Session 2: Enhancement of global disaster data

Yuichi ONO (Ph.D.)

Professor,International Research Institute of Disaster Science (IRIDeS), Tohoku University, Sendai, JapanDirector, Global Centre for Disaster Statistics
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Why disaster data/statistics?

Sample of Database in Sri Lanka (DesInventar platform)

Sample of Database in Indonesia (modified DesInventar platform)

Data/Statistics is a key to the governance- Land Survey and Taxation- Colonial Management – Development of Geography in Europe- Know the land well for better governance- Same for disaster risk reduction

For reducing disaster risks, we need to know the disaster risks
as precisely as possible
What disaster happened in the past is not even clear yet now.
How come we could predict well for the future?

For monitoring the Sendai Framework’s global targets, sound disasterdamage and loss data/statistics is crucial.

We need to target the ‘Target (e)’ as it must be achieved by 2020.

Target (e): Substantially increase the number of countries withnational and local disaster risk reduction strategies by 2020
AndDeveloping a national disaster damage and loss system itself is todevelop a concrete DRR strategy at the national and local level

Global Centre for Disaster Statistics• Relationship of the centre and related organization/agencies

Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction

2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
Contribution

IRIDeSUNDPUNDP

SupportBureau for Policy andProgramme Support(Bangkok)• Technical advice• Quality assurance

Country Office• Support to developmentof national disaster loss
and damage databases• Policy advice• Institutional capacity
development

Countries• Develop and utilize
National disaster loss
and damage database

International Research Cooperation
Institute of DisasterScience• Management(Operational support, Budget allocation)• Research and analysis

Cooperation

Global Centre forDisaster Statistics

ESCAP

Economic and Social
Commission for Asia andthe Pacific

JICA

Japan International
Cooperation Agency

ICHARM

International Centre for
Water Hazard and Risk
ManagementADRC

Asia DisasterReduction Center• Integration & storage ofIRP
national data
International Recovery• Scientific analysis
Platform• Visualization of disaster information
Private Sector• Research on innovative modules• Policy recommendations• Technical support
Information
Support (ICT support, GIS tools etc.)
GlobalDatabase
Data• Operational support

Global Centre for Disaster Statistics• UNDP⁃ Has been supporting governance in DRR; development of disaster loss database inmore then 30 countries⁃ Country based support is available with strong relationship between governmentand related agencies in developing countries• IRIDeS⁃ Analytical capacity: 100 DRR experts in more than 37 academic disciplines andcapable to analyze data
- Centre’s secretariat function• Fujitsu⁃ Technical support, Expertise in ICT, Global Databese through the cloud-base system,
supporting the GCDS secretariat• Pacific Consultants⁃ Analytical capacity: Macroeconomic analysis, etc. supporting the GCDS secretariat• JICA- Capacity building and conducting DRR Projects in many countries• ADRC- GLIDE If you do not know the past, you cannot predict
the future.
For generating effective DRR policy, you must lookfor foundation based on evidence.
You would not want to generate DRR policy basedon data depending outside of your country.
Historical records and disaster damage and loss
data are national treasures.

 Challenges in obtaining data
NDMOs are not necessary a strong agency in terms of
power and budget in many countries
NDMOs must ask data from other agencies or local
government (horizontal and vertical coordination isnecessary)
Would they be very collaborative?
SFDRR might not be popular beyond NDMOs Recommendations
Take advantage of the SFDRR linkage with SDGs
Ask for the SDGs monitoring coordination at the highest
level of your country
Not NDMOs to coordinate the task but the highest levelof the government such as SDGs Task Force Team, etc.
UN/ISDR, UNDG/UNSD, and UNFCCC would need togenerate a common policy to make a better synergy
for monitoring the SFDRR, SDGs, and Paris Agreement
Raise your voice now!