flood

Flood and drought forecasting

Remote sensing application

Drought

Flash flood forecast

radar and sat data use trainin

Access to GCM output

in-situ and sat data integratio

Flood hazard map

Climate change scenario

Capacity building

Data assimilation

Cliamte model for
long range forecast

Radar interpretation

Meteorological EWS

Sri Lanka

RS dateMyanmar

On-site monitoring

Bhutan CambodiaChina Indonesia Lao PDRCEOP

data integration service
QC service

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Global DB(Digital Atalas, Dam)training &research workshop
University curriculaWeb-based teaching package

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flood inundation modelling
loss estimation
rainfall downscaling and forecast

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10011
10002
122122122122122
12000111212000000000212000111002202002211ICHARM Global Flood Alert System
flood hazard map training
river and dam engineering training
Master course on flood mitigation

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1
1
1

20000000211
1000
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100
000
222000000000
100

1201MRCriver basin management training
water quality analysis training
flood hazard mapping training
flood emergency management training
mathematical modelling training
satellite rain estimation training

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1
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1
1

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1
11022
1
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1
1

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2000000000022001000102002Chinaflood and drought management system 0training
0data&product access
1001000022102100100100100100100001100100000000000

10000002202202
1020212PUBWGs and projects

000

1011111101

1000

101

1100

JAXA/AIT Mini-projects
Sentinel Asia

212010220222222222222221102200002222002200001020MAIRS

10100010111010101010101010100000101000

1002222121

Enhanced observation
regional model development

Legend: 3: being applied 2: applicable 1: potentially applicable 0: not applicable
Source: GEOSS/AWCI AP Symposium, Jan 2007, AWCI ICG meeting, Sep 200710Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency

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Data Service- RS data
- Grid data
- Point data
-Other GIS data
Temporal data
- Rainfall- River discharge- Extremes
Training service (Flood, Drought, Water Q)- Title of training- Duration- Operation mode
- FundingTools, models, manuals, methodologies (Flood, Drought, Water Q)
Forecast, alers- Flood-Extreme rain
- Discharge- Rainfall- Water Q
Research opportunity- Internship- Certificate- Diploma- Post graduate
Data ServiceCountry/
Organizati
onRemite sensing data

Grid Data

Point Data

Bhutan Karma Chhophel
Aster Images
Hydro-met Services-whole countryDiv.
-restricted
Department of Energy, dissem.
Ministry of Trade and -CD, Web
Industry
IRS images-whole country-restricteddissem.
-CD, WebASTER DM
(15kmx15km)-whole country-restricteddissem.
-CD, WebSRTM DEM(90mx90km)-whole country-open dissem.
-CD, Web

Hydrological
Stations

Indonesia Prof. Joesron Loebis None
Research Insititute for
Water Resources

NodeNoneJapan

Basin maps

RainfallPoint-whole country-90 till date
-restricted-CD, WebInterporate

Met.
Stations

TopographicalDaily
map of Indonesia -Indonesia-75-06-open-CD

River discharge

Training Services

ExtremesDischarge-major rivers-90-till data
-restricted-CD, Web
Water level-dittoFlood events-whole country-50's till date-CD, Mail

Daily-Indonesia-75-06-open-CD

Rainfall and discharge-Indonesia-75-06-open-CD

Others

1.ALOS data
2006.1regional, local
CD
2.TRMM data
1997global, ftp

Lao PDR Mr. Chanthachi
None
Amphaychit
Mr. Khanmany
Khounphonh
Lao national MekongCommittee
Prime Minister Office
U Tun Lwin
Myanmar Director General
DMH
Pakistan Shaukat Ali Awan
Met. Dep.

Philipines Flaviana Hilario
PAGASA
Sri Lanka Dr. S.B. Werakoon
University ofPeradeniyaa

None

1. Doppler radar 1. Asiaimages
2. Satellite images

1. River basins Daily-lat-long-Lao PDR-29-97-Upon official-restricted
request-CD-CD
www.lnmc.gov.la
2. Social
ecnomic data

1. WMO, FTP

1. 3 hourly-24N-37N-00-24-open-web-www.pakmet.com
2. 6 hourly-61E-76E
3. 12 hourly

Thada
Sukhapunnaphan
Hydrology and Water
Mangement Centerfor Upper Nothern
RegionUzbekistanMyagkov S.V.

Nepal

Other GIS data

Prof. Toshio Koike
University of Tokyo

Chu Ishida
JAXAThailand

Temporal data

NOAA-Asia-restricted

Shiv Kumar Sharma
Dep of irrigation

Landsat-Nepal-open
Naveen Mangal Joshi -web
Dep of Water Induced
Disaster Prevention

UNU

1.SRTM-Nepal-open-web
2.DEM-Bagmati basin-restricted-web1.Hydrologicalstations-whole country-opne
2.Meteorologicalstations-ditto1.Settlement-Bagmati basin-open-web
2.Hydormetstations-ditto3.Spot elevation-dittoDaily-lat-long-61-97-restricted
-CD

Daily
-lat-long-restricted-CD

1. 6 hourly-do-open-web-www.pakmet.com

1. 24 hourly-do-open-web-www.pakmet.com

1. Hourly-lat18deg35'-45'N-long98deg30'-50'E-06-07
-open
-CD

1. Hourly-lat18deg35'-45'N-log98deg30'-50'E-06-07
-open
-CD

Basin maps
-whole country-open

Basic met data-point-whole country-00-today-restricted

1.Discharge-all major rivers
in the country-restricted
2.Water level-ditto1.Road-Bragmati basin
-open
-web
2.River system-ditto3.Land use-dittoThese data are provided by the Department of Hydorology and Meteorologyof the Government of Nepal. Data are published in hardcopies and they arealso available in digital form. Upon request for specific users, real time data
are also available for some selected location. Department of irrigation canwork in collaboration with the DHM and Department of Water Induced
Disaster Prevention for Bagmati Basin Demonstration.

Flood
Drought
Water QFlood
relatedTraining on
enhanced
observations

1-2
monthsFlood flow
analysis

2-3 weeks Occasional

Regular

Forecasts, alerts

Tools, Models, manuals, methodologies

Title of training Duration Operation modeFudning

Contact

Brief description

Self

Introduces
staff to newobservation
technologies

Self

Revision offlood analysis
with improved
data

Research oppo
Certificat
Internship e
Diplomaprogram

Tools

FloodDrought
Water Q
Flow
routing

Flood

DambrkHSC-RAS

Extreme rain

Discharge

Rainfall

Water Q

Event based Event based
1.pre-Wireless,detemined -media
Media-country
intevals-country
2.Shorterintervals
duringmonsoon
3.Longerintervals
duringnonmonsoon-wireless-country

Daily
As per-media requireme-coutnry nt-printmedia-country

X
X
TRMM
SA
continuous continuous
web-based event-based
email
globalglobalX
TRMM
conitunous&eventbased
globalOthersPostgraduate

FloodDrought
Water Q

N/A

Occasional
on-request

Floodrelated

Flood simulation10-days

Floodrelated

1.JAXA-AIT
mini-projects
2.Sentinel
Asia(SA)
operation
training

FloodrelatedFlood mapping 2- weeks Regular

1.Total 9 1.Annual
2.Twiceweeks
in a year a year
2.2 weeks

Self

1.Full2.FullFloodrelatedFloodrelated1.RS/GIS
training
2.SA system
operation
training

partialsupportFlood
related1.Hydraulicmodelling
2.Hydrologic
modelling

Occasional

Self

Water Q

Water Q
monitoring

Occasional

Self

Flood
related

1. Distributed
HydrologicalModelling2.
O i i iManual&tutorial

FloodmanualX

1.Irrigation
systemplanning anddesign2.Irrigation
systemmanagement

Flood
relatedFlood risk
assessment

1to 5weeks

6 weeks+
8weeks atofficeOccasional

PartialsupportRegular

Full/
PartialOther
Environment
at riskmanagement

6 weeks

Regular/AnnualFull+
PartialFlood
Drought
Water QX

River
flooding-daily-web-globalwww.pakm
et.com.pk

Rain-eventbased-email-regional

X
X

continuous-web

Discharge
Rainfall-Fax&telephone -local-Pakistan

Tefax

Local

1. Hydraulicmodelling
2.Hydorologic
modellingdaily-regions,capitaldaily-regions,capitaldaily
monthlyseasonal-regions,capitalApplication
softwareManurals/
Tutorials

X

daily-regions,capitalvarious types 1.Irrigation HEC, ArcView
ofsystem
Manual andtrainings are planning
tutorials
providedand design
2.Irrigation
systemmanagement
comprehensiv 1.Rainfall
downscalinegtraining
2.Floodprogramon flood risk forecasting
3.Floodassessment
risk

X
X

X

1.Flood events-whole country-00-today
2.Avalanche-dittoWater use
relatedXX

Drought
Water Q

1.Irrigation
systemplanning anddesign2.Irrigation
systemmanagement
ContinuousWeb
Regional
Country

1.Automate
drainfall
downscalin
gsystems
2.Riverflood

FloodDrought
Water Q

internationalcourse on
managing
environmental
risk

X on
requestX onrequestOportunity isprovided to thestaffs to acquire
Diplomaand Post graduate
degree invarious universities
in Nepalas well as abroad
X regular

X regular

Joint
M.ENG
/Ph.D
Joint
M.Eng
/Ph.D

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Capacity Building Priority Responses
Seminar
Euip/data

Participants Duration

FundingTopics

HumanLocation

Processional

CB priority

ResearcherCountry

ContributionAdministrator

Audience

Case sudy

Web-based learning

Rainfall downscaling
and forecast

India

Data integration service
Indonesia

Bandung
Flood and drought manag sys

Lao PDR

Philippines

25 7 days

Flood forecasting

10 2 weeks

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Flood forecastingX

Flash flood forecast
in Luangnamtha

Vientiene
Flood inundating modelling

Flood inundating modelling

20-25 1 week

X

X

x

Flood simulation

Rainfall downscaling
and forecast

Inx
kind

Flood and droughtmanagement system

20-25 2 weeks X

X

X

InX
kind

Flood simulation

20-25 1 week

X

X

InX]
kind

Flood and drought manag sys

ManilaRainfall downscale and forecast

Vietnum

Flood forecastingTokyo

Flood and DroughtManagement System
Flood Inundation
Modeling;
Rainfall Downscaling
and Forecast

10 2 weeks

X

310 daysX

310 daysX

3 10 days

X

X

Model result
verification
Rainfall downscaling
and forecast

Rainfalldownscaling andforecast
Flood and drought
Flood andmanagement system droughtmanagement
Flood simulation
Flood simulation

Flood and droughtmanage sys
Rainfalldownscaling andFlood inundation
modeling

Source: Responses to the CB priority questionaire, Nov 2007
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Next steps for AWCI Capacity Building• Draft AWCI Implementation Plan was developedwith inputs from the country representatives.
• Review and revision should be made forfinalization and adoption of the document.
• Implementation should start from 2008.
• GEOSS Asia Pacific Symposium (March 2008,Tokyo) should be an occasion to confirm
readiness (or progress) of the implementation.

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