Reduction of Flood Risks and the Bicol River Basin

Approach:

• Local weather data using home-based stations;
• Weather and flood modeling;
• Timely weather bulletins through SMS;
• Novel information campaign on flooding.

DEVELOPING USER FRIENDLY RAIN GAUGES
THE NETWORK OF HOME-BASED STATION VOLUNTEERS:
Sends information to scientists via SMS

DEVELOPMENT OF A SOFTWARE (Satellite Image Picture Fetcher),
SMS Data Manager, Text Alert Console
DEVELOPMENT OF MODELS: Basin and Channel Flow
(Uses data from the community volunteers and other sources for analysis)
SIMULATION VS ACTUAL EVENT (Typhoon Dante)

During a simulation of the HEC-RAS analysis projected that at least 58mm of rainfall will lead to flooding in Central BRB. Typhoon Dante actually generated flooding in BRB with a minimum accumulated rainfall of 60mm.

SETTING UP THE TYPHOON and FLOODWATCH CENTER
in NAGA COLLEGES FOUNDATION: Sample Alert
Sends back information to communities at risk

Name of Organization	Manila Observatory
Implementing Partner	UP NIGS with assistance from COPE Bicol and UPCSWCD
Project Location	Bicol River Basin Communities (to be identified in the inception meeting)
Contact Person	Antonia Yulo-Loyzaga (Manila Observatory) Dr. Carlos Primo David (UP NIGS)
Address	Manila Observatory Building, Ateneo de Manila University, Quezon City UP NIGS, UP Diliman, Quezon City
Contact Number	02-4265921
Email address	aloyzaga@observatory.ph; cp.david@yahoo.com