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2 STRATEGIES FOR BECOMING DISASTER RESILIENT DURING 2013 Walter Hays, Global Alliance for Disaster Reduction, Vienna, Virginia, USA

3 PART 5: EDUCATIONAL SURGES TO BUILD GLOBAL CAPACITY FOR DISASTER RESILIENCE

4 YOUR COMMUNITY DATA BASES AND INFORMATION HAZARDS: GROUND SHAKING GROUND FAILURE SURFACE FAULTING TECTONIC DEFORMATION TSUNAMI RUN UP AFTERSHOCKS NATURAL HAZARDS INVENTORY VULNERABILITY LOCATION RISK ASSESSMENT RISK ACCEPTABLE RISK UNACCEPTABLE RISK GOAL: DISASTER RESILIENCE PREPAREDNESS PROTECTION EARLY WARNING EMERGENCY RESPONSE RECOVERY IENCE FIVE PILLARS OF RESILIENCE

5 2013 IS A GOOD TIME FOR A GLOBAL SURGE IN EDUCATIONAL, TECHNICAL, AND POLITICAL CAPACITY BUILDING IN ALL FIVE PILLARS OF COMMUNITY DISASTER RESILIENCE

6 WE KNOW WHAT TO DO AND HOW TO DO IT, SO A SURGE TO BUILD TECHNICAL AND POLITICAL CAPACITY TECHNICAL AND POLITICAL CAPACITY FOR ALL FIVE PILLARS OF DISASTER RESILIENCE IS REALISTIC IS REALISTIC

7 THE GOAL

8 THE GOAL: INFUSION OF KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE BY 1,000,000+ PEOPLE IN A CONCERTED, INNOVATIVE EFFORT TO BUILD GLOBAL CAPACITY FOR DISASTER RESILIENCE

9 SURGE ATTRIBUTES LEADERSHIP INNOVATION PARTNERSHIPS FOCUS RESILIENCE TARGETS RESILIENCE TARGETS PROF. EDUCATION & TRAINING CODES & STANDARDS COMMUNITY PLANNING IDENTIFY/ FIX VULNERABILITIES COMMUNITY READINESS PUBLIC AWARENESS

10 GLOBAL ED. SURGES - Strategic Interactions - LINKAGES A GLOBAL RESOURCE KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE DISASTER LABORATORIES LATIN AMERICA AND CARIBBEAN REGION PARTNERS: DISASTER RESILIENCE FOR ALL COMMUNITIES NORTH AMERICAN REGION PARTNERS: CONTINUING EDUCATION AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE ISLAND NATIONS PARTNERS: MEDITERRANEAN REGION PARTNERS: EUROPEAN REGION PARTNERS: INCREASED GLOBAL DISASTER RESILIENCE EDUCATIONAL SURGES CAPACITY BUILDING TRAININGTRAINING MEETINGSMEETINGS ASIAN REGION PARTNERS: SUBSAHARA AFRICA REGION PARTNERS:

11 THE CURRICULUUM

12 WE HAVE BOOKS OF KNOWLEDGE TO PROVIDE THE CURRICULUUM FOR EDUCATIONAL SURGES FOR EVERY COMMUNITY

13 GLOBAL GLOBAL KNOWLEDGE - Perspectives KNOWLEDGE - Perspectives On Science, Policy, On Science, Policy, And Change And Change

14 COMMUNITY COMMUNITY KNOWLEDGE - Perspectives KNOWLEDGE - Perspectives On Science, Policy, On Science, Policy, And Change And Change

15 GLOBAL GLOBAL EXPERIENCES - Perspectives EXPERIENCES - Perspectives On Science, Policy, On Science, Policy, And Change And Change

16 Natural Phenomena that Cause Disasters Planet Earth’s water cycle often produces too much water for the drainage system to handle, which causes:  Floods.

17 LOSS OF FUNCTION OF STRUCTURES IN FLOODPLAIN FLOODS INUNDATION INTERACTION WITH HAZARDOUS MATERIALS STRUCTURAL/CONTENTS DAMAGE FROM WATER WATER BORNE DISEASES (HEALTH PROBLEMS) EROSION AND MUDFLOWS CONTAMINATION OF GROUND WATER CAUSES OF RISK CASE HISTORIES

18 Natural Phenomena that Cause Disasters Planet Earth’s atmospheric- oceanic interactions cause:  Hurricanes, Typhoons, Tornados Planet Earth’s atmospheric- oceanic interactions cause:  Hurricanes, Typhoons, Tornados

19 WIND PENETRATING BUILDING ENVELOPE SEVERE WINDSTORMS UPLIFT OF ROOF SYSTEM FLYING DEBRIS STORM SURGE IRREGULARITIES IN ELEVATION AND PLAN SITING PROBLEMS FLOODING AND LANDSLIDES CAUSES OF RISK “DISASTER LABORATORIES”

20 Natural Phenomena that Cause Disasters Planet Earth’s Restlessness causes:  Earthquakes

21 INADEQUATE RESISTANCE TO HORIZONTAL GROUND SHAKING EARTHQUAKES SOIL AMPLIFICATION PERMANENT DISPLACEMENT (SURFACE FAULTING & GROUND FAILURE) IRREGULARITIES IN ELEVATION AND PLAN TSUNAMI WAVE RUNUP LACK OF DETAILING AND CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS INATTENTION TO NON- STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS CAUSES OF RISK “DISASTER LABORATORIES”

22 Natural Phenomena that Cause Disasters Planet Earth’s Restlessness causes:  Tsunamis

23 HIGH VELOCITY IMPACT OF INCOMING WAVES TSUNAMIS INLAND DISTANCE OF WAVE RUNUP VERTICAL HEIGHT OF WAVE RUNUP INADEQUATE RESISTANCE OF BUILDINGS FLOODING INADEQUATE HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL EVACUATION PROXIMITY TO SOURCE OF TSUNAMI CAUSES OF RISK “DISASTER LABORATORIES”

24 Natural Phenomena that Cause Disasters Planet Earth’s Restlessness causes:  Volcanic Eruptions

25 LATERAL BLAST VOLCANIC ERUPTIONS VOLCANIC ERUPTIONS PYROCLASTIC FLOWS FLYING DEBRIS VOLCANIC ASH LAVA FLOWS LAHARS TOXIC GASES CAUSES OF RISK “DISASTER LABORATORIES”

26 Natural Phenomena that Cause Disasters Planet Earth’s Restlessness causes:  Landslides

27 SITING AND BUILDING ON UNSTABLE SLOPES LANDSLIDES SOIL AND ROCK SUCEPTIBLE TO FALLS SOIL AND ROCK SUCEPTIBLE TO TOPPLES SOIL AND ROCK SUCEPTIBLE TO SPREADS SOIL AND ROCK SUSCEPTIBLE TO FLOWS PRECIPITATION THAT TRIGGERS SLOPE FAILURE SHAKING GROUND SHAKING THAT TRIGGERS SLOPE FAILURE CAUSES OF RISK “DISASTER LABORATORIES”

28 Natural Phenomena that Cause Disasters Planet Earth’s atmospheric- lithospheric interactions cause:  Wildfires

29 LIGHTNING STRIKES WILDFIRES MANMADE FIRES PROXIMITY OF URBAN AREA TO THE WILDLAND FIRE WIND SPEED AND DIRECTION (DAY/NIGHT) DRYNESS HIGH TEMPERATURES LOCAL FUEL SUPPLY CAUSES OF RISK “DISASTER LABORATORIES”

30 Natural Phenomena that Cause Disasters Planet Earth’s atmospheric- lithospheric interactions causes:  Droughts

31 Natural Phenomena that can Cause Disasters Planet Earth’s solar- atmospheric- oceanic- lithospheric,- and PEOPLE interactions may be causing :  Global Climate Change

32 INCREASING GLOBAL TEMPERATURE GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE INCREASING SEA LEVEL MELTING OF GLACIERS MELTING OF GREENLAND, ETC/ CORRAL BLEACHING INCREASED DESERTIFICATION INTENSIFIED SEVERE WINDVSTORMS CAUSES OF RISK PREDICTIONS NO “DISASTER LABORATORIES”

33 Natural Phenomena that Change our Environment Planet Earth is presently warming up, as shown by:  Increase in sea level

34 Natural Phenomena that Change our Environment Planet Earth is presently warming up, as shown by:  Advances of deserts

35 THE KEYS TO SUCCESS

36 INNOVATION, STRATEGY, AND TACTICS START SMART BY INTEGRATING EXISTING KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE! BUILD ON EXISTING GLOBAL PARTNERSHIPS! START NOW WITH NO LET UP UNTIL THE GOAL IS REACHED!

37 EDUCATIONAL SURGES EDUCATIONAL SURGES GLOBAL: DISASTER RESILIENCE PRIVATE SECTOR PUBLIC SECTOR ACADEMIA FUNCTIONAL NETWORKING CHANNELS INFORMATION NETWORKING CHANNELS ORGANIZATION NETWORKING CHANNELS INNOVATION COMMUNITYSTAKEHOLDERS Stratec Consulting

38 STRATEGY: BUILD CAPACITY IN THE BIG FOUR OF THE COMMUNITY EDUCATORS (KNOWLEDGE INTEGRATORS) CITIZENS (BENEFICIARIES) EDUCATORS (KNOWLEDGE INTEGRATORS) CITIZENS (BENEFICIARIES) STAKE- HOLDERS (PRACTI- TIONERS) POWER STRUCTURE (POLICY MAKERS) STAKE- HOLDERS (PRACTI- TIONERS) POWER STRUCTURE (POLICY MAKERS)

39 FOUR STRATEGIES THAT WORK MAKE THE GOAL CLEAR MAKE THE GOAL AND ITS BENEFITS AND POTENTIAL BARRIERS EASY TO VISUALIZE MAKE THE GOAL POPULAR MAKE THE GOAL A POLITICAL MANDATE FOR REALISTIC POLICIES

40 OVERCOME THE BARRIERS TO SUCCESS

41 APATHYAPATHY BARRIERS TO DISASTER- RESILIENCE IN ALL COMMUNITIES LACK OF CAPACITY LACK OF TRAINING POLICY FLAWS RISKRISK

42 SUCCESS

43 DISASTER RESILIENCE RISK ASSESSMENT VULNERABILITYVULNERABILITY EXPOSUREEXPOSURE EVENTEVENT POLICY IMPLEMENTATION COSTCOST BENEFITBENEFIT CONSEQUENCESCONSEQUENCES TOWARDS GLOBAL DISASTER RESILIENCE GLOBAL NATURAL DISASTERS EXPECTED LOSS


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