Cuban Civil Defense: Cyclone Preparedness Measures. EWS workshop Nuku alofa November Presentation by UNDP Pacific Centre

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1 “SISTEMA NACIONAL DE PROTECÇÃO CIVIL”

Serviço Nacional Bombeiros e

Protecção Civil

JUL2003 José Pedro Lopes

Cuban Civil Defense:

Cyclone Preparedness Measures

EWS workshop

– Nuku’alofa

November 2009

Presentation by UNDP Pacific Centre

Civil Defense

According to Law 75 on National Defense, Civil

Defense is:

A national system of state measures, the

purpose of which is to protect the population,

property, infrastructure and the national

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Civil Defense

President Of the Council of State OACE Dependencies Provinces Municipalities Defense Zone 1st Vice President of the Council of State Minister of Armed Forces

General Staff DC

Businesses Social institutions

Dependencias

Dependencias Dependencias

• The functions and place of state agencies, businesses

and social institutions in relation to complying with

Civil Defense measures,

• The organization and implementation of Civil

Defense measures to protect the population and the

economy,

• The establishment of phases,

• Financing of Civil Defense plans and measures.

Decree-Law 75

– on Civil Defense System of

Measures

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Modems

Server

Met Office

Civil

Defense

PABX

WIRE COMMUNICATIONS

TO THE RISK MANAGEMENT CENTRES AS PART

OF THE EARLY WARNING SYSTEMS

CGR

_CGR

Multi-hazard risk assessment program

National Civil Defense Provincial Government Municipal Government People’s Councils Manageme nt Centers for Risk Reduction Ministry of Science Technology and Environment (CITMA) Multi-hazard Risk Assessment Group

First Phase:

Identification of hazard scenarios (susceptibility)

Second Phase

:

Calculation of Hazard

Third Phase

:

Calculation of Vulnerability

Fourth Phase:

Estimation of Risk 1.1 Local disaster database 1.2 Building spatial database 1.3 Pre-processing of thematic maps 1.4 Susceptibility 2.1 Frequency Analysis 2.2 Spatial and temporal probabilities 2.3 Hazard assessment 3.1 Analysis of socio-economic conditions 3.2 Analysis of vulnerability indicators 3.3 Vulnerability 4.1 Risk estimation 4.2 Risk mapping and visualization 4.3 Risk evaluation Environmental Agency Territorial CITMA Universities Institutions

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General Staff of Cuban Civil Defense

• National authority

• Emergency measures

• International conventions

• Cooperation and

humanitarian aid

programs.

• Organizes, coordinates and

monitors

• State agenices

• Businesses

• Social institutions

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BRAS

BRAS BRAS BRAS BRAS BRASBRASBRASBRAS

BRAS

GUYA

GUYA GUYA GUYAGUYAGUYAGUYAGUYAGUYAGUYA

EL SALVADOR

EL SALVADOR EL SALVADOR EL SALVADOR EL SALVADOR EL SALVADOREL SALVADOREL SALVADOREL SALVADOR

EL SALVADOR

COSTA RICA

COSTA RICA COSTA RICA COSTA RICACOSTA RICACOSTA RICACOSTA RICACOSTA RICACOSTA RICACOSTA RICA

ARUBA

ARUBA ARUBA ARUBAARUBAARUBAARUBAARUBAARUBAARUBA

COLOMBIA

COLOMBIA COLOMBIA COLOMBIACOLOMBIACOLOMBIACOLOMBIACOLOMBIACOLOMBIACOLOMBIA

TRINIDAD Y TO

TRINIDAD Y TOB TRINIDAD Y TOB TRINIDAD Y TOB TRINIDAD Y TOB TRINIDAD Y TOBTRINIDAD Y TOBTRINIDAD Y TOBTRINIDAD Y TOB

TRINIDAD Y TOB

VENEZUELA

VENEZUELA VENEZUELA VENEZUELAVENEZUELAVENEZUELAVENEZUELAVENEZUELAVENEZUELAVENEZUELA

GRANADA

GRANADA GRANADA GRANADAGRANADAGRANADAGRANADAGRANADAGRANADAGRANADA

BARBA

BARBA BARBA BARBABARBABARBABARBABARBABARBABARBA

DOMINICA

DOMINICA DOMINICA DOMINICADOMINICADOMINICADOMINICADOMINICADOMINICADOMINICA

ANTIGUA Y BARBU

ANTIGUA Y BARBU ANTIGUA Y BARBU ANTIGUA Y BARBUANTIGUA Y BARBUANTIGUA Y BARBUANTIGUA Y BARBUANTIGUA Y BARBUANTIGUA Y BARBUANTIGUA Y BARBU

ISLAS VÍRGENES (GRAN BRETA

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CUBA

CUBA CUBA CUBA CUBA CUBACUBACUBACUBA

CUBA

ISLAS CAIMÁN

ISLAS CAIMÁN ISLAS CAIMÁN ISLAS CAIMÁNISLAS CAIMÁNISLAS CAIMÁNISLAS CAIMÁNISLAS CAIMÁNISLAS CAIMÁNISLAS CAIMÁN

ISLAS BAHAMAS

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ISLAS BAHAMAS

BERMUDAS

BERMUDAS BERMUDAS BERMUDASBERMUDASBERMUDASBERMUDASBERMUDASBERMUDASBERMUDAS

Zone of reinforced monitoring Zone of maximum attention

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Municipio Habana Vieja

Seawater flooding

in Plaza de la

Revolución

municipality

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13 PHASES ESTABLISHED FOR

PREPAREDNESS

• INFORMATION PHASE – 96 hours

before

• ALERT PHASE – 24 hours before,

evacuation

• ALARM PHASE – landfall imminent

• RECOVERY PHASE – after cyclone

WILL DEPEND ON THE TYPE OF

HAZARD AND ITS CHARACTERISTICS

Mass evacuations for tropical

cyclones.

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CYCLONE Date Category on the Saffir-Simpson

scale

Characteristics Provinces

Michelle 04 Nov 2001 4 Max wind speed of 215 km/h.

Gusts up to 250 km/h.

Matanzas, Cienfuegos, Villa Clara and Santi Spiritus

Isidore 20 Sept 2002 2 Max wind speed of 165 km/h.

Gusts up to 250 km/h Accumulated rainfall of 364 mm.

Pinar del Río, Isla de la Juventud

Lili 01 Oct 2002 2 Max wind speed of134 km/h.

Gusts up to 164 km/h Accumulated rainfall of 111 mm.

Pinar del Río, Isla de la Juventud

Charley 13 Aug 2004 2-3 Max wind speed of 220 km/h.

Provincia La Habana/ Ciudad Habana and Pinar del Río.

IVÁN 13 Sept 2004 4 - 5 Max wind speed of 250 km/h.

Pinar del Río, Isla de la Juventud, Provincia de La Habana

Hurricane Michelle

(4 November2001)

• Category 4, the first

high intensity

hurricane to hit Cuba

in this century

• The previous

hurricane of this

magnitude was

Hurricane Fox in

October 1952.

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Hurricane Michelle

Evacuation of the population

areas at risk.

• 564,031 residents

• Of these 166,339 sent to

shelters

• 397,903 were sent to the houses

of relatives or neighbours

Evacuation of students at

boarding schools.

• 219,206 sent home

• 522 sent to shelters

Hurricane Isidore

(20 September 2002)

• Struck Cuba only

10 months after

Hurricane

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Hurricane Isidore

Evacuation of the population in

at risk areas.

• 223,842 inhabitants

• Of these 20,981 sent to

shelters, the rest sent to

houses of family and

neighbors

Evacuation of boarding

school students

.

• 112,951 sent home.

Hurricane Lili

(1 October 2002)

• Arrived in Cuba

just 11 days after

Hurricane Isidore

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Two hurricanes in 11 days

Hurricane Lili

Evacuation of the population in at risk areas

• 385,323 inhabitants

• Of the 56, 204 sent to shelters, the rest sent to the

houses of family and neighbors.

Evacuation of boarding school students

.

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Hurricane Charley

13 August 2004

Evacuation of the population in at risk areas.

• 221,228 inhabitants

• Of the 35,749 sent to shelters, the rest sent to the

houses of family and neighbours.

Evacuation of students

.

• 1175 sent home.

Evacuation of tourists

.

• 1348 tourists (Cayo Largo del Sur).

Hurricane Ivan

Activation of Command

Posts).

• 14 in provinces

• 169 in municipalities

Movilization of personnel

and transport vehicles .

• 215,122 personnel

• 13,016 vehicles and

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Hurricane Ivan

Evacuation of the population in at risk areas

• 1,898,396 inhabitants.

• Of these 416,123 sent to shelters.

Evacuation of students

.

• 359,644 sent home

Evacuation of tourists

.

• 8026 tourists.

Total: 2,266,066

EVACUATION SUMMARY

HURRICANES DATE # EVACUATED STUDENTS TOTAL

1-MICHELLE 4 NOV 2001 564 031 219 206 783 237 2-ISIDORE 20 SEP 2002 223 842 11 295 235 137 3-LILI 1 OCT 2002 385 323 163 498 548 821 4-CHARLY 13 AUG2004 221 228 1175 222 403 5-IVÁN 13 SEPT 2004 1 898 396

3 292 818

359 644

754 718

2 258 040

4 047 638

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Gustav, Hanna and Ike in 02/Sept

Total evacuation: 3,179,846 people

Casualties: 7 people

Total estimated damage: ~10,000 million

USD

Total housing damage: 444,000 houses

Total collapsed houses: 63,249 houses

Temporally homeless: ~200,000 people

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