WHAT IS KEEPING YOUR COMMUNITY FROM BECOMING DISASTER RESILIENT?

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WHAT IS KEEPING YOUR COMMUNITY FROM
BECOMING DISASTER RESILIENT?
Walter Hays, Global Alliance for Disaster
Reduction, University of North Carolina, USA
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THE WORLDS COMMUNITIES FACE DISASTERS FROM

• FLOODS
• SEVERE WINDSTORMS
• EARTHQUAKES
• TSUNAMIS
• DROUGHTS
• VOLCANIC ERUPTIONS
• LANDSLIDES
• WILDFIRES

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YOUR COMMUNITY
DATA BASES AND INFORMATION
HAZARDS GROUND SHAKING GROUND FAILURE
SURFACE FAULTING TECTONIC DEFORMATION TSUNAMI RUN
UP AFTERSHOCKS
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WE KNOW WHAT TO DO
A CONTINUUM OF KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE IS
AVAILABLE TO EVERY
COMMUNITY FOR BECOMING DISASTER RESILIENT
THE KNOWLEDGE BASE
APPLICATIONS
CONTINUING EDUCATION
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2011 HAD A MAJOR DISASTER TO LEARN FROM

• JAPANESE EARTHQUAKE
• M9.0
• MARCH 10, 2010

• FOLLOWED BY A MAJOR TSUNAMI

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NOTABLE DISASTERS AND CATASTROPHES DURING 2011
FLOODS IN AUSTRALIA
NEW KNOWLEDGE FOR COMMUNITY DISASTER RISK
REDUCTION
EARTHQUAKE/TSUNAMI IN JAPAN
WILDFIRES IN ARIZONA AND TEXAS
CATALYSTS FOR CHANGE
HURRICANE IRENE AND TROPIAL STORM LEE
FLOODS ALONG THE MISSISSIPPI River
SUPER TORNADO OUTBREAK
VOLCANIC ERUPTIONS
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2010 HAD A MAJOR DISASTER TO LEARN FROM

• HAITI EARTH-QUAKE
• M7.0
• JANUARY 12, 2010

• FOLLOWED BY AFTERSHOCKS

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NOTABLE DISASTERS IN 2010
EARTHQUAKE IN HAUTI
NEW KNOWLEDGE FOR COMMUNITY DISASTER RISK
REDUCTION
EARTHQUAKE/TSUNAMI IN JAPAN
WILDFIRES IN RUSSUA AND USA
CATALYSTS FOR CHANGE
19 SEVERE WINDSTORMS
FLOODS IN EUROPE, PAKISTAN, CHINA, AND USA
GREAT SOLSTICE WINTER STORM
VOLCANIC ERUPTION IN ICELAND INDONESIA
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2009 HAD MAJOR DISASTERS TO LEARN FROM

• TYPHOONS

• FOLLOWED BY STORM SURGE, HEAVY RAIN FAIL, WINDS,
  AND MUDFLOWS

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2009s CONTRIBUTION TO DISASTER KNOWLEDGE
THE YEAR OF EL NINO
NEW KNOWLEDGE FOR MAKING COMMUNITIES DISASTER
RESILIENT
8 ATLANTIC STORMS IDA 8 PACIFIC STORMS RICK,
11 TYPHOONS MORAKOT, KETSANA, PARMA,
NEW OPPOR-TUNITIES FOR BUILDING CAPACITY
EARTHQUAKES IN ITALY, AM. SAMOA, AND INDONESIA
WILDFIRES IN CALIFORNIA, GREECE,AND AUSTRALIA
FLOODS USA, ITALY, TURKEY, ENGLAND,
GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE
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2008s CONTRIBUTION TO DISASTER KNOWLEDGE
CYCLONE NARGIS IN MYANMAR
NEW KNOWLEDGE FOR MAKING COMMUNITIES DISASTER
RESILIENT
WENCHUAN, CHINA EARTHQUAKE
FLOODS MIDWESTERN USA
NEW OPPOR-TUNITIES FOR BUILDING CAPACITY
16 ATLANTIC STORMS FAY, GUSTAV, HANNA, IKE,
WILDFIRES IN CALIFORNIA
ERUPTION OF VOLCANO CHAITEN, CHILE
GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE
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2007s CONTRIBUTION TO DISASTER KNOWLEDGE
GLOBAL FLOODS CHINA, MEXICO, SE ASIA, USA,
NEW KNOWLEDGE FOR MAKING COMMUNITIES DISASTER
RESILIENT
EARTHQUAKES IN INDONESIA,PERU, JAPAN
14 TYPHOONS MAN-YI, PABUK, SEPAT,,
NEW OPPOR-TUNITIES FOR BUILDING CAPACITY
17 ATLANTIC STORMS DEAN, FELIX,WIPHA,
WILDFIRES IN EUROPE AND CALIFORNIA
DROUGHTS HEAT WAVES IN EUROPE, USA
GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE
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2006s CONTRIBUTION TO DISASTER KNOWLEDGE
THE YEAR OF EL NINO AND A BERMUDA HIGH
NEW KNOWLEDGE FOR MAKING COMMUNITIES DISASTER
RESILIENT
22 PACIFIC TYPHOONS BILIS, PRAPIROON, SAOMAI
FLOODS ELBE, DANUBE, USA, N KOREA, MALAYSIA,
CHINA
NEW OPPOR-TUNITIES FOR BUILDING CAPACITY
9 ATLANTIC STORMS HELENE, GORDON,
13 CYCLONES GLENDA, LARRY, MONICA,
QUAKES GUJARAT, INDIA, HAWAII, KAMCHATKA,
WILDFIRES AUSTRALIA, CALIFORNIA
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2005s CONTRIBUTION TO DISASTER KNOWLEDGE
28 ATLANTIC TROPICAL STORMS AND HURRICANES
NEW KNOWLEDGE FOR MAKING COMMUNITIES DISASTER
RESILIENT
HURRICANES KATRINA, RITA, STAN, AND WILMA
ERUPTION S ILAMATEPEC IN El SALVADOR MERAPI
NEW OPPOR-TUNITIES FOR BUILDING CAPACITY
PAKISTAN EARTHQUAKE
13 TYPHOONS HAITANG, LONGWANG, MATSA,
FLOODS ROMANIA, AUSTRIA, GERMANY, GUJARAT,
PORTUGAL WILDFIRES
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2004s CONTRIBUTION TO DISASTER KNOWLEDGE
ATLANTIC STORMS BONNIE, CHARLIE, IVAN, JEANNE
NEW KNOWLEDGE FOR MAKING COMMUNITIES DISASTER
RESILIENT
INDONESIA EARTHQUAKE
AUSTRALIAN REGION CYCLONES MEENA, NANCY
NEW OPPOR-TUNITIES FOR BUILDING CAPACITY
TYPHOONS MEGI, CHABA, SONGDA,TOKAGE, WINNIE
INDIAN OCEAN TSUNAMI
FLOODS INDIA, PAKISTAN, BANGLADESH, NEPAL
NIIGATA EARTHQUAKE AND LANDSLIDES
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2003s CONTRIBUTION TO DISASTER KNOWLEDGE
21 STORMS HURRICANES FABIAN, ISABEL, AND JUAN
NEW KNOWLEDGE FOR MAKING COMMUNITIES DISASTER
RESILIENT
BAM, IRAN AND BOUR-MEDES, ALGERIA QUAKES
15 PACIFIC TYPHOONS SIX INDIAN OCEAN CYCLONES
NEW OPPOR-TUNITIES FOR BUILDING CAPACITY
SANTA FE ARGENTINA FLOOD
OKANAGAN WILDFIRE BRITISH COLOMBIA, CANADA
EUROPEAN HEAT WAVE
NORTH AMERICAN BLIZZARD
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COLLABORATION DURING ALL 4 PHASES OF DISASTER
RESILIENCE PLANNING IS THE BEST WAY FORWARD
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KEY ELEMENT FOR SUCCESS

• LEADERS, WHO CAN FIND MULTIPLE OPPORTUNITIES
  FOR INCREASING COLLABORATION

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MULTIPLE OPPORTUNITIES EXIST FOR COLLABORATION TO
REDUCE DISASTER RISK

• OPPORTUNITIES
• EDUCATIONAL SURGES
• PREVENTION MITIGATION
• PREPAREDNESS
• MONITORING AND WARNING
• EMERGENCY RESPONSE
• RECOVERY RECON-STRUCTION.

TECHNOLOGY BASE
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MAXIMIZE BENEFIT/COST
MAXIMIZING BENEFITS IN EACH PHASE OF THE
DISASTER REDUCTION PLANNING CYCLE
MITIGATION
PREPAREDNESS
ALL ELEMENTS ARE INTERRELATED
RECOVERY RECONSTRUCTION
EMERGENCY RESPONSE
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START BY REVISITING YOUR COMMUNITYS
GOALS AND POLICIES, AND LOOKING FOR NEW WAYS
TO IMPLEMENT THEM

• RECOGNIZE THAT YOUR COMMUNITY MAY BE THINKING
  INSIDE A BOX

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BE HONEST ABOUT THE BOX YOUR COMMUNITY IS
IN AND START THINKING ABOUT WAYS TO TEAR DOWN THE
WALLS

• ASK ARE WE MAKING ANY OF THE MISTAKES THAT LED
  TO DISASTERS DURING 2003, , 2010?

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LIVING WITH RISK
GOAL BALANCE DEMAND WITH CAPACITY
INCREASED DEMANDS ON COMMUNITY
DECREASED CAPABILITIES OF COMMUNITY
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LIVING WITH RISK
FAILURE
DECREASED CAPABILITIES OF COMMUNITY
INCREASED DEMANDS ON COMMUNITY
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STRATEGIC PLANNING ENHANCES COLLABORATION
W3 MODEL FOR STRATEGIC PLANNING
WHAT DO WE WANT?
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COLLABORATION
TECHNIQUES AND TECHNOLOGIES
FUNCTIONAL NETWORKING CHANNELS
INFORMATION NETWORKING CHANNELS
DISASTER HAZARD INFORMATION SYSTEMS
ORGANIZATION NETWORKING CHANNELS
PRIVATE SECTOR
PUBLIC SECTOR
COMMUNITY
STAKEHOLDERS
ACADEMIA
Stratec Consulting
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SUCCESS IS SWEET!

• TOWARDS DISASTER RESILIENCE FOR YOUR COMMUNITY