Resilience NetworkConceptual Framework forIsrael’s Local and National

ResilienceVersion B

October 2009

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“It is not the strongest of the species that survive nor the most intelligent,

but the one most responsive to change”

(Charles Darwin, On the Origin of Species, 1859)

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Israel’s National Security “Total concession of resilience in favor of military superiority” (Tal, 1996)

HomeFront

Int.Front

“Israel is a cardboard country which will be destroyed” (Hizbullah, 2008)

Rising Importance of Home Front

MilitaryFront

20062nd Lebanon War

2000 -2005Second Intifada

2001 -2009Sderot & Gaza Periphery

1991Gulf War

2009Cast Lead

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HomeFront

Diplomacy Media

Rising Importance of the Home Front

MilitaryFront

Influence on the results of conflicts is increasing The Concept of ‘Synchronized Victories’ Defining the ‘Success Story’ on the Home Front

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The capacity to overcome crisis by adapting, while minimizing casualties, preserving a basic quality of life,

as well as the community's core values and identity

Resilience

Resilience: The Foundation for Success in the Home Front

Bottom-Up

Organizations

Businesses

Communities

Households

Individuals

Top-Down

Gov. Institutions

Leadership

Sense ofPurpose

Resilience

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National and Local Resilienceare created in two stages and tested in two

stages

Resilience is a Four Stage Story

Immediate ResponsePreparedness The Day AfterDuring the Crisis

• Routine under fire

• Rebuilding • Learning• Honoring heroes• Measures against

evaders

• Legislation• Enforcement• Training • Infrastructure• Partnerships

• Rescue efforts • Reorganization

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The Relevancy Gaps

Current Mindset

On your own for 72-96 hours

Command & ControlTop-down

Difference of scale bwNeeds / expectations and capacities

No basic skills, awarenessor preparedness

Public, private & 3rd sectorpartially on halt

Inspiration & mobilizationFlat and decentralized

Changing Reality

Services will increase

Growing rift bwworld Jewry and Israel

State is responsible for home front

World Jewry’s support assured

PotentialCollapse

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Potential Collapse

Hurricane Katrina, August 2005

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Thousands of ‘nodes’ committed to national and local resilience, with core capacities to act both independently

and in collaboration during emergencies

The Resilience Network

Households Volunteers

EmergencyOrganizations

Catalyst NGO

State Institutions

HFCVolunteers

Households

Households

Communities

Education Syst.

Media

Jewish World

Business sector

Academia

Philanthropy

Non-ProfitSector

Vital NGO

Government

Vital NGO

EmergencyOrganizations

Households

Communities

Communities

Non-ProfitSector

Local Authorities

Households

RACHEL

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• Flat, non-hierarchical

• Independence, flexibility, innovation

• Universal & local

• Duplications, backups & efficiency

• Protocols & rituals

• Resilience

Attributes of the Resilience Network

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The Units of the Resilience Network

HubsMany links & influence

CatalystsBuild the network

EmergencyOrganizations

Local Authorities NGO Catalyst

Government

State Institutions

HFC

Volunteers

Volunteers

Households

Households

Households

Communities

Education Syst.

Media

Jewish World

Business sector

Academia

Philanthropy

Third Sector

RACHEL

Civilian-VolunteersResponsibility & core capacity for task

Endpoints Meet basic criteria of preparednessEndpoints

Civilian-Volunteers

Catalysts

Hubs

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Culture of Preparedness

Legislation & Enforcement Budgets & Infrastructure

Training

Resources & Infrastructure Nation-Wide Deployment

HR & Flexibility

Resilience NetworkState Institutions

Partnerships

values, priorities, patterns of behavior and habits instilled to ensure readiness for emergencies

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Recommendations

Gov. & Knesset• Formulate HF strategy

• Budget, infrastructure, legislation & enforcement

• National Preparedness Week

• Preparedness of civil servants

• Mandatory prep of 1st-responders

EmergencyOrganizations

Local Authorities NGO Catalyst

Government

State Institutions

HFC

Volunteers

Volunteers

Households

Households

Households

Communities

Education Syst.

Media

Jewish World

Business sector

Academia

Philanthropy

Non-ProfitSector

RACHEL

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Recommendations

Local AuthoritiesMain catalysts of the local resilience network:

• Resilience part of local vision

• Coordinate with neighbors

• Map & link, train local units

• Level expectations

• Employee preparedness

• Cooperation with partner-cities and Jewish communities

EmergencyOrganizations

Local Authorities NGO Catalyst

Government

State Institutions

HFC

Volunteers

Volunteers

Households

Households

Households

Communities

Education Syst.

Media

Jewish World

Business sector

Academia

Philanthropy

Non-ProfitSector

RACHEL

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Recommendations

Education System & Academic Institutions

• Continued operation in immediate response

• Adjusted operation during crisis

• Academic institution are outposts of RN

EmergencyOrganizations

Local Authorities NGO Catalyst

Government

State Institutions

HFC

Volunteers

Volunteers

Households

Households

Households

Communities

Education Syst.

Media

Jewish World

Business sector

Academia

Philanthropy

Non-ProfitSector

RACHEL

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Recommendations

Business Sector• COP – Integral component of corporate responsibility

EmergencyOrganizations

Local Authorities NGO Catalyst

Government

State Institutions

HFC

Volunteers

Volunteers

Households

Households

Households

Communities

Education Syst.

Media

Jewish World

Business sector

Academia

Philanthropy

Non-ProfitSector

RACHEL

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Recommendations

Non-Profit Sector• Identify vital NGOs

• Formulate ‘Resilience Standard’ for vital NGOs

• NGO’s as catalysts of the Resilience Network

• Prepare philanthropists

EmergencyOrganizations

Local Authorities NGO Catalyst

Government

State Institutions

HFC

Volunteers

Volunteers

Households

Households

Households

Communities

Education Syst.

Media

Jewish World

Business sector

Academia

Philanthropy

Vital NGO

RACHEL

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Recommendations

Jewish World Integrate as part of the RN

• Build Com-2-Com partnerships for resilience

• Prepare for raising and spending emergency campaigns

EmergencyOrganizations

Local Authorities NGO Catalyst

Government

State Institutions

HFC

Volunteers

Volunteers

Households

Households

Households

Communities

Education Syst.

Media

Jewish World

Business sector

Academia

Philanthropy

Non-ProfitSector

RACHEL

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Recommendations

Individuals, Households, First Responders and

Civilian-Volunteers

• Promote preparedness of households to become endpoints

• Mandatory preparedness of 1st-responders

• Broaden definition of 1st- responders

EmergencyOrganizations

Local Authorities NGO Catalyst

Government

State Institutions

HFC

Volunteers

Volunteers

Households

Households

Households

Communities

Education Syst.

Media

Jewish World

Business sector

Academia

Philanthropy

Non-ProfitSector

RACHEL

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“Israel has nuclear weapons and the strongest air force in the region, but it is weaker than a

spider web”(Hassan Nassrallah, 05/26/2000)

“The durability of spider webs enable themto absorb the concentrated pressure of a weight ten

times that of the most durable artificial fiber”

(Hillyard P., The Book of the Spider, 1994)