INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR DISASTER REDUCTION Making Cities Disaster Resilient An Ongoing Activity and Opportunity for Cities that will be Highlighted on October 13 th, 2010

A PART OF THE UNITED NATIONS’ WORLD DISASTER RISK REDUCTION CAMPAIGN Coordinated by the United Nations National Strategy for Disaster Reduction

DISASTER RISKS OF NATURAL HAZARDS

GOAL: To encourage actions by local governments that will reduce disaster risk and move their cities towards disaster resilience and sustainability.

FRAGILE EARTH Planet Earth is at greater risk than ever before with cities, people, buildings, infrastructure, and environments at increased risk

ENVIRONMENTS OF PLANET EARTH THAT ARE AT RISK Oceans Polar regions Deserts Grasslands Wetlands Mountains Forests Cities

CITIES (PEOPLE, PROPERTY, AND INFRASTRUCTURE) ARE AT RISK

Cities Have Unique Opportunity to Write a Success Story All cities have an opportunity to join with the 100 cities that have already agreed to adopt the international goal and work towards disaster resilience.

EVERY CITY EXPERIENCES NATURAL HAZARDS, WHICH CREATES AN URGENT NEED FOR PUBLIC POLICIES TO PREVENT, MITIGATE, AND PREPARE STRATEGICALLY TO REDUCE DISASTER RISKS

EXAMPLES OF SOME CITIES THAT CAN BENEFIT BY BECOMING DISASTER RESILIENT

TOWARDS DISASTER RESILIENT CITIES TOWARDS DISASTER RESILIENT CITIES ISLAND NATIONS BUILD ON CULTURAL DIVERSITY OF NATIONS IN THE REGION GOAL: Focus on Solutions For Reducing Disaster Rusks BUILD TECHNICAL AND POLITICAL CAPACITY FOR INCREASED COMMITMENT IMPROVE COMMUNICATIONS INCREASE AND IMPROVE PARTNERSHIPS FOCUS ON PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS AND INNO- VATIVE IMPLEMENTATION DEVELOP FINANCIAL RESOURCES INCREASE RESILIENCE OF COMMUNITIES BY REDUCING VULNERABILITIES IMPROVE PUBLIC EDUCATION AND AWARENESS

ISLAND NATION’S HAZARDS SEVERE WINDSTORMS FLOODS EARTHQUAKES TSUNAMIS WILDFIRES LANDSLIDES VOLCANIC ERUPTIONS SEVERE WINDSTORMS FLOODS EARTHQUAKES TSUNAMIS WILDFIRES LANDSLIDES VOLCANIC ERUPTIONS

REYKJAVIK, ICELAND: 120,000

JAKARTA, INDONESIA: 9.8 MILLION

TOKYO: A MEGACITY OF 35 MILLION

TOWARD DISASTER RESILIENT CITIES TOWARD DISASTER RESILIENT CITIES SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA INCREASE PUBLIC AWARENESS GOAL: Focus on Solutions For Reducing Disaster Risks REDUCE PHYSICAL, SOCIAL, AND ENTERPRISE VULNERABILITIES ACCELERATE EDUCATION (WITH FOCUS ON RISK REDUCTION TECHNIQUES INCREASE CAPACITY TO MITIGATE DAMAGE/LOSS OF ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMS ENHANCE PUBLIC HEALTH IIPROVE CAPACITY FOR PERFORMING LOSS ESTIMATIONS ESTABLISH AN AFRICAN CENTER OF EXCELLENCE ON SUSTAINABILE DEVELOPMENT ESTABLISH SUB-REGIONAL CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE ON SUSTAINABILE DEVELOPMENT

AFRICA’S PROBLEMS AND HAZARDS POLITICAL INSTABILITY FLOODS DROUGHTS ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS ON AIR, WATER, AND SOIL ENDANGERED SPECIES HEALTH POLITICAL INSTABILITY FLOODS DROUGHTS ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS ON AIR, WATER, AND SOIL ENDANGERED SPECIES HEALTH

LAGOS, NIGERIA: 13.5 MILLION

TOWARD DISASTER RESILIENT CITIES TOWARD DISASTER RESILIENT CITIES CARIBBEAN BASIN NATIONS INCREASE PUBLIC AWARENESS OF SOCIAL AND PHYSICAL RISKS GOAL: Focus on Solutions For Reducing Disaster Risks INCREASE UNDERSTANDING OF RISKS IN EVERY NATION ASSESS AND REDUCE VULNERABILITIES ON ISLAND- SPECIFIC SCALES ASSESS AND REDUCE VULNERABILITIES ON COMMUNITY SCALES ASSESS AND REDUCE VULNERABILITIES ON NATIONAL SCALES ASSESS AND REDUCE VULNERABILITIES ON REGIONAL SCALE CONTINUE BUILDING BASIN- WIDE PARTNERSHOPS

CARIBBEAN BASIN’S HAZARDS HURRICANES EARTHQUAKES FLOODS DROUGHTS LANDSLIDES VOLCANIC ERUPTIONS ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS TSUNAMIS HURRICANES EARTHQUAKES FLOODS DROUGHTS LANDSLIDES VOLCANIC ERUPTIONS ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS TSUNAMIS

SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO: 422,000

PORT AU PRINCE, HAITI (BEFORE 01/12/2010): 2 MILLION

TOWARD DISASTER RESILIENT CITIES TOWARD DISASTER RESILIENT CITIES EUROPE IMPROVE EARLY WARNING AND EARLY RESPONSE GOAL: Focus on Solutions For Reducing Disaster Risks IMPROVE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REDUCE VULNERABILITIES TO NATURAL AND TECHNOLOGICAL HAZARDS INCREASE PROTECTION OF PEOPLE AND CULTURAL HERITAGE ADVANCE SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL PROGRAMS ENGAGE POLITICAL LEADERS TO CHANGE POLICIES AND PRACTICES TOWARDS SUSTAINABLE SOCIETAL DEVELOPMENT CREATE A FORUM ON DISAS- TER RISK REDUCTION

EUROPE’S HAZARDS FLOODS SEVERE WINDSTORMS EARTHQUAKES ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION FLOODS SEVERE WINDSTORMS EARTHQUAKES ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION

VENICE, ITALY: 271,000

ISTHANBUL, TURKEY, A MEGACITY OF 15 MILLION

TOWARD DISASTER RESILIENT CITIES TOWARD DISASTER RESILIENT CITIES MEDITERRANEAN REGION INCREASE PUBLIC AWARENESS IN REGION GOAL: Focus on Solutions For Reducing Disaster Risks IMPROVE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REDUCE VULNERABILITIES TO NATURAL AND TECHNOLOGICAL HAZARDS INCREASE PROTECTION OF PEOPLE AND CULTURAL HERITAGE ADVANCE SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL PROGRAMS ENGAGE POLITICAL LEADERS IN CHANGUNG POLICIES AND PRACTICES TOWARDS SSUSTAINABLE SOCIETAL DEVELOPMENT CONTINUE IMPROVING PARTNERSHIPS FOR DISASTER RISK REDUCTION

MEDITERRANEAN REGION HAZARDS EARTHQUAKES FLOODS DROUGHTS LANDSLIDES TSUNAMIS VOLCANIC ERUPTIONS ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION EARTHQUAKES FLOODS DROUGHTS LANDSLIDES TSUNAMIS VOLCANIC ERUPTIONS ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION

AMMAN, JORDAN: 1.3 MILLION

ALGIERS, ALGERIA: 3 MILLION

CAIRO: A MEGACITY OF 17 MILLION

TOWARD DISASTER RESILIENT CITIES TOWARD DISASTER RESILIENT CITIES ASIA AND ITS SUB-REGIONS IMPROVE CAPABILITY TO AVOID DISASTERS AS PART OF LAND-USE PLANNING GOAL: Focus on Solutions For Reducing Disaster Risks IMPROVE CAPABILITY TO MATCH STRUCTURAL DESIGN WITH HAZARD DEMAND IMPROVE EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS, RESPONSE, AND RECOVERY IMPROVE DISASTER SCENARIOS IMPROVE PUBLIC AWARENESS AND EDUCATION IMPROVE HAZARD CHARACTERIZATION MODELS AND MAPS DEVELOP COMMUNITY PLANS TO REDUCE URBAN VULNERABILITIES IMPROVE RISK ASSESSMENTS

ASIA’S HAZARDS FLOODS EARTHQUAKES TSUNAMIS CYCLONES/TYPHOONS VOLCANIC ERUPTIONS LANDSLIDES DROUGHTS ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION FLOODS EARTHQUAKES TSUNAMIS CYCLONES/TYPHOONS VOLCANIC ERUPTIONS LANDSLIDES DROUGHTS ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION

DHAKA, BANGLADESH: 10.6 MILLION

MUMBAI. INDIA: 18 MILLION

KARACHI, PAKISTAN: 11.8 MILLION

BAKGKOK, THAILAND: 7.2 MILLION PEOPLE

SHANGHAI, CHINA: 20 MILLION

TOWARD DISASTER RESILIENT CITIES TOWARD DISASTER RESILIENT CITIES THE AMERICAS IMPROVE CAPABILITY TO AVOID DISASTERS AS PART OF LAND-USE PLANNING GOAL: Focus on Solutions For Reducing Disaster Risks IMPROVE CAPABILITY TO MATCH STRUCTURAL DESIGN WITH HAZARD DEMAND IMPROVE EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS, RESPONSE, AND RECOVERY IMPROVE DISASTER SCENARIOS IMPROVE PUBLIC AWARENESS AND EDUCATION IMPROVE HAZARD CHARACTERIZATION MODELS AND MAPS DEVELOP COMMUNITY PLANS TO REDUCE ALL URBAN VULNERABILITIES IMPROVE ENVIRONMENTAL VULNERABILITY AND RISK ASSESSMENTS

TOWARD DISASTER RESILIENT CITIES TOWARD DISASTER RESILIENT CITIES THE AMERICAS (CONTINUED) IMPROVE MITIGATION AND PREPAREDNESS MODELS TO MANAGE RISK GOAL: Focus on Solutions For Reducing Disaster Risks IMPROVE THE NEXT GENERATION OF BUILDING CODES AND STANDARDS IMPROVE UNDERSTANDING OF INTERACTION OF HAZARD AND BUILT ENVIRONMENTS INCREASED COLLECTION AND SHARING OF KNOWLEDGE IMPROVE DATA COLLECTION AND MANAGEMENT IMPROVE PROCESS FOR SHARING KNOWLEDGE AND EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES ENHANCING MULTIPLE EFFORTS IN CAPACITY BUILDING CLOSE “IMPLEMENTATION GAP “

THE AMERICA’S HAZARDS FLOODS HURRICANES EARTHQUAKES TORNADOES ICE STORMS VOLCANIC ERUPTIONS LANDSLIDES FLOODS HURRICANES EARTHQUAKES TORNADOES ICE STORMS VOLCANIC ERUPTIONS LANDSLIDES

GREATER NEW ORLEANS, LA: ONLY 300,000 AFTER KATRINA

SAN FRANCISCO, CA: 744,000

LOS ANGELES.CA: A MEGACITY OF 13.1 MILLION

MIAMI (SOUTH BEACH), FLORIDA: 1 MILLION

BOSTON, MASS: 600,000

MANHATTAN ISLAND, NEW YORK CITY

MEXICO CITY: A MEGACITY OF 21 MILLION

RIO DE JANERIO: 10.6 MILLION

BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA: 12.4 MILLION

SANTIAGO, CHILE: 5.3 MILLION

TOWARD DISASTER RESILIENT CITIES TOWARD DISASTER RESILIENT CITIES INNOVATIVE IMPLEMENTATION IS THE KEY OUTREACH BY KNOWLEDGE PRODUCING ORGANIZATIONS GOAL: Focus on Success; FAILURE IS A LOSS FOR EVERYONE ! COUNTER-DISASTER TRAINING OF RESPONSIBLE PERSONS PUBLIC AWARENESS TO GAIN SUPPORT FOR SUSTAINED IMPLEMENTATION COORDINATED BUSINESS POLICIES AND PRACTICES COORDINATED GOVERNMENT POLICES, PRACTICES, AND LEGISLATION IMPROVED TRANS-BORDER LINKAGES BETWEEN COUNTRIES IMPROVED LEVERAGING OF EXISTING INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS COMMINICATION!

DISASTER RISK REDUCTION REQUIRES A “24/7” EFFORT PREVENTION (CONTROL THE SOURCE) PROTECTION (BUILD TO WITHSTAND) LAND-USE CONTROL ((AVOIDANCE) PREVENTION (CONTROL THE SOURCE) PROTECTION (BUILD TO WITHSTAND) LAND-USE CONTROL ((AVOIDANCE)

DISASTER RISK REDUCTION REQUIRES A “24/7” EFFORT MONITORING (FACILITATES EARLY WARNING AND EVACUATION TO GET PEOPLE OUT OF HARM’S WAY)