By

Major General Gamini Hettiarachchi (Retd.) Director General Disaster Management Center (DMC) Ministry of Disaster Management, Government of

And R.G.S.D.Rajapaksha Department of Census & Statistics

Expert Group Meeting on Improving Disaster Data to Build Resilience in Asia and the Pacific 30 September-1 October 2013, Sendai, Japan Hazard data Plans Disaster Inventory (Desinventar) Reports Statistical Data

Gauge Data – Rain, River and Reservoirs Guidelines Satellite Data (Emergency observation)

Project Data (DRR Projects) Best practices

Relief data Knowledge Emergency data Hazard Data Damage / Loss National Database (Desinventar) DRR Project Monitoring Web Portal Satellite data (Processed by JAXA imageries) Daily Situation Reports since 2007 SADKIN – South Asia Disaster Knowledge Network Mobile User database for SMS warning (5000 key contact) Emergency response contact database (approx. 10,000 contacts) LIDAR survey data – 2 km from the coast

National hazard maps for five hazards are available at www.hazard.lk

Tsunami Hazard

Storm Surge

Floods Use of Near Real Time Earth Observation for Emergencies Maps are available www.dmc.gov.lk

Kalutara District - Floods 2008/06/03 ALOS Data http://www.desinventar.lk/ http://www.desinventar.lk/DesInventar/main.jsp?countrycode=sr&continue=y No of Events (total 12,000 records) Incidents Damaging Human Lives

Source: DisInventor Database, 2007 www.desinventar.lk Hazards Number of % No. of No. of People Houses Agricultural Records Deaths Affected Damaged / loss (ha) Destroyed

Animal Attacks 7,241 43 856 31,748 4,017 3451 Floods 3,293 19 419 11,140,636 194,807 274,618 Fire 2,590 15 81 7,186 482 2393

Extreme Wind Events 1,321 8 917 1,877,067 34,260 Drought 1,134 7 0 11,464,104 0 390,848 Landslide 952 6 840 160,135 8,928 1,424 Lightning 276 2 268 681 0 Total 16,807 100 3,381 24,681,557 208,234 706,994

http://www.desinventar.lk/ www.dmc.gov.lk/drrportal

Building Exposed to Tsunami High 20% Moderate 28% 52% Low

Tsunami Level # Buildings High 7854 Moderate 4280 Low 3052

Total buildings – 32,000 Total tsunami affected buildings – 15,000 40 35 30 25 20 15 High 10 Mod 5 Low 0

District High Mod Low

Ampara 19 18 13

Jaffna 33 22 13

Matara

Mannar

Kalutara 1 6 7

Puttalam

Colombo

Gampaha Mullativu

Batticaloa Galle 15 19 9

Hambantota 1 3 4 2 3 7 35 25 8 Kalutara 0 9 5 Mannar 1 8 3 Matara 3 16 6 Mullativu 1 2 1 7 3 1 Trincomalee 13 29 8 Census of Population and Housing in Tsunami Affected Areas Statistical Handbook and Atlas on Tsunami Disaster Census of Population and Housing per every 10 years Census of Agriculture per every 10 years Census of Industries / Economic Establishments per every 10 years & Annual Survey of Industries Census of Internally Displaced Persons Special Enumeration of Population & Housing in Northern & Eastern Provinces - 2007 Online National Data Achieve of Sri Lanka http://statistics.sltidc.lk/index.php/home Lanka Stat Interactive Online Database http://census.sltidc.lk/ Quickstats online Interactive GIS based Database with Population & Housing Data http://www.statistics.gov.lk/PopHouSat/CPH2012Visualization/ht docs/index.php Online District Statistical Handbooks http://www.statistics.gov.lk/DistrictStatHBook.asp Population Atlas series at National Level and District Level http://www.statistics.gov.lk/PopHouSat/PopulationAtla_2012/01_CoverPrefaceAndContents/Pages %20from%20001-DCS_Population_Atlas_of_Sri_Lanka-2012_CD_Version_Final.pdf

Annual Statistical Abstract and Statistical Pocketbook which is containing summary information at District & Division Level for All Sectors as Online Versions & Books Statistical News Letters / Bulletins http://www.statistics.gov.lk/Newsletters/StatNewsLetter.htm Different detailed databases relevant to each and every sector at separate Statistics Divisions of the Department and Statistics Divisions established at each line Agency such as Demography, Education, Health, Inland Revenue, Customs, Labour, National Accounts, Inflation & Prices, Income- Expenditure-Poverty & Labour Force, Agriculture, Industry-Trade & Services, International Migration etc.

Few Maps from the Population Atlas of Sri Lanka -2012

Map: P3.21.4.1 Location

P o p u l a t i o n D e n s i t y b y D S D i v i s i o n - J a f f n a D i s r t i c t , 2 0 1 2

9°52'0"N

9°45'0"N

9°38'0"N Valikamam South -West (Sandilipay)

Karainagar

Valikamam West (Chankanai) Valikamam North Island North (Kayts) Valikamam South (Uduvil)

9°31'0"N Vadamaradchi North (Pointpedro) Legend Island South (Velanai) Boundaries Valikamam East (Kopay)Vadamaradchi South-west Delft Nallur District Jaffna PopulationDS DensityDivision 9°24'0"N JaffnaDistrict (Persons per Sq.Km.) Thenmaradchi () : 81 - 190

0 200 - 720 3 730 - 1,300 6 1,400 - 2,000

79°40'0"E 12 2,100 - 4,700 Kilometers

Vadamaradchi East 79°50'0"E

80°0'0"E

KilinochchiDistrict

80°10'0"E

80°20'0"E

80°30'0"E MullaitivuDistrict

80°40'0"E Few Maps Illustrating Housing Facilities of Sri Lanka -2012

Map P1.1: Distribution of Households by Principal Source of Drinking Water

Census of Population and Housing - 2012 Department of Census & Statistics

District Distribution DS Division Distribution Legend: Jaffna Principal Source of Drinking Water 4 Jaffna : !. Killinochchi Mulattivu Kilinochchi 24 Protected Well within Premises !. Mullaittivu !. 23 Protected Well outside Premises Mannar Unprotected Well Mannar !. Pipe Borne - Tap within Unit 5 19 14 Vavuniya - Tap within Pre. Outside HU !. Trincomalee - Tap outside Premises !.

Anuradhapura Other - Rural W.S. Project Trincomalee !. 7 - Tube Well - Bowser 11 Puttalam !. - River/Tank/Streams Polonnaruwa Puttalam Batticaloa !. 12 3 - Rain Water Batticaloa 10 !. 13 - Bottled Water Kurunegala Matale - Other !. !. 16 8 Percentage (%) HUs Kandy Ampara !. !. !. Having Safe Drinking Water 2 21 Gampaha 22 Ampara !. Gampaha < 60.00 Nuwara EliyaBadulla 25 Colombo !. !. 1 !. Monaragala 60.01 - 75.00 !. Colombo Kegalle 17 20 75.01 - 85.00 !. 9 Moneragala Kalutara Rathnapura !. Kalutara 85.01 - 90.00

6 90.01 - 95.00

15 95.01 - 99.70 18 Hambantota Hambantota !. Boundary Galle !. Matara Matara !. District Capitals !.

0 12.5 25 50 Kilometers 1, 2, 3.. Indicates the Rank for Having Permanant Walls (least number for highest facilities) Few Maps Illustrating Housing Characteristics of Sri Lanka -2012

Average Household Size and Housing Density by District Map P1.1: Distribution of Type of Structure of Housing Units

Census of Population and Housing - 2012 Department of Census & Statistics Census of Population and Housing - 2012 Department of Census & Statistics

Jaffna Jaffna : 135,837 : Legend Legend District Boundary District Boundary Average HH Size Killinochchi Type of Structure of HUs Killinochchi 3.57 - 3.71 28,300 3.72 - 3.84 Indian Ocean Mulattivu Mulattivu 3.85 - 3.97 24,278 Single House 3.98 - 4.11 Vavuniya Attached or Twin

4.12 - 4.24 Flat or Condominium Trincomalee Mannar Mannar Trincomalee Vavuniya 95,213 Roe or Line 23,338 40,894 Housing Density Shanty or Other (HUs per SqKM) Anuradhapura 9.4 - 21.0 592,064, 269,107, ...... Total 227,598 NUmber of HUs 21.0 - 53.3 Anuradhapura 53.3 - 101.1 Polonnaruwa 110,289 101.1 - 181.8 Polonnaruwa Batticaloa 181.8 - 417.4 Batticaloa Puttalam 132,999 Kurunegala Puttalam 200,451 417.4 - 817.6 437,931

Note: Matale Matale Ampara Single houses: Single Houses in 126,867 Kurunegala Single storeyed or two storeyed or Kandy more than two storeys Gampaha Kandy Badulla Badulla 592,064 Kegalle 342,255 Attached or Twin: Attached houses / 210,126 Kegalle 217,213 Gampaha Annexes or Twin houses Nuwara Eliya Flat or Condominium: Flat 176,495 Ampara Condominium / Luxury Apartment 162,224 Colombo Nuwara Eliya Row or Line: Row house / Line room Colombo 555,926 Shanty or Other : Hut/Shanty or Other Rathnapura 280,243 Kalutara Moneragala Kalutara Moneragala Ratnapura 299,321 117,812 Location Location Galle 269,107 Galle Hambantota Hambantota 154,980 Matara Matara 203,570

0 12.5 25 50 Kilometers 0 12.5 25 50 Kilometers Name of the website Description of the available Accessibility Who owns it? data www. desinventar.lk Historical disaster Online/public DMC information system www. hazards.lk Hazard information Online/public DMC www.dmc.gov.lk Disaster Situation Reports Online/ limited to key DMC (Sitreps) people

DRR project Portal- provide Online/public as well DMC mitigation information as control access www.ndrsc.gov.lk “Sahana” Disaster Online/ limited to key NDRSC Management Information people Systems www.meteo.gov.lk Weather and Climate related Online/with limited Department of data, cloud imageries access. Data is available Meteorology for nominal fee www.nbro.lk Landslide hazard map and Online/with limited National Building information access Research Organisation (NBRO) Name of the website Description of the Accessibility Who owns it? available data www.coastal.gov.lk Coastal hazards, sea level Limited access Coast Conservation & rise information, Coastal Resource Management Department www.irrigation.gov.lk Major reservoir data and Limited access. Data is Department of information (Water levels, available for nominal Irrigation, Sri Lanka flood levels of major fee rivers, etc)

www. landreclamation.lk Canal networks for certain Limited access Sri Lanka Land areas, flood inundation Reclamation & data for fewer areas Development Corporation (SLLRDC) www.srilanka.humanitarianre Provide data and Online /public access UNOCHA sponse.info information for emergency response planning www.nara.ac.lk Ocean observation center Limited online access. National Aquatic of National Aquatic Data is available for Resources Agency Resource Center nominal fee (NARA) (NARA)Provides data on wave heights, bathymetric data Name of the website Description of the available Accessibility Who owns it? data www.statistics.gov.lk National Census data (Population Online with limited Department of & Housing, Income & access. Census & statistics expenditure, Education, health, Data is available for poverty, agriculture, industry, nominal fee labor force, trade etc.) and Tsunami Census data www.survey.gov.lk digital Spatial data (land use Limited public Survey Department data, road networks, water access. Printed and of Sri Lanka bodies, etc) digital Data is available for nominal fee www.gsmb.gov.lk Geological data of the country Limited access. Data Geological Survey is available for and Mines Bureau nominal fee www.agridept.gov.lk Agricultural production data Limited access. Data Department of is available for Agriculture nominal fee www.iwmi.cgiar.org Include drought monitoring Limited access International Water system Management Institute (IWMI) www.cbsl.lk Economic and finance Limited access Central Bank of Sri information and data Lanka

Absence of national level platform to discuss the importance of “disaster data”. This is need to be coordinated by the NSO. Inadequate national level policy to address the data sharing for disaster management activities Absence of proper mechanism to collect disaster related data during census taking Absence of real time data collection mechanism other than the DMC initiated “Situation Reports” data which is collected during a disaster at local level Absence of space based (Satellite) real time disaster data collection mechanism, especially for floods, landslides etc. Absence of Real time data uploading and updating system. For an example, some of the land use data used for planning is not up to date Absence of digital elevation model (DEM) to develop inundation models. i.e. floods. DMC have LIDAR data set collected in the aftermath of 2004 tsunami for coastal areas, but not covers the entire island Absence of synthetic aperture radar (SAR) data to identified and update the landslide prone areas Absence of atmospheric data and Doppler weather data to increased the accuracy of weather forecast Absence of institutionalized Data sharing mechanism among government agencies – on personal networking None availability of proper data catalog and maintenance (who is having what) Policies at individual organization level are available, which are less efficient Duplication of data collection, generation Absence of standards Decision making at national to local level on emergency operation

Disaster Mitigation, Planning and Awareness

Estimation of emergency needs, foods, water & sanitation

Develop early warning systems

Identify evacuation routes / centers / maps

Project prioritization (Mitigation, awareness and planning)

Disaster Impact Assessments

Identify vulnerable communities, sectors & infrastructure

Disaster Resilient Urban planning (resilient cities)

Development planning / site selection for investors

Academic research and developments

• Dept of Met • NBRO • Irrigation Dept • NARA • GSMB • Dept of Met. • MASL • NBRO • Dept. of • Irrigation Census Department • NARA • GSMB • NBRO • DMC • Irrigation Dept • MASL • Dept of Agriculture • MASL • Survey Dept • SLLRDC • Dept of Census

• NBRO • Irrigation Dept • Dept of Agriculture • MASL • Survey Dept • SLLRDC • DMC • Dept of Census • UNOCHA Central Government

National Council for DM

Ministry of Finance & Ministry of Disaster Other line Planning Management ministries

NDMCC

Department of Census & Other Departments statistics DMC NDRSC NBRO DoM

District officers District Officers Geologists Very Strong vertical integration vertical Strong Very Divisional officers Divisional officers Observers

GN Field Visits Weather stations

Weak horizontal integration

• has initiated several proactive steps to institutionalized the data sharing mechanism

• A Cabinet Memorandum was submitted by the Ministry of Land – with regard to the data sharing policy among agencies

• It has been approved and high level committee has been appointed by the government to study feasibility and propose suitable mechanism

Setting up National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI) has been identified by the government as a national need

Bring all DRM related data sharing producers and users in to a single platform/forum –

Setting up sub committee under the above platform for proper Data Sharing on Disaster Management aligned with NSDI initiatives

Setting up an information management hub in DMC as recommended by TAM 2011

Promote online data sharing among all stakeholders for effective usage from national to local level and regional to global level