PAGADIAN CITY – Various government agencies have collaborated and are working closely with the Ateneo de Zamboanga University for the so-called “ALeRTO” project for Zamboanga Peninsula.
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| Virtual meeting of OCD IX with various stakeholders on ADZU's ALeRTO or Automated Water-Level and Rain Monitoring Using Near-Real-Time Observation, a flood early warning system in Zamboanga Peninsula. |
ALeRTO is short for Automated Water-Level and Rain Monitoring
Using Near-Real-Time Observation, a flood early warning system.
Just recently, officials and representatives from the Office of
Civil Defense (OCD) IX, the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) IX and
the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) IX discussed the updates
on the development of disaster preparedness manual for localized weather disturbances.
This is in connection with the integration of the ALeRTO Early
Warning System to the “Operation L!sto: Disaster Preparedness Manual” of the
DILG for its nationwide implementation.
Dr. Mario Rodriguez, project leader of ALeRTO Early Warning
System, also discussed the project timeline and implementation strategies of
the disaster preparedness manual featuring the ALeRTO System Approach.
ALeRTO is an early warning system for floods developed by the
Ateneo de Zamboanga University Geo-informatics for the systematic assessment of
flood effects and risks for a resilient Mindanao – or the ZAMBASULTA or ADZU
Geo-SAFER Mindanao. The project’s funding support came from the DOST IX through
its local Grants-in-Aid program. DOST IX is also the Vice-Chair for Disaster
Prevention and Mitigation of the Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and
Management Council chaired by the OCD IX.
Using the water and rain data from Advanced Science and
Technology Institute, the ALeRTO Early Warning System aims to monitor near-real
time status of the water levels in different rivers in Zamboanga Peninsula, and
then send alert messages (via SMS) to
the local governments for them to prepare, plan and implement
ways to prevent the adverse effects of flooding.
The monitoring is done through the use of automated rain gauges and
automated water-level sensors set up in the various river basins in the region.
The system targets to empower local governments and the communities along
flood-prone areas by arming them with the necessary knowledge on the possible
effects of an impending hazard, thus taking their disaster preparedness to the
next level.
Because of its successful implementation in the region, the
system is seen as a
relevant tool that could be integrated in the current L!STO
Protocol as the scientific
basis for actions during localized weather disturbances. With
this development, the disaster preparedness manual project was incepted with
the funding from the
DILG-Local Government Academy and implemented by ADZU.
Manuel Luis Ochotorena, the OCD Regional Director, lauded the ALeRTO
project which is an initiative of the RDRRMC IX. “The success of disaster risk
reduction management in the region lies with the Council. The ALeRTO project is
one activity that displays synergism in the Council that resulted to projects that
benefit the community towards its resiliency,” he said. (Kimberly Amor. Julemer
Ann Aying contributed to this report.)
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