Presented by
Roger Ndicu
CAP Implementation in Kenya
Introduction (1)KMD is a public service in the Ministry of
Environment, Water and Mineral Resources;KMD is responsible for the organization and
operational management of meteorological services in Kenya;
Generating Advisories, Alerts & Warnings is the business of KMD;
Kenya Comprises of 47 Counties;Each County headed by a County Meteorological
Officer or Meteorologist and;Each County has its own Disaster Management
committee.
Introduction (2)CAP was introduced to KMD in 2012;CAP is currently not in use, however, implementation process going on;Challenges of implementationKMD is in the process of coming up with an integrated solution of Alerts production & dissemination;This integrated solution will also target CAP;A timeline of CAP implementation has already been drawn.
Aspects of Alert Message StructureCAP KMD
Headline/TitleCategoryResponse TypeUrgencySeverityCertaintyMessage DescriptionInstructionArea Description
Early Warning Systems
Meteorological EWSTsunami & Seismic EWSFlood EWSEWS in the Health SectorEWS in Agriculture & Food Security
NMC & RSMC Early Warning
NMC Alert, Advisories &
Warnings
County Meteorological Officer(s)
Local Disaster Management Committee
Office of the President(Advisory Committee)
( For Hazards such as Floods, Heavy Rains, strong Winds and Waves)
National TV & Radio
Local MediaNetworks
RANET Radio Station
Red CrossNMC & SWFDP, RSMC-Nairobi
Website maintained by SWFDP team
Alerts & Warnings (Generated from SWFDP Forecast Products)
HAZARDALERT WARNING
Heavy Rainfall > 30 mm > 50 mm
Coastal Wave Heights > 1.5 meters > 2.0 meters
Hot Conditions > 30 oC > 38 oCCold Conditions < 10 oC < 5 oCWind Speed > 20 Knots > 35 knots
For Example…17th April 2013
County Meteorological Officer(s) of South Nyanza, Counties of Marsabit, , Meru, Tharaka-Nithi, Narok, Kajiado, Nakuru and Taita Taveta
Office of the President(Advisory Committee)
Warning Reports RecipientsProducts from SWFDP
Flood Early Warning System
Flood Warnings
Busia County Meteorological Officer
Disaster Management Committee (Busia County)
Red Cross
Office of the President(Advisory Committee)
Bundalangi RANET FM Radio Station
Local MediaNetworks
( For Floods in the Bundalang’i plains- Western Kenya)
Flood Diagnostics & Forecasting Centre,FDFC-Nairobi
Alerts & Warnings (Generated from River Gauge Levels)
ALERT WARNINGRiver Gauge 4 to 5 meters > 5 meters
Remarks Watch Above this point flooding can occur depending on strength of the dykes
Health Early Warning System
Health Advisories
County Met. Officer(s)
Local Disaster Management Committee
Red Cross
Local Health Centers
Ministry of Health
Office of the President(Advisory Committee)
National TV & Radio
Local MediaNetworks
RANET Radio Station
Seasonal Forecaster, NMC-Nairobi
Updates
Food & Agri. Early Warning System
Food &Agriculture Advisories
County Met. Officer(s)
Local Disaster Management Committee
Ministries in charge of Agriculture, Livestock, Arid lands…etc
Agricultural Extension OfficersOffice of the President
(Advisory Committee)
Red Cross
Seasonal Forecaster, NMC-Nairobi
Updates
National TV & Radio
Local MediaNetworks
RANET Radio Station
Tsunami & Marine Early Warning
Tsunami Alert or Warning
County Met. Officer(s)
Local Disaster Management Committee
Kenya Maritime Authority
Kenya Ports Authority
Security Agencies
Beach Management Units
Hotel Operators
Red Cross
Siren & Loudspeakers
Office of the President(Advisory Committee)
National TV/Radio Networks
RANET Radio & Local Media
National Tsunami Warning Centre, Nairobi
Why More Emphasis on FM Radio ?
Media Exposure(based on population census, 2009)
Radio 74%Mobile Phones 63%TV 28%Computers 3.6%
Alerts & Warnings thro’ RANET Radio
Community based Radio Stations4 operating in vulnerable population areasEffective in Alerts & Warnings disseminationTo be part of the CAP community
Alerts thro’ Mobile Phone Networks
“There is an on-going discussion on the capability to send warnings to individual mobile phones in pre-selected areas or zones of utmost concern. The CAP implementation process has renewed the interest”
Proposed Flow of Info thro’ CAP
Flood Warning
County Meteorological Officer(s)
All Disaster Managers
Tsunami Warning
CAP
All Responders
Internet, RSS feeds…etc
Office of the President(Advisory Committee)
Mobile Phone Networks
TV / Radio Networks
Local Radio Stations
Forecasting Centres, KMD, Nairobi
Health Advisory
Food & Agri Advisory
Concerns…
Need to understand CAP fullySecurity of CAPIdentifying partners/Recipients of AlertsAgreements with the RecipientsWhich Alert should be public & personalIntegrate all Alerting systemsWell thought out flow of Advisories & Warnings
Status of CAP ImplementationSTATUS
Identifying EWS’s in KMDConsolidating all EWSConverting all Alerts and Warnings to the CAP standard formatDevelop an Alerts flow chart using CAPDevelop a CAP community (KMD)Develop a CAP community (outside KMD)CAP Identifiers & Other AttributesFull CAP application
Way Forward…Activity Period
Complete translation of the KMD messages to the CAP Format
May 2013
Complete list of possible CAP community affiliate in Kenya
Sep 2013
CAP Identifiers & Registration Dec 2013CAP trial period for a number of hazards e.g. Floods, Tsunami, Waves
1st half of 2014
Full implementation of CAP 2nd half of 2014
Thank You !