THREE STEPS TOWARDS GLOBAL DISASTER RESILIENCE

Walter Hays, Global Alliance for

Disaster Reduction, University of North Carolina, USA

PLANET EARTH IS IMPACTED BY A CONTINUUM OF NATURAL HAZARDS THAT OFTEN BECOME DISASTERS

EARTHQUAKESTSUNAMIS

SEVERE WINDSTORMSVOLCANOES

FLOODS WILDFIRES

FROM 900 NATURAL DISASTERS PER YEAR TO DISASTER

RESILIENCE IN ALL 200 NATIONS

Is a 3-Part Story That Could Take 40 Years or More to achieve

GLOBAL LEARNING: 2012-2050

STEP ONE:SYNCHRONIZED GLOBAL LEARNING AFTER EACH

DISASTER

Use the scientific, technical and political resources of all 200 nations

to learn “What Happened” and “Why” After Every Disaster

2012 FACT

• We have the scientific, and technical knowledge to do it.

BASIC PHYSICS, EARTH SCIENCE AND GLOBAL MONITORING

PROVIDE UNDERSTANDING OF “WHAT HAPPENED” AND “WHY”

WHEN A NATURAL HAZARD OCCURS ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD

ARCHITECTURE, ENGINEERING, SOCIAL, AND HEALTH-CARE

SCIENCES

PROVIDE UNDERSTANDING OF “WHAT HAPPENED” AND “WHY”

WHEN A NATURAL HAZARD OCCURS SOMEWHERE IN THE WORLD

AND CAUSES MORBIDITY, MORTALITY, LOSS OF FUNCTION, AND ECONOMIC LOSSES

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT SCIENCE

PROVIDES UNDERSTANDING OF “WHAT HAPPENED” AND “WHY”

WHEN A NATURAL HAZARD OVERWHELMS THE CAPACITY OF THE COMMUNITY TO RESPOND AND

BECOMES A DISASTER

THE AGENDA FOR PROFESSIONALS (2012-THE AGENDA FOR PROFESSIONALS (2012-2050)2050)

THE AGENDA FOR PROFESSIONALS (2012-THE AGENDA FOR PROFESSIONALS (2012-2050)2050)

USE EXISTING RESOURCES

IMPROVE DELIVERY INFRASTRUCTURE

IDENTIFY TARGETS OF OPPORTUNITY

CREATE TURNING POINTS OF CHANGE

ONGOING DIALOGUE FOR ALL NATIONS

TOWARDS GLOBAL DISASTER RESILIENCE

TOWARDS GLOBAL DISASTER RESILIENCE

2012 FACT

• The last word has not been written on what we know about Planet Earth’s past and present disaster-causing-events, SO, let’s get on with writing them for the benefit of all 200 nations.

BOOK OF

BOOK OF

KNOWLEDGE

KNOWLEDGE

- Perspectives On

- Perspectives On

“What Happened”and “Why?

“What Happened”and “Why?

GLOBAL EDUCATION SURGES: 2012-2050

STEP TWO:

A GLOBAL EDUCATION SURGE AFTER EACH

DISASTER

Use scientific, technical and political resources to communicate

“What Happened” and “Why to All 200 Nations

REGIONAL PARTNERSHIPS FOR DELIVERY OF REGIONAL PARTNERSHIPS FOR DELIVERY OF KNOWLEDGE AND INFORMATIONEKNOWLEDGE AND INFORMATIONE

REGIONAL PARTNERSHIPS FOR DELIVERY OF REGIONAL PARTNERSHIPS FOR DELIVERY OF KNOWLEDGE AND INFORMATIONEKNOWLEDGE AND INFORMATIONE

EUROPE

MEDITERRANEAN

SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA

ASIA

AUSTRALIA & PACIFIC ISLANDS

SOUTH AMERICA & CARIBBEAN

REGIONAL KNOWLEDGE DIFFUSION NETWORKS

REGIONAL KNOWLEDGE DIFFUSION NETWORKS

GOAL: COMMUNITY GOAL: COMMUNITY DISASTER RESILIENCE -DISASTER RESILIENCE -

GOAL: COMMUNITY GOAL: COMMUNITY DISASTER RESILIENCE -DISASTER RESILIENCE -

NORTH AMERICA

FACT: DURING THE NEXT 40 YEARS, PLANET EARTH WILL LIKELY

BE IMPACTED BY …

4,000 DAMAGING EARTHQUAKES50 TSUNAMIS

1,600 SEVERE WINDSTORMS100 VOLCANIC ERUPTIONS

20,000 FLOODS 8,000 WILDFIRES

TOWARDS DISASTER RESILIENCE TOWARDS DISASTER RESILIENCE TOWARDS DISASTER RESILIENCE TOWARDS DISASTER RESILIENCE

THE KNOWLEDGE BASE

Alternative Practices

Increased Knowledge, and Understanding

Hazard Characterization

Vulnerability Classifications

Event-Action Capability

Collect, Store and Process Data

Interface with Other Information Sources

Cause & Effect Relationships

CAPACITY BUILDING

Satisfy Information Needs

Public/Private Sector Partnership

Use the Knowledgebase

Provide Access from Remote Sites

Menu Driven System with Relational Data

CONTINUING EDUCATION

Up Close and Personal and Distance Learning

Update Knowledge Bases After Each Disaster

Disaster Scenarios

Public/Private Sector Cooperation

Toolboxes for Disaster Reduction

DISASTER RESILIENCE: DISASTER RESILIENCE: BUILINGBUILING An Infrastructure For An Infrastructure For Delivery of Knowledge Delivery of Knowledge and Information to Communities os All 200 Nationsand Information to Communities os All 200 Nations

DISASTER RESILIENCE: DISASTER RESILIENCE: BUILINGBUILING An Infrastructure For An Infrastructure For Delivery of Knowledge Delivery of Knowledge and Information to Communities os All 200 Nationsand Information to Communities os All 200 Nations

GLOBAL IMPLEMENTATION:2012-2015

STEP THREE:A GLOBAL IMPLEMENTATION PLAN

FOR DISASTER RESILIENCE

Use the scientific, technical and political resources of all 200 nations

to implement “Policies That Mandate Use of Best Practices”

MEANINFUL CHANGEMEANINFUL CHANGEMEANINFUL CHANGEMEANINFUL CHANGE

INCREASED RESOURCES

DELIVERY MECHANISMS

IDENTIFICATION OF TARGETS OF OPPORTUNITY

METRICS FOR MEASURING TURNING POINTS OF CHANGE

ONGOING DIALOGUE ON THE CHALLENGES TO BUILD A CULTURE OF RESILIENCE

REGIONAL ALLIANCES FOR DISASTER RESILIENCE

REGIONAL ALLIANCES FOR DISASTER RESILIENCE

CREATE TURNING POINTS FOR CHANGECREATE TURNING POINTS FOR CHANGECREATE TURNING POINTS FOR CHANGECREATE TURNING POINTS FOR CHANGE

EDUCATION SURGE: PENETRATE SOCIETY

IGNORANCE TO ENLIGHTENMENT

APATHY TO EMPOWERMENT

BOUNDARIES TO SEAMLESS

ENABLEMENT OF POLITICAL WILL

TOWARDS DISASTER RESILIENCE

TOWARDS DISASTER RESILIENCE

GOAL: GLOBAL DISASTER RESILIENCEGOAL: GLOBAL DISASTER RESILIENCE GOAL: GLOBAL DISASTER RESILIENCEGOAL: GLOBAL DISASTER RESILIENCE

FLOODS

SEVERE WIND STORMS

EARTHQUAKES

DROUGHTS

LANDSLIDES

WILDFIRES

VOLCANIC ERUPTIONS

TECHNOLOGICAL HAZARDS

GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE

TERRORISM

INCREASED TECHNICAL AND POLITICL CAPACITY OF COMMUNITY TO COPE

INCREASED TECHNICAL AND POLITICL CAPACITY OF COMMUNITY TO COPE

INCREASED OWNERSHIP AND USE OF KNOWLEDGE AND INFORMATION

INCREASED OWNERSHIP AND USE OF KNOWLEDGE AND INFORMATION

RESILIENCE AT RESILIENCE AT COMMUNITY LEVEL COMMUNITY LEVEL

RESILIENCE AT RESILIENCE AT COMMUNITY LEVEL COMMUNITY LEVEL

SUCCESS: GLOBAL DISASTER RESILIENCE BY 2050