Rapid Agricultural Disaster Assessment Routine (RADAR)
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The Rapid Agricultural Disaster Assessment Routine (RADAR) is based on the idea that a disaster is the "product" of extreme factors and a vulnerable agricultural system. This book proposes to move from empirical assessments of disaster impact on agriculture towards model-based approaches. Once an event strikes a region, the user of the procedure should rapidly collect all available georeferenced and quantitative data on the event and the region. Subsequently, a Disaster I nformation Management System that integrates physical models, knowledge-bases, databases and GIS can be used to assess the short- and long-term agricultural impact of the event. The output of the analyses is the geographical distribution of the intensity of the event, which is then used to compute the integrated impact on agriculture produced by the disaster. In the medium- to long-term accumulated information and in-depth analysis should provide a significant contribution towards disaster preparedness and minimization of potential risks through early warning strategies and preparation of development plans that incorporate resilience to such disasters.