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Chapter: Appendix A: Hazards Watch: Reducing Disaster Losses Through Improved Earth Observations

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Suggested Citation:"Appendix A: Hazards Watch: Reducing Disaster Losses Through Improved Earth Observations." National Research Council. 2004. Hazards Watch: Reducing the Impacts of Disasters Through Improved Earth Observations: Summary of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/10948.
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Suggested Citation:"Appendix A: Hazards Watch: Reducing Disaster Losses Through Improved Earth Observations." National Research Council. 2004. Hazards Watch: Reducing the Impacts of Disasters Through Improved Earth Observations: Summary of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/10948.
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APPENDIX A HAZARDS WATCH: REDUCING DISASTER LOSSES THROUGH IMPROVED EARTH OBSERVATIONS October 22, 2003 The National Acaderr~es Room 100 500 Fifth Street Washington, DC AGE NDA A DISASTERS ROUNDTABLE WORKSHOP 8: 3 0 A M WE ECOME AND INTRODUCTIONS Williams Hooke, American Meteorological Society, Chair, Disasters Roundtable 8: 4 0 A M INTRODUCTION OF WORKSHOP OBJE CTIVE S Helen AL Wood, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Adn~istration; Chair, Subcor~ttee on Disaster Reduction; Member, Disasters Roundtable S:50 AM THE VISIONFORANINTEGRATEDEARTHOBSERVATIONSYSTEM: OPPORTUNITIE S F OR DISASTE R RE DUCTION fir., National Oceanic and Atmospheric Adn~istration; Co-Chair, Group on Earth Observations |0:00 AM BREAK 0: ~ 5 AM ACHIE VING INTE GRATE D E ARTH OBSE RVATIONS: CURRE NT STATUS Presentations end moderated Ion on the successful use of Earth observations in cat international disaster reduction efforts. Moderator: Ron Barks National Aeronautics and Space Adr~n~stration Mow Br~eho Secretariat on international Strategy for Disaster Reduction 15

5~, National Oceanic and Atmosphenc A~istration; Chair, Committee on earth Observation Satellites ~1 1 ana up World Meteorological Organization ~ 1: 20 AM CURRENT STATUS: QUESTIONSAND DISCUSSION 12:00 NOON tUNCHBREAK I: 0 0 P M ODE NTIFYING CRITICAL E ARTH OBSE RVATION GAPS AND OPPORTUNITIE S RE KATE D TO DISASTE R RE DUCTION Presentations an] mo~erate]~ion on the cuticai gaps in cat Earth observation strategies an] s~tems. Moderator: Gene Whitney, Office of Science an] Techno~o~r Policy Char~es"Chip{'Groat,U.S.Geo~ogicaiSurvey 10 E gan. Washington MilitalyDepart~nt ~a~. USDA Forest Service 2: 3 0 P M CRITICAL GAPS AND OPPORTUNITIE S QUE STIONS AND DISCUSSION 3 :0 0 PM BREAK 3: ~ 5 P M THE WAY F ORWARD: DE VE E OPIN G A10 YE AR PLAN F OR ANTE GRATE D E ARTH OBSERVATIONS Presentations an] moderated lion of key outcorr~s, an] the ~ate] impierrentation planning Moderator: Helen ~ Wood, National Oceanic an] Atrrosphenc Ministration; Chair, Subcor~ttee on Disaster Reduction; Member, Disasters Roundtable Richard Anthes Un~versitvCorooration for Atmos~henc Research; Chair NRC Cor~ttee on NASA-NOAA Transition from Research to Operations Ghassem Asrar, National Aeronautics and Space A~istration ~ Ball Aerospace and Technologies Coop. 4:20 PM THE WAY FORWARD: QUESTIONSAND DISCUSSION 4: 5 0 PM CEOSING REMARKS W~iam~ Hooke, American Meteorological Society, Chair, Disasters Roundtable 5:00 PM ADJOURN 16

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How can we use our ability to observe the Earth’s natural systems to create a disaster-resilient society and what challenges and limits remain for Earth observations efforts? A variety of speakers from government and international organizations explored this question at the National Academies 9th Disasters Roundtable (DR) 2003 workshop, Hazards Watch: Reducing Disaster Losses through Improved Earth Observations. The workshop was designed to address the opportunity for reducing disaster losses by making the most of the technologies available through Earth observing systems that produce crucial information for policy makers and practitioners in the risk management community. Such systems, especially when they are integrated, are important tools for providing needed data and information for decision making and more effective disaster reduction and preparedness actions. Earth observing technologies have already helped improve the national warning system in the United States. A set of internationally integrated Earth observation systems promise similar advances in planning and warning efforts for all nations. International collaborative planning related to Earth observing systems is underway to chart a course of action for the next 10-20 years to help address major problems on the planet, including disaster vulnerability in developed and developing societies.

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