1. Working Group 3 Report Disaster Resilient Design in International Contexts Disasters Roundtable Workshop #30 Disaster Resilient Design Workshop National Academies’ Disasters Roundtable National Academy of Environmental Design Rob Olshansky and Reginald DesRoches October 26, 2010 Washington, DC

2. Participants Kendra Sand Dilip Phil Thompson Marium Gurl Andy Mary Comerio Tom Tobin Ellis Stanley Elizabeth Herrman Frank Best Ryan Cocker Mary Lou Zoback

3. Main Messages Solutions must be community based – Resourcefulness in a dynamic environment – Using local resources to promote SDRD – Training to local municipal engineers – Sustainability and Disaster preparedness needs to be part of daily life Linking sustainable/resilient design to poverty reduction – Access to basic infrastructure is critical (water, power, roads) – Decentralization infrastructure SDRD is embedded in Social/Political/Economic context – Be aware of local culture and approach for communication We need to be trained to work in international context, need to learn from indigenous knowledge. – Should do post-event analysis to learn from recent events so that we don’t repeat the same mistakes

4. Target Audience World Bank, USAID, IMF, IDB,etc National Development Aid Organization NGOs (UN, H4H, etc) US, we need to learn from others US Design Community Insurance and Banking Industry Online tools that can reach communities Nations were we want to work Local communities, ultimately

5. How Target Audiences use the Messages Coordination matters Funding matters Institutional design Communication networks

6. Main Message #3: Communication Participatory approaches, bottom-up problem solving. Need to have a consistent message (i.e. Coca Cola) Academics are good messengers – respected and trusted by local government Need to communicate resilience all of the time, appealing to everyday life Needs to be marketed in a positive way Demonstration projects/Design competitions to create new visions. Need to reach K-12 community (particularly important in under-served communities Use of web-based videos

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