The Role of NMHSs in MultiHazard Early Warning

The Role of NMHSs in Multi-Hazard Early Warning and Emergency Systems Ivan Obrusník Czech Hydrometeorological Institute Czech National Committee for Disaster Reduction

Multi-Hazard Warning Service Integrated Warning Service System (IWSS) NMHS+Military MS natural hazards meteorological hydrological directly in cooperation with other bodies M E T E O A L A R M smog warning ozone warning environ. nuclear chemical biological man-made hazards

2 basic types of National Meteorological and Hydrological Services (NMHSs) within WMO a) Integrated Meteo + Hydro NMHS b) Meteo NMS critical Hydro NHS Flood Forecast and Warning

River Basin Boards D A T Early Warning for Floods State Emergency System NMHS Forecast Warning A Military MS I W S S Media Internet SMS D i s s e m i n a t i o n P U B L I C

Cooperation of NMHSs with other stakeholders in emergency systems Civil Safety Fire Brigade State administration State & regional crisis managm. Private sector NMHS Research inst. universities Insurance comp. Media NGOs

Cooperation of NMHSs with other stakeholders in emergency systems The role of national DR platforms Civil Safety Fire Brigade State administration State & regional crisis managm. Private sector NMHS Platform (NC) Research inst. universities Insurance comp. Media NGOs

Benefits of Participation of NMHS in DR Platforms: • improvement in communication and dissemination of warnings to the public and local and regional administration • better understanding to warnings by various recipients and finally by the public • creation of closer and mostly personal contacts with various partners of NMHSs within a state emergency system • obtaining information about possible new application of NMHSs products • improvement of performance of NMHSs warning services by participation in exercises, workshops and trainings organized by DR platforms • exchange of information about various projects and other ways of funding (possibilities of joint projects) • information about new legislation and also possibility of cooperation in a process of development of new crisis management laws, etc. • wider scope of international cooperation (emergency systems, etc. )

level body members World International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UN ISDR) all platforms European Network of Platforms D, F, CH, CZ…. Central Europe National Central European Forum for Disaster Prevention (CEUDIP) National Platforms (Committies) CZ, D, HU, PL, SK, A Czech National Committee for Disaster Reduction

Flood Warning System in the Czech Republic

observation GTS Output Forecast Warnings Radar CFO Central Forecasting Office Satel. Meteor. models ALADIN Stream flow gauges Rainfall gauges CTC Comp. and Telecom. RFO Regional. FO Hydrol. model Internet/Intranet Climat. Database Hydrol. Database Model, radar data arch. Output Forecasts Warnings

Water Levels Vltava River Vltava Chuchle 15. 8. 02 17 h Water Discharges