06b_Creating Synergy from Chaos

11-12 April 2013 - Kista, SwedenWGET ICT Humanitarian Forum

Whole of Society Approach in the South PacificKelly Sponberg (IEPAS) & Matthew Lloyd (NZ Red Cross)

LEADERSHIP- Selfless

INNOVATION- It’s amazing what we can accomplish…

COLLABORATION- Invested in Outcomes


International Extension and Public Alert System

• The International Extension and Public Alert System (IEPAS) program engages in research and undertakes projects to improve rural and remote communication of meteorological information. Primary support for the program is provided by the USAID Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA) within its Bureau for Democracy, Conflict and Humanitarian Assistance. Funding is provided through an inter-agency agreement with the NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) International Activities Office (IAO).

• To accomplish its mission, IEPAS engages in the development of communication tools, provides training, and manages of pilots and quasi-operational systems. The program works in parts of Africa, Asia, Pacific, and Central America and Caribbean.


One Outcome They Were Both Working Toward

• Objective: Minimizing loss of life within first 48 hrs. of a disaster.

Time to Response

Loss of Life

24-48 Hrs.


Collaboration - Tactical

Donors

United NationsSystem

NGOs

Industry / MediaGovernments

MILITARY

Volunteer & Technical

Communities

Academia

Evil

Hackers


Pacific Endeavor

UNOCHA

WGET

UNWFP

UNHCR

WVI

NZ Red Cross

NZ Police

Kestral Tech

KiwiEx

Serval

Horn of Africa

Plan Int’lSave the Children

USAID

Nepalese Mil.

Philippine A.F.

Wright Sat Conn.

PACOM -MCIPSingapore DSTA

OxfamWV – East Africa

Motorola

Iridium

ICRC

IFRC

Collaboration - Strategic

NZ A.F.

IEPASOFDA

NZ Dept of Cons.

Davis Consulting

IOMeCLIC

IFRC

Cisco


Collaborative Process

1. The technology2. Adoption3. Program Coordination

- Started with a long flight across the Pacific


The TechnologyPrepositioning Satellite Communication Devices

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AdoptionMake the life-saving technology part of their daily lives.

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Program Coordination

Territory New Zealand Red Cross NOAA NWS International Activities OfficeAmerican Samoa XCommonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands XCook Islands XFederated States of Micronesia X XFiji XGuam XKiribati XPalau X XPNG XRepublic of Marshall Islands XSamoa X XSolomon Is X XTonga X XTuvalu XVanuatu X X


Kiribati

Nauru

Marshall IslandsFederated States of Micronesia

Solomon Islands Tuvalu

Samoa

Vanuatu Fiji

Tonga

Palau

Guam

Northern Mariana Islands

American Samoa

Cook Islands

Kiribati

Program Sites for NZ Red Cross and IEPAS Chatty Beetle

NZRC Only

NWS Only

NZRC & NWS


Nauru

Marshall IslandsFederated States of Micronesia

Tuvalu

Samoa

Vanuatu

Fiji Tonga

Guam

American Samoa

Cook Islands

Kiribati

The Communications Infrastructure IS The Whole of Society

Kiribati

Solomon Islands

Fiji

Palau

Northern Mariana Islands


Collaborative Programming

• Three Organizations discover a common area of interest through MCIP’s Pacific Endeavor program.

• Shared Objectives: Not only pre-position devices but use them to support daily activities.

• Planned and natural collaborative result begins to meet objective to minimize loss of life in the event of natural disasters.


Interim Results• In 2012, IEPAS received immediate messages from the South Pacific

with news that a typhoon had hit, and with details about their immediate condition and needs.

• In 2012, Pacific Endeavor for the first time planned table top exercises assuming some communication would be in place at all times during a natural disaster due to efforts such as those of NZ Red Cross and NWS.

• Three Organizations discover a common objective through MCIP’s Pacific Endeavor program and continue to grow the collaborative effort through programs and networks.

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