Resilient Communities build Resilient Cities

Learned lessons from Chile on DRR

Víctor Orellana Acuña

National Deputy Director ONEMI

Integrated Approach to Enhance Urban Resilience in Bangladesh

December 2015

TOPICS

1. Introducing Chile: A history about disasters and resilience

2. Resilient Community = Resilient Cities

3. Growing through lessons learned and sharing

experiences

TOPICS

1. Introducing Chile: A history about disasters and resilience

2. Resilient Community = Resilient Cities

3. Growing through lessons learned and sharing

experiences

Chile 2014-2015

Iquique Valparaíso Villarrica

Atacama Calbuco Coquimbo

MB SP MB RL EF PA AP SA EF JA

Fuente: CIGIDEN (2015)

JA Periodos presidenciales

Aluvión

Tocopilla

2015

Terremoto

Canela

2015

Tormenta

Tormenta

Bio Bio

2006

Tormenta

Araucania

2008

Tormenta

Coquimbo

2011

Tormenta

Atacama

2012

Aluvión

Chañaral

1972

Aluvión

Copiapó

1997

Chile / Disaster Recurrency (1960-2015)

That day was sunny,

Night came and we went to

sleep.

Suddenly it began a great

movement …

I quickly put my shoes

My emergency kit was ready

We arrived at the security

island... it was like a movie:

We watched the neighbors as

they walked with their flashlights,

In small groups..

We were prepared for the

earthquake

The fact that we had a drill the

week before… was blessed!

CALM DOWN, THINK AND ACT

FOR YOU'RE ALWAYS READY

IN CASE OF EARTHQUAKE

Stories of Resilience

ONEMI / Chile

TOPICS

1. Introducing Chile: A history about disasters and resilience

2. Resilient Community = Resilient Cities

3. Growing through lessons learned and sharing

experiences

Community Emergency Response Team / Chile

Ministry of Housing / Neighborhood Recovery Program

Concepción city / Urban lagoons

Concepción city / Urban lagoons

From: Daniela García, Architect

TOPICS

1. Introducing Chile: A history about disasters and resilience

2. Resilient Community = Resilient Cities

3. Growing through lessons learned and sharing

experiences

1906: The National Seismological Service is created

1928: Ordinance of Planning and Construction: The first

step of the seismic rule is created

1939: The earthquake with the highest number of victims

(30,000) .It creates the National Corporation of

Develpoment and Reconstruction.

1960-1965: Creation of the National Emergency Office,

the National Tsunami Warning System and the current

Seismic Standards

1985-1995: Update seismic standards and incorporation of

new technologies (seismic isolators)

2010-2015: National Policy for Disaster Risk Reduction

(based on Hyogo & Sendai) and new Institutional

Framework for Risk & Emergency Management

Chile / Improving from lessons learned

1988: Design of earthquake-resistant structures

1994: Technics of seismic mitigation for disaster on

structures

2010: Visit of specialists in diagnosis of buildings

damaged by the earthquake

2010-2011: Internships and sending Chilean

experts to Japan:

• Plan of emergency response and reconstruction

plan

• Seismic structure for public buildings and soil -

liquefaction

• Anti-seismic structure for adobe housing

2011-2015: Technological enhancement to create

resilient communities to tsunami. SATREPS

Tsunami Project

Chile & Japan / Technical and Scientific Cooperation

Pacific Ocean Ring of Fire

MAULE 2010

Magnitud 8,8

TOHOKU 2011

Magnitud 9,1

VALDIVIA 1960

Magnitud 9,5

Pacific Ocean Ring of Fire

Valdivia Earthquake 1960 / Outshore

Goto Kazuma / tsunami survivor storyteller

KIZUNA Project

KIZUNA Project / exchanging experiences

KIZUNA Project / exchanging experiences

KIZUNA Project / exchanging experiences

SUMMARY

1. Disasters significantly affect developing countries, affecting their

economy and development, but create a cultural base of resilience.

2. The disaster is an opportunity for learning and growth for the people.

The lessons learned should be incorporated into the development of

policies and regulations.

3. Economic and cultural development must build more resilient

communities and cities. People living safely, in safer cities.

4. International cooperation and exchange of experiences is a key for

the development of countries in Disaster Risk Reduction.

Resilient Communities build Resilient Cities

Learned lessons from Chile on DRR

Víctor Orellana Acuña

National Deputy Director ONEMI

Integrated Approach to Enhance Urban Resilience in Bangladesh

December 2015