CATHALAC Mission Promote integrated watershed management in Latin America and the Caribbean, by means of applied investigation, education, and technology transfer Vision A prosperous and sustainable envi- ronment in the Latin America and Caribbean region
SERVIR - to serve PRINCIPLE OBJECTIVE: to integrate satellite and other geospatial data for improved scientific knowledge and decision making by managers, researchers, students, and the general public 4
the Regional Visualization & Monitoring System (SERVIR) Terra Aqua Mesoamerica s Earth Observation & Forecasting Platform www.servir.net Earth Observing System Data and Operations System Fire Red Tides Test-bed at NASA MSFC LandSat MODIS SRTM AMSR-E IKONOS ASTER Environmental Monitoring & Decision Support Products Operational Node at CATHALAC Panama Web Interface www.servir.net Users Mesoamerican & Caribbean Government agencies NGOs, Researchers Educators, etc. Thematic Areas Agriculture Biodiversity Climate Ecosystems Energy Disasters Health Water Weather Land Cover / Use Change Impacts Emergency Response Policy Changes Corridor Preservation Species Preservation Sustained Development Improved livelihoods SERVIR is a completely open- access system with products in range of formats
G Geospatial ti l Data D t P Portal t l Catalogue g of geospatial g p information (raster & vector) for all of the participating organizations Data is available either as metadata entries or is downloadable in various formats Metadata administration is totally decentralized
SERVIR Operational Structure PANAMA DOMINICAN REPUBLIC BELIZE COSTA RICA Coordination Office / Prototyping Facility @ NASA/MSFC DOMINICAN Direction and Strategic t Associates Regional Node @ CATHALAC (Panama) Decision support system Geographic Information Systems Product generation Evaluation, integration, transition National data integration Training and Capacity building Creation of thematic communities i Archive and data distribution EL SALVADOR Product Generation Product Evaluation, Integration and Transition Product distribution ib i and visualization Database archive Product archive HONDURAS GUATEMALA SIAM National Node Private sector NICARAGUA Public Sector Academic Sector NGOs
Decision support tools www.servir.net Agriculture Biodiversity Climate Ecosystems Energy Health Wt Water Weather Disasters
Decision support tools www.servir.net Agriculture Biodiversity Climate Ecosystems Energy Health Wt Water Weather Disasters
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Decision support tools www.servir.net Agriculture Biodiversity Climate Ecosystems Energy Health Wt Water Weather Disasters Potential Impacts of Climate Change on Biodiversity in Central America, Mexico, and the Dominican Republic, CATHALAC 2008. Data derived from: NatureServe InfoNatura Species Distribution Grids. WorldClim Climate Grids: Current and Future Conditions. IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas, 2007. 12
Decision support tools www.servir.net Agriculture Biodiversity Climate Ecosystems Energy Health Wt Water Weather Disasters Data derived d from: WDPA, WRI, World Bank, CCAD Mesoamerican forests, Protected areas, and the Proposed Mesoamerican Biological Corridor 13
Decision support tools www.servir.net Agriculture Biodiversity Climate Ecosystems Energy Health Wt Water Weather Disasters 14
Decision support tools www.servir.net Agriculture Biodiversity Climate Ecosystems Energy Health Wt Water Weather Disasters Regional land cover change 15
Decision support tools www.servir.net Agriculture Biodiversity Climate Ecosystems Energy Health Wt Water Weather Disasters MARXAN Irreplaceability: systematic reserve design on conservation planning, in order to achieve particular biodiversity goals, TNC 16
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Decision support tools www.servir.net Agriculture Biodiversity Climate Ecosystems Energy Health Watert Weather Disasters MODIS-derived sea surface temperature (13-15 July 2009)
Decision support tools www.servir.net Agriculture Biodiversity Climate Ecosystems Energy Health Wt Water Weather Disasters QuickTime and a libxvid decompressor are needed to see this picture.
Decision support tools www.servir.net Agriculture Biodiversity Climate Ecosystems Energy Health Wt Water Weather Disasters
Decision support tools www.servir.net Agriculture Biodiversity Climate Ecosystems Energy Health Wt Water Weather Disasters Red tide event - El Salvador (June 2004) Flooding Panama City, Panama (Sept. 2004) Flooding - Rio Sixaola, Costa Rica / Panama (Jan 2005) Hurricane Stan Guatemala, Mexico, El Salvador (Oct.2005) Flooding Colon Province, Panama (Nov. 2006) Fire - Mountain Pine Ridge Forest Reserve, Belize (May 2007) Hurricane Dean Mexico / Belize (Aug. 2007) Hurricane Felix Nicaragua / Honduras (Sept. 2007) Tropical Storm Noel Dominican Republic (Oct. 2007) Tropical Storm Olga Dominican Republic (Dec. 2007) Turrialba Volcano Costa Rica (April 2008) Tropical Storm Arthur Belize (June 2008) Hurricane Gustav Haiti / Dominican Rep. (August 2008) Hurricane Hanna Haiti (Sept. 2008) Hurricane Ike Haiti (Sept. 2008) Landslide Huahua Michoacán, Mexico (Oct. 2008) Tropical Depression 16 Belize / Guatemala / Honduras (Oct. 2008) Flooding Costa Rica / Panama (Nov. 2008) Landslide Alta Verapaz, Guatemala (Jan. 2009) Earthquake San Jose metropolitan area, Costa 21 Rica (Jan. 2009) Fire Volcan Santo Tomas, Quetzaltenango, Guatemala (Feb. 2009) Flooding Lago Enriquillo, Dominican Republic (Feb. 2009)
Disaster support Brote de Marea Roja Costas de El Salvador Inundaciones Río Sixaola, Costa Rica/Panamá Incendio Forestal Reserva forestal de Pine Ridge, Belize Huracán Félix Nicaragua, Honduras Tormenta Tropical Arthur, Belize Volcán Turrialba Costa Rica Huracán Hanna Haití Depresión Tropical 16 Belize, Guatemala, Honduras Deslizamiento Huahua Michoacán, Mexico Inundaciones Costa Rica, Panamá Deslizamiento, Alta Verapaz, Guatemala Deslizamiento, Volcán San Salvador Inundaciones Colón, Panamá Tormenta, Panamá Huracán Jimena Tormenta Tropical Erika 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Inundaciones Ciudad de Panamá Huracán Stan Guatemala, México, El Salvador Huracán Dean México, Belize Tormenta Tropical Noel República Dominicana Tormenta Tropical Olga República Dominicana Huracán Gustav Haití, Rep. Dominicana Floods, Panama Floods & landslides, El Salvador Hurricane Ida Volcán San Cristobal, Nicaragua Terremoto, Honduras Inundaciones Lago Enriquillo República Dominicana Huracán Ike Haití Terremoto San José, Costa Rica Incendio Forestal Volcán Santo Tomás, Quetzaltenango, Guatemala
Variety of decision support tools for during natural disasters, example: Hurricane Stan Current Situation Forecasts Near realtime maps Processed maps 3D composites
Fire Rages in Belize s Mountain Pine Ridge from April 28 May 25, 2007 24,000 acres of the Mountain Pine Ridge Forest Reserve burned (areas in black)
Gustav, Hanna & Ike g p 2008 Aug-Sep
SERVIR in Action President s delegation at CATHALAC s SERVIR facility, reviewing satellite and model outputs. Shown (counterclockwise from top left): Dr. Freddy Picado (CATHALAC Scientist), Her Excellency Vivian de Torrijos (First Lady of Panama), His Excellency Martin Torrijos (President of Panama), His Excellency Gabriel Diez (Minister of Housing), Dr. Ligia Castro (Minister of the Environment), Emilio Sempris (Director of CATHALAC), His Excellency Samuel Lewis (1st Vice President of Panama and Chancellor), and Emil Cherrington (CATHALAC Senior Scientist)
Lago Enriquillo, Dominican Republic
Extending SERVIR to DR Web Map Services for SEMARENA Google Earth Environmental Atlas in an interactive i CD Fire forecasting
Pilot Projects Guatemala El Salvador Honduras Nicaragua República Dominicana SITCA Proyecto Piloto Sistema de Inf. Geoespacial para el Manejo de Incendios (SIGMA-I) en Guatemala Sistema de Inf. En Línea para la Advertencia de Floraciones Algaes Nocivas en tres sitios de Conservación de las Costas Salvadorenas Desarrollo de una Guía Metodológica para el Análisis de Conversión de Vegetación Mediante el Uso de Información Satelital. Caso de Aplicaicon: Costa Atlántica de Honduras Mejoramiento de Servicios de Información para el Sector Turístico en Nicaragua Fortalecimiento Institucional de las Capacidades Técnicas para la Generación y Actualización de Informaciones Ambientales y de Recursos Naturales Desarrollo de Un Servicio de Mapa Interactivo de Turismo Institución / Contact Principal CONAP - INAB - SIPECIF Contacto: Gerardo Paiz Subsecretari o Ejecutivo UES - Escuela de Biología Contacto: Nohemy Ventura UNITEC Contacto: Engelberth Soto Director Centro de Información Geográfica - CIGEO INTUR Contacto: Bayola Pallais Directora de Planeamiento y Desarrollo Turístico. SEMARENA Contacto: Marta Pérez Subsecretaria de Educación e Información Ambiental SITCA / SG-SICA Contacto: Mercedes Meléndez de Mena Cargo: Secretaria SITCA Fecha de inicio / Finalizaci ón junio-noviembre mediados junio - mediados dic mediados junio - mediados nov junio-noviembre junio-noviembre mediados junio - mediados dic Estado del En negociaciones para En negociaciones para Firmado/ Acuerdo el acuerdo el acuerdo En negociaciones Firmado Firmado para el acuerdo
Monitoreo de Desastres y Respuesta a Eventos Extremos Strengthen national capacities in the use of GIS and RS during natural disasters through technical workshops Facilitate inter-institutional dialogue Improve communication and increase the efficiency of SERVIR s role in supporting national and regional disaster management and response to extreme events
Monitoreo de Desastres y Respuesta a Eventos Extremos Participants: Environmental Ministries i i Meteorological Institutes Disaster management / emergency response agencies Universities Instructors: CATHALAC NASA NOAA
Trend analysis First Atlas of Environmental Changes in Latin America and the Caribbean, CATHALAC & UNEP Panorama of Disaster Risk Management Trends Environmental trends with UNEP, CATHALAC & OCHA
Other projects Implementation of the Hydrometeorological and Geografic Plataform for Central America, PREVDA (Programa Regional de Reducción de la Vulnerabilidad y Degradación Ambiental) Land cover changes: 80s 90s 2000 - today
Sistema de Coordinación Mesoamericano de Información Territorial para la Reducción de Riesgos de Desastres Naturales Programa de Bienes Públicos Regionales, Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo
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