World Meteorological Organization (WMO)

China Meteorological Administration (CMA)

Shanghai Municipal People’s Government (SMG)

Shanghai Meteorological Bureau (SMB)

Dr. Zhaohong YuanDeputy Director-general, Shanghai Meteorological Bureau

China Meteorological Administration Shanghai 200030, China

Zhaohong.Yuan@smb.gov.cn（ November 28, 2007 ）

Shanghai Multi-Hazard Early Warning System Shanghai Multi-Hazard Early Warning System

Demonstration ProjectDemonstration Project

OUTLINESOUTLINES

I.I. Introduction to Shanghai MHEWSIntroduction to Shanghai MHEWS

II.II. Progress of Shanghai MHEWSProgress of Shanghai MHEWS

III. Future Activities III. Future Activities

I Introduction to Shanghai MHEWS

Introduction to Shanghai

Dense population: 18millon Rapid economic development

aiming to be the economic, financial, trade, and transportation center of China.

EXPO 2010 Shanghai China (May 1 to Oct 31, 2010) May 1 to Oct 31, 2010) Theme: Better City, Better Life To attract 200 official participants and 70 million visitors

Threat of Multi-Hazard to Shanghaifrequently affected by natural hazards such as typhoon, heavy rain, lightning, fog, haze, heat-wave, and storm surge.

Shanghai is a mega-city situated on the shores of the East China Sea and the Yangtze River Mouth:

MHEWS Contents

Evaluation & Feedback from Users

and Partners

Forecast & Prediction System

Multi-hazard Information Database

Multi-hazard Detection & Monitoring System

Technical level

Multi-hazard early warning

system

Assessment & Warning system

Dissemination and User Application System

Community Safety Programs

Teamwork Mechanism for Multi-agency Response

Issuance and Response Standards

Management level

Three Categories of Hazards

I II III

Weather and Climate Weather and Climate HazardsHazards

e.g. Typhoon,Lightning,Severe Storm,Heavy Rainfall, Fog, Haze

Weather- and Weather- and Climate-related Climate-related

HazardsHazards

e.g. Storm Surge, Urban Inundation,Human Health,Epidemic Diseases,Air Pollution,Oil Spills,Chemical Gas Leak

Other Hazards Other Hazards

e.g.

Earthquake,

Tsunami

Urban

Inundation

EWS

BasicBasicNWPNWP

ProductsProducts

Weather

Climate Hazard

EWS

Food

Safety

EWS

Heat-Health

EWS

Epidemic

Diseases

EWSUrban

Traffic Security

EWS

Air

Pollution

EWS

Marine-associated

Hazard EWS

e.g. Storm Surge

Energy

Dispatchand

Security EWS

Aeronautic

associated Hazard

EWS

Other Hazard EWS

Warning Subsystems

Role of MHEWS in Shanghai DPM

Partnership

Weather Service ， Public Security ， Water Affairs ， Public Health ， Environment Protection ， Food Security Supervision ， Fire Service ， Traffic ， Marine and Harbor Management ， Energy Management

Multi-Hazard Multi-Hazard EWSEWS

Emergency Response System

Management System (Decision- Making System)

Hot Spot Emergency Management Units

Basic Grid Units

Villages, Farmers

Public Housing Communities

Special Social Events

e.g. Expo Shanghai 2010

Schools, Enterprises,Factories, Hospitals

Emergency Response Center Emergency Response/ Mitigation Committee

Coordination Affairs

Municipal GovernmentMunicipal Government

District/County District/County GovernmentGovernment

Phase I (Jul. 2007-Jun. 2008)

Experience Summarization and Benefit Evaluation

Phase II (Sept. 2007-Dec. 2009) System Integration and Development

Phase III (Jan. 2010-Oct.2010)

Operation and Exhibition during Expo 2010 Shanghai

Phase IV (Nov.2010-Jun.2011)

Comprehensive Evaluation and Training

Phases

II Progress of Shanghai MHEWS

1. Establishment of powerful organizations

The Shanghai Emergency Response / Mitigation Committee was established on March 5, 2006.

It consists of 50 members from various government agencies and departments related to the issues of flooding, severe weather, fire, traffic accidents, chemical accidents, nuclear power accidents, public health, earthquakes, and marine emergencies.

SMB is one member of the Emergency Response / Mitigation Committee.

Multi-Hazard early warning framework

At SMBAt SMB

Multi-phase Response Framework to Multi-hazard

Monitoring

PredictionWarning

Preparedness

Mitigation

RescueAssistance

Multi-Hazard Multi-Hazard early Warning early Warning

SystemSystem

On October 26, 2006, the 12th Session of the Standing Committee of Shanghai People’s Congress passed “the Measures taken to practice the Meteorological Law of the People’s Republic of China in Shanghai” at the 31st meeting, which makes clear that the obligations and responsibilities of the SMB in natural disaster emergency response and

prevention.

Multi-Hazard early warning framework

Establishment of multi-agency cooperation and collaboration mechanism

water affairs, transportation, environment protection, public health, food safety, etc

Establishing Jointly Developed and Issued Warning Products Mechanism

---meteorological disaster warning signals issued by SMB

---flooding/typhoon warning signals issued by water affairs

2. Procedures and Emergency Response Readiness (EmRR)2. Procedures and Emergency Response Readiness (EmRR)

a) Emergency Response Center

3. Rapid and Efficient Emergency Response Facility

b) Grid Management Strategy

3. Rapid and Efficient Emergency Response Facility

Integrated Information based on GIS in Early Warning System, 317 Supervisors at 111 duty areas with 2,700 Basic Grid Units

EWS Interacts with Supervisor

In Shanghai, residential communities actively take part in

disaster mitigation exercises every year.

people-centered, target audiences, i.e., disadvantaged people.

Supported by multi-agency backup from SMB, residential

communities, Civil Affairs Bureau, etc.

c) Community Participation

3. Rapid and Efficient Emergency Response Facility

Residential Community Response Rehearsal

4. Establishment of dissemination system4. Establishment of dissemination system Seamless and all-reaching information dissemination scheme

Multi-approachMulti-approach

TV ： 3 TV news channels

Radio ： four broadcast frequencies ： AM 990, AM 792, FM 97.6, FM 105.7

Mobile Phone ： 400,000 users

Hotline ： 12121, 969221, 969222 (English)

Electronic Display Board ： 14,000

MMTV : in taxi, bus, Metro…

Newspaper, Internet, Building TV

All-reaching: public locations, factories, enterprises, schools, hospitals, villaAll-reaching: public locations, factories, enterprises, schools, hospitals, villages, etc.ges, etc.

Identifying SMB’s Distribution Platform as the Shanghai City’s Multi-hazrds Emergency Information Distribution Platform.

“Shanghai Multi-hazard Early Warning systems Project” (Shanghai Munici

pal Government / China Meteorological Administration) Shanghai Emergency Response Demonstration Project (China Government

) “Monitoring & Prediction Theory and Method of Flood-causing Rainstorm

s in South-China” (MOST of China) “Research on Atmospheric Aerosol and its Climate Impact in China” (MO

ST of China) “Research on Dynamic Warning Technology of Severe Convective Weathe

rs in the Expo 2010” (MOST of China and Shanghai Municipal Governme

nt) “Research on Micro-scale Environmental & Meteorological Observation T

echnology and Integrated Weather Service” (MOST of China and Shangha

i Municipal Government)

5. Local Supporting Projects

III Future Activities(Requiring Supports from WMO)

Technology Development and System IntegrationTechnology Development and System Integration MechanismMechanism Evaluation and TrainingEvaluation and Training

Focus on:Focus on:

Requiring Supports from WMO

Assisting SMB to Establish Cooperative Relationship with Other Agencies, e.g. Chinese Red Cross

Establishing Several Supporting Action Plans

Focusing on Advanced Techniques and Systems Acquisition and Development, e.g. Storm Surge, Epidemic Diseases, Nowcasting, Mesoscale Ensemble NWP

Conducting subprojects to provide the technical support

– Subproject on Severe Weather Early Warning System (CAS, WWRP /AREP)

– Subproject on Early Detection and Warning System for Tropical Cyclones and Marine-associated Hazards(JCOMM, MMOP/AMP)

– Subproject on Air Pollution Early Warning Subsystem ( GURME/GAW/AREP)

– Subproject on service for Shanghai MHEWS( PWSP/AMP)

Guidance on Documenting of Shanghai City’s Experiences of Disaster Risk Reduction.

Study Tours, Training Curricula and Workshops.─ Organize a study visit to WMO and some countries which have experiences in

EWS. --Early 2008.

─ Organizing training curriculum for Shanghai government agencies, CMA, and SMB about the management and technology of EWS -- Middle of 2008.

─ Workshop on marine-associated hazard EWS, e.g. Storm Surge -- early 2008

─ Shanghai GURME SSC meeting -- middle 2008

─ Workshop on typhoon prediction -- late 2008

─ Workshop on nowcasting -- 2009

─ The 3rd MHEWS Symposium -- 2010

─ Training workshop and/or the 2nd JCOMM Symposium on Storm Surges -- 2010

Requiring Supports from WMO

Thanks for Your Attention !

Welcome to Shanghai !