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RESILIENCY IN TIMES OF DISASTER
William M. LokeyProgram Director
Witt Associates
Strengthening Community Resilience
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Bad Stuff Happens!
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Historical Perspective of Resiliency
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Inherent strength
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Sustainability
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Assess and respond
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Repair or restore in a timely manner
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Infrastructure
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Organizations and Institutions
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People
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Economy
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Understand the risks Understand the complexity Understand the interdependencies Look for mitigation opportunities Engage in planning Exercise and train Create partnerships Keep the public informed
So………
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Barriers to Progress
It won’t happen here.
If it happens here, it won’t affect me.
If it does effect me, it won’t be that bad.
If it is that bad, I can’t do anything
about it anyway, so……
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Posted by the Washington Sun-Sentinel on May 29, 2009
President Obama said today that ``a huge percentage of people in hurricane-prone ��areas are unprepared for major storms. They don't have a plan…..”
Obama was apparently referring to a Mason-Dixon poll of coastal residents released on Thursday, which found that 55 percent did not have a family disaster plan and 83 percent have not taken steps to protect their homes.
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“History is always a race between education and catastrophe.”
H.G. Wells
or….
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Some training for a lot of people is better than a lot
of training for some people.
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Disaster resiliency requires improvisational problem solving…..
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Most disaster problems are management problems not skills
problems; yet, most disaster training is skills training!
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There are decisions that belong in the boardroom
There are decisions that belong on the production floor
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It is a journey,not a destination
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Remember the glacier…
Any force no matter how small, can move any object no matter how large, if it is applied
consistently and for a long enough time
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It takes a Community to be resilient