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Past, present and future riskof disasters:
Key drivers of future disaster risk
2016-2020 And Beyond
The Global Disaster Hotspots map for disaster mortality risk.
MARCH 15, 2015: THE SECONDWORLD CONFERENCE ON
DISASTER RISK REDUCTIONCONVENED IN SENDAI, JAPAN
WILL RE-INVIGORATE THEHISTORIC GLOBAL ENDEAVOR
STARTED IN 1990 BY THE UNITEDNATIONS
FACT:THE WORLD CONFERENCECALLED FOR RENEWED ACTION
• Each country isinvited to play amajor role in thepost-conferencecall for a “GlobalTsunami ofAction”
FACT: THE GOAL IS CLEAR ANDSTILL THE SAME:
REDUCTION OF GLOBALVULNERABILITIES AND
ACCELERATION OF DISASTER RISKREDUCTION
THROUGH IMPLEMENTATION OF“THE BEST POLICIES AND BEST
PRACTICES”
A DISASTER is still------ the set of failures that occur whenthe continuums of: 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 inspace and time, when and where thepeople and community are not ready.
FACT:NATURAL HAZARDS STILLCAUSE MEGA-DISASTERS
• FLOODS• SEVERE
WINDSTORMS• EARTHQUAKES• DROUGHTS• VOLCANIC
ERUPTIONS• ETC.
FACT:THE PEOPLE CONTINUUM ISGROWING WITH TIME
• 7 + BILLIONdistributedthroughout theworld; many invulnerable,high-risk com-munities
FACT:MANY COMMUNITIES ARE PARA-LYZED BY FOUR WEAKNESSES
• IGNORANCE• APATHY• DISCIPLINARY
BOUNDARIES• LACK OF CAPACITY
INTERSECTION OF THESECONTINUUMS IS INEVITABLE
MOST FUTUREINTERSECTIONS WILL CAUSE
A DISASTER, OR A MEGA-DISASTER, UNLESS - - -
DISASTER RISK REDUCTION IS THE WAY FORWARDDISASTER RISK REDUCTION IS THE WAY FORWARD
200 NATIONS AND 7+
BILLION PEOPLE
200 NATIONS AND 7+
BILLION PEOPLE
NORTHAMERICANORTH
AMERICA
CARIBBEANBASIN
CARIBBEANBASIN
SUB-SAHARAAFRICA
SUB-SAHARAAFRICA
MEDITER-RANEAN
MEDITER-RANEAN
ISLANDNATIONSISLAND
NATIONSASIAASIA
SOUTHAMERICASOUTH
AMERICA
EUROPEEUROPE
FACT: EVERY COMMUNITY CAN REDUCEVULNERABILITIES IN NEW/EXISTING - - -
• GOVERNMENTCENTERS
• DWELLINGS• SCHOOLS• HEALTH CARE
FACILITIES• BUSINESSES• INFRA-STRUCTURE• ETC
LIKE A CHAIN: A COMMUNITY HASWEAK LINKS TO STRENGTHEN
THE GOAL: ADOPTBEST POLICIES AND BEST PRACTICES
INNOVATIVE ACTIONS: CREATE, ADJUST,AND REALIGN PROGRAMS, PARTNERS ANDPEOPLE UNTIL YOU HAVE CREATED THEPARADIGM SHIFTS THAT ARE NEEDED TOMOVE AWAY FROM FAILED POLICIES ANDPRACTICES TOWARDS PROVEN DISASTERRISK REDUCTION ONES
YOURCOMMUNITY
YOURCOMMUNITYDATA BASES
AND INFORMATIONDATA BASESAND INFORMATION
HAZARDS:GROUND SHAKINGGROUND FAILURESURFACE FAULTINGTECTONIC DEFORMATIONTSUNAMI RUN UPAFTERSHOCKS
•FLOODS•SEVERE WINDSTORMS•EARTHQUAKES…ETC
A DISASTER
CAUSESFAILURES IN POLICIES
FAILURES IN PRACTICES
BEST POLICIES ANDPRACTICES
• ADOPTION•IMPLEMENTATION
DISASTER RISKREDUCTION
BEST POLICIES AND PRACTICES FORDISASTER RISK REDUCTION
Anticipatory PreparednessAdoption and Implementation of ModernEngineering Building Codes & Standards
Timely Early Warning and EvacuationTimely Emergency Response (including
Emergency Medical Services)Cost-Effective Recovery/Reconstruction
LIKE AN INFINITE SERIES: A CONTINUUMOF INNOVATION NEVER ENDS
BEST POLICIES AND BESTPRACTICES
WILL IDENTIFY/CLOSEKNOWLEDGE DIVIDES AND GAPS,
ANDIDENTIFY/FIX WEAK LINKS IN THE
PEOPLE/COMMUNITYCONTINUUMS
BEST POLICIES AND BESTPRACTICES WILL
CALL FOR STRATEGICPLANNING AND
INNOVATIVE USE OFTECHNOLOGY
BEST POLICIES AND BESTPRACTICES WILL
CALL FOR STRATEGICPLANNING AND
INNOVATIVE USE OFTECHNOLOGY