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IT IS TIME FOR THE DRD[DISASTER RESILIENCE DIVIDEND]
AUGUST 26, 2012
Walter Hays, Global Alliance for Disaster Reduction, University of
North Carolina, USA
THE DISASTER RESILIENCE DIVIDEND
The DRD is
HEALTH on a global scale
"Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social
well-beingand not merely the absence of
disease or infirmity“
WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
YOUR YOUR COMMUNITYCOMMUNITY
YOUR YOUR COMMUNITYCOMMUNITY
DATA BASES DATA BASES AND INFORMATIONAND INFORMATIONDATA BASES DATA BASES AND INFORMATIONAND INFORMATION
HAZARDS: GROUND SHAKING GROUND FAILURE SURFACE FAULTING TECTONIC DEFORMATION TSUNAMI RUN UP AFTERSHOCKS
•HAZARD MAPS•INVENTORY•VULNERABILITY•LOCATION
RISK ASSESSMENTRISK ASSESSMENT
RISK
ACCEPTABLE RISK
UNACCEPTABLE RISK
DISASTER RESILIENCE DISASTER RESILIENCE
POLICIES / PRACTICES::•PROTECTION•PREPAREDNESS•EARLY WARNING•EM. RESPONSE•RECOVERY & RECONSTUCT
INTEGRATED GOALSINTEGRATED GOALS
DISASTER RESILIENCE IS THE RESULT OF INTEGRATING
RESEARCH AND SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE GAINED FROM
“DISASTER LABORATORIES” WITH EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES AND
THE COMMUNITY’S POLITICAL PROCESS
DISASTER RESILIENCE IS THE RESULT OF INTEGRATING
RESEARCH AND SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE GAINED FROM
“DISASTER LABORATORIES” WITH EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES AND
THE COMMUNITY’S POLITICAL PROCESS FORD
THE FIVE DIMENSIONS OF KNOWLEDGE INTEGRATION
THE FIVE DIMENSIONS OF KNOWLEDGE INTEGRATION
1. PROTECTION (IMPLEMENTATION OF BUILDING CODES AND LIFELINE
STANDARDS; SITE-SPECIFIC DESIGN AND PERFORMANCE STANDARDS FOR
ESSENTIAL AND CRITICAL FACILITIES) …
1. PROTECTION (IMPLEMENTATION OF BUILDING CODES AND LIFELINE
STANDARDS; SITE-SPECIFIC DESIGN AND PERFORMANCE STANDARDS FOR
ESSENTIAL AND CRITICAL FACILITIES) …
THE FIVE DIMENSIONS OF KNOWLEDGE INTEGRATION
(Continued)
THE FIVE DIMENSIONS OF KNOWLEDGE INTEGRATION
(Continued)
2. PREPAREDNESS (HAZARD, VULNERABILITY, AND RISK
ASSESSMENTS; DISASTER PLANNING SCENARIOS;PRE-EVENT PLANNING FOR POST-EVENT RECOVERY) …
2. PREPAREDNESS (HAZARD, VULNERABILITY, AND RISK
ASSESSMENTS; DISASTER PLANNING SCENARIOS;PRE-EVENT PLANNING FOR POST-EVENT RECOVERY) …
THE FIVE DIMENSIONS OF KNOWLEDGE INTEGRATION
(Continued)
THE FIVE DIMENSIONS OF KNOWLEDGE INTEGRATION
(Continued)
3. EARLY WARNING (LOCAL, REGIONAL, AND GLOBAL
MONITORING; ADVISORY, WATCHES AND WARNING MESSAGES,
EVACUATION)…
3. EARLY WARNING (LOCAL, REGIONAL, AND GLOBAL
MONITORING; ADVISORY, WATCHES AND WARNING MESSAGES,
EVACUATION)…
THE FIVE DIMENSIONS OF KNOWLEDGE INTEGRATION
(Continued)
THE FIVE DIMENSIONS OF KNOWLEDGE INTEGRATION
(Continued)
4. EMERGENCY RESPONSE (SITUATION ASSESSSMENTS; EMERGENCY
MEDICAL; MASS CARE; SEARCH AND RESCUE; EMERGENCY
TRANSPORTATION, LOCAL, REGIONAL, AND INTERNATIONAL ASSISTANCE)…
4. EMERGENCY RESPONSE (SITUATION ASSESSSMENTS; EMERGENCY
MEDICAL; MASS CARE; SEARCH AND RESCUE; EMERGENCY
TRANSPORTATION, LOCAL, REGIONAL, AND INTERNATIONAL ASSISTANCE)…
THE FIVE DIMENSIONS OF KNOWLEDGE INTEGRATION
(Continued)
THE FIVE DIMENSIONS OF KNOWLEDGE INTEGRATION
(Continued)
5. RECOVERY & RECONSTRUCTION: “PEPPERED” FOR RESTORATION OF
ESSENTIAL SERVICES TO NORMAL, LOCAL, REGIONAL, AND GLOBAL BUSINESS
RESUMPTION; CASUALTY INSURANCE, INTERNATIONAL ASSISTANCE…
5. RECOVERY & RECONSTRUCTION: “PEPPERED” FOR RESTORATION OF
ESSENTIAL SERVICES TO NORMAL, LOCAL, REGIONAL, AND GLOBAL BUSINESS
RESUMPTION; CASUALTY INSURANCE, INTERNATIONAL ASSISTANCE…
GLOBAL EDUATIONAL SURGES WILL HELP MAKE
THE DRD A REALITY
BENEFIT/COST = 7 BILLION
GLOBAL EDUCATIONAL SURGES:
A WAY TO CAUSE A PARADIGM SHIFT
FROM A TREND OF INCREASING DISASTERS TO GLOBAL HEALTH IN THE 21ST CENTURY
FOUR UNIVERSAL ROOT CAUSES OF DISASTERS
• IGNORANCE
• APATHY
• DISCIPLINARY BOUNDARIES
• UNWISE DECISIONS
A DISASTER is ---
--- the set of failures that occur when three continuums: 1) people, 2) community (i.e., a set of habitats, livelihoods, and social constructs), and 3) recurring events (e.g., floods, earthquakes, ...,) intersect at a point in space and time, when and where the people and community are not ready.
REALITY 101
• DISASTER = KNOWLEDGE WITHOUT TRANSFER AND IMPLEMEN- TATION
• DISASTER RESILIENCE = KNOWLEDGE WITH TRANSFER AND IMPLEMEN-TATION
REALITY 101
A disaster is the result of NOT IMPLEMENTING
knowledge-based policies to reduce
vulnerability and risk
LET’S AGREE THAT AN LET’S AGREE THAT AN EDUCATIONAL EDUCATIONAL SURGE TO BUILDSURGE TO BUILD
EDUCATIONAL, TECHNICAL AND EDUCATIONAL, TECHNICAL AND POLITICAL CAPACITYPOLITICAL CAPACITY
TO REDUCE DISASTERS IN EVERY TO REDUCE DISASTERS IN EVERY COMMUNITIYCOMMUNITIY OF THE WORLD, OF THE WORLD,
STARTING WITH OUR OWNSTARTING WITH OUR OWN , IS , IS REALISTICREALISTIC
LET’S ENVISION LET’S ENVISION
A GLOBAL SURGE IN A GLOBAL SURGE IN EDUCATIONALEDUCATIONAL, , TECHNICAL AND POLITICAL CAPACITY TECHNICAL AND POLITICAL CAPACITY
BUILDINGBUILDING
THAT IS DESIGNED TO MAKE ALL THAT IS DESIGNED TO MAKE ALL COMMUNITIESCOMMUNITIES OF THE WORLD OF THE WORLD
DISASTERDISASTER RESILIENT RESILIENT
LET’S AGREE THAT THE INTEGRATION OF EACH
COUNTRY’S HISTORY OF PAST DISASTERS
IS THE BEST KNOWLEDGE BASE FOR LAUNCHING A GLOBAL EDUCATIONAL
SURGE
DISASTERS THAT EXPOSED NATIOINAL VULNERABILITIES
• INDIAN OCEAN TSUNAMI--2004
• HURRICANE KATRINA--2005
• FLOODS IN CHINA --2007
• CYCLONE NARGIS—2008
• WENCHUAN, CHINA EARTH-QUAKE--2008
INDIAN OCEAN TSUNAMI DISASTER: DECEMBER 2004
Elements of the disaster: 1) An inadequate tsunami warning system, 2) An estimated 220,000 deaths in 11 nations, and 3) $ billions in losses.
FLOOD DISASTER IN CHINA: JULY 2007
Elements of the disaster: 1) Evacuation of one half-million people from the rain-swollen Huai River, 2) a plague of two billion mice, and 3) losses of $3 billion.
HURRICANE KATRINA DISASTER:AUGUST 2005
Elements of the disaster: 1) poor siting and design of the levee system, 2) flooding of 80 percent of New Orleans, 3) 1,800 dead, and 4) losses of $81 billion.
CYCLONE NARGIS DISASTER: IN MYANMAR: MAY 2008
Elements of the disaster: 1) Poor implementation of warning systems, 2) Slow acceptance of International AID, 3) an estimated 220,000 deaths.
DISASTERS THAT EXPOSED NATIONAL VULNERABILITIES
• HAITI EARTHQUAKE
• CHILE EARTHQUAKE AND PACIFIC TSUNAMI
• ICELAND VOLCANIC ERUPTION AND ASH CLOUD
• OIL LEAK IN GULF OF MEXICO
WENCHUAN, CHINA EATHQUAKE DISASTER: MAY 2008
Elements of the disaster: 1) Poor implementation of building codes, 2) 80,000 deaths, 3) 25 million buildings damaged, 4) 45 million affected
HAITI EARTHQUAKE DISASTERJANUARY 2010
Elements of the disaster: 1) poor implementation of building codes, 2) an estimated 220,000 deaths, 3) $ 100 + billion in damage, and 4) a 10-year-long recovery.
EYJAFJALLAJOKULL VOLCANO ERUPTS IN ICELAND: MARCH 2010
Elements of the disaster: 1) Lack of preparedness to deal with an ash cloud, 2) 100,000 canceled flights in Europe, 3) 1 billion + loss to aviation industry.
THE GREAT OIL LEAK DISASTER OF 2010 IN THE GULF OF MEXICO
Elements of the Catastrophe: 1) Lack of technology to deal with an 1-mile deep oil leak adding 22,000 gallons of oil per day, 2) pollution, 3) dead fish and wildfire, and 4) $ 100 + billion loss.
LET’S AGREE THAT WE CAN LINK UP STRATEGICLY AND
TACTICLY
LET’S AGREE THAT WE CAN LINK UP STRATEGICLY AND
TACTICLY •START WHERE YOU LIVE!
• START WITH EXISTING PARTNERS AND ENGAGE NEW PARTNERS!
• START WITH YOUR HOMES!
• START WITH YOUR SCHOOLS!
•START WITH YOUR INFRASTRUCTURE!
A GLOBAL PLATFORMA GLOBAL PLATFORMA GLOBAL PLATFORMA GLOBAL PLATFORM
- Strategic - Strategic Interactions -Interactions -
LINKED SURGESLINKED SURGESA GLOBAL A GLOBAL RESOURCERESOURCEA GLOBAL A GLOBAL RESOURCERESOURCE
KNOWLEDGE AND KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCEEXPERIENCE
KNOWLEDGE AND KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCEEXPERIENCE
DISASTER DISASTER LABORATORIESLABORATORIES
DISASTER DISASTER LABORATORIESLABORATORIES
LATIN AMERICA AND CARIBBEAN REGION PARTNERS:
DISASTER RISK REDUCTION FOR COMMUNITIES
NORTH AMERICAN REGION PARTNERS:
CONTINUING EDUCATION AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
ISLAND NATIONS PARTNERS:
MEDITERRANEAN REGION PARTNERS:
EUROPEAN REGION PARTNERS:
TURNING POINTS FOR CHANGE
TURNING POINTS FOR CHANGE
EDUCATIONAL EDUCATIONAL SURGESSURGES
EDUCATIONAL EDUCATIONAL SURGESSURGES
CAPACITY CAPACITY BUILDINGBUILDING
CAPACITY CAPACITY BUILDINGBUILDING
PRIMERSPRIMERSPRIMERSPRIMERS
MEETINGSMEETINGSMEETINGSMEETINGSASIAN REGION PARTNERS:
SUBSAHARA AFRICA REGION PARTNERS:
EXAMPLE: WE CAN AND SHOULD GO FROM “GEM“ TO - - -
EXAMPLE CONTINUED-- “GERR"
LAWS THAT FACILITATE THE PARADIGM SHIFTLAWS THAT FACILITATE THE PARADIGM SHIFT LAWS THAT FACILITATE THE PARADIGM SHIFTLAWS THAT FACILITATE THE PARADIGM SHIFT
A FRAMEWORK FOR: THE JOURNEY
TOWARDS DISASTER RESILIENCE
A FRAMEWORK FOR: THE JOURNEY
TOWARDS DISASTER RESILIENCE
LAW OF SIGNIFICANCE
LAW OF SIGNIFICANCE
LAW OF THE BIG PICTURE
LAW OF THE BIG PICTURE
LAW OF MOUNT EVEREST
LAW OF MOUNT EVEREST
LAW OF THEPRICE TAG
LAW OF THEPRICE TAG
LAW OF THECOMPASS
LAW OF THECOMPASS
LAW OF THE CHAIN
LAW OF THE CHAIN
LAW OF THE CATALYST
LAW OF THE CATALYST
LAW OF THENICHE
LAW OF THENICHE