IT IS TIME FOR THE DRD [DISASTER RESILIENCE DIVIDEND] AUGUST 26, 2012 Walter Hays, Global Alliance for Disaster Reduction, University of North Carolina, USA

THE DISASTER RESILIENCE DIVIDEND The DRD is HEALTH on a global scale

"Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity“ WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION

YOUR COMMUNITY DATA BASES AND INFORMATION HAZARDS: GROUND SHAKING GROUND FAILURE SURFACE FAULTING TECTONIC DEFORMATION TSUNAMI RUN UP AFTERSHOCKS HAZARD MAPS INVENTORY VULNERABILITY LOCATION RISK ASSESSMENT RISK ACCEPTABLE RISK UNACCEPTABLE RISK DISASTER RESILIENCE POLICIES / PRACTICES:: PROTECTION PREPAREDNESS EARLY WARNING EM. RESPONSE RECOVERY & RECONSTUCT INTEGRATED GOALS

DISASTER RESILIENCE IS THE RESULT OF INTEGRATING RESEARCH AND SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE GAINED FROM “DISASTER LABORATORIES” WITH EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES AND THE COMMUNITY’S POLITICAL PROCESS FORD

THE FIVE DIMENSIONS OF KNOWLEDGE INTEGRATION 1. PROTECTION (IMPLEMENTATION OF BUILDING CODES AND LIFELINE STANDARDS; SITE-SPECIFIC DESIGN AND PERFORMANCE STANDARDS FOR ESSENTIAL AND CRITICAL FACILITIES) …

THE FIVE DIMENSIONS OF KNOWLEDGE INTEGRATION (Continued) 2. PREPAREDNESS (HAZARD, VULNERABILITY, AND RISK ASSESSMENTS; DISASTER PLANNING SCENARIOS;PRE-EVENT PLANNING FOR POST-EVENT RECOVERY) …

THE FIVE DIMENSIONS OF KNOWLEDGE INTEGRATION (Continued) 3. EARLY WARNING (LOCAL, REGIONAL, AND GLOBAL MONITORING; ADVISORY, WATCHES AND WARNING MESSAGES, EVACUATION)…

THE FIVE DIMENSIONS OF KNOWLEDGE INTEGRATION (Continued) 4. EMERGENCY RESPONSE (SITUATION ASSESSSMENTS; EMERGENCY MEDICAL; MASS CARE; SEARCH AND RESCUE; EMERGENCY TRANSPORTATION, LOCAL, REGIONAL, AND INTERNATIONAL ASSISTANCE)…

THE FIVE DIMENSIONS OF KNOWLEDGE INTEGRATION (Continued) 5. RECOVERY & RECONSTRUCTION: “PEPPERED” FOR RESTORATION OF ESSENTIAL SERVICES TO NORMAL, LOCAL, REGIONAL, AND GLOBAL BUSINESS RESUMPTION; CASUALTY INSURANCE, INTERNATIONAL ASSISTANCE …

GLOBAL EDUATIONAL SURGES WILL HELP MAKE THE DRD A REALITY BENEFIT/COST = 7 BILLION

GLOBAL EDUCATIONAL SURGES: A WAY TO CAUSE A PARADIGM SHIFT FROM A TREND OF INCREASING DISASTERS TO GLOBAL HEALTH IN THE 21 ST CENTURY

FOUR UNIVERSAL ROOT CAUSES OF DISASTERS IGNORANCE APATHY DISCIPLINARY BOUNDARIES UNWISE DECISIONS

A DISASTER is the set of failures that occur when three continuums: 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 in space and time, when and where the people and community are not ready.

REALITY 101 DISASTER = KNOWLEDGE WITHOUT TRANSFER AND IMPLEMEN- TATION DISASTER RESILIENCE = KNOWLEDGE WITH TRANSFER AND IMPLEMEN- TATION

REALITY 101 A disaster is the result of NOT IMPLEMENTING knowledge-based policies to reduce vulnerability and risk

LET’S AGREE THAT AN EDUCATIONAL SURGE TO BUILD EDUCATIONAL, TECHNICAL AND POLITICAL CAPACITY EDUCATIONAL, TECHNICAL AND POLITICAL CAPACITY TO REDUCE DISASTERS IN EVERY COMMUNITIY OF THE WORLD, STARTING WITH OUR OWN, IS REALISTIC STARTING WITH OUR OWN, IS REALISTIC

LET’S ENVISION A GLOBAL SURGE IN EDUCATIONAL, TECHNICAL AND POLITICAL CAPACITY BUILDING THAT IS DESIGNED TO MAKE ALL COMMUNITIES OF THE WORLD DISASTER RESILIENT

LET’S AGREE THAT THE INTEGRATION OF EACH COUNTRY’S HISTORY OF PAST DISASTERS IS THE BEST KNOWLEDGE BASE FOR LAUNCHING A GLOBAL EDUCATIONAL SURGE

DISASTERS THAT EXPOSED NATIOINAL VULNERABILITIES INDIAN OCEAN TSUNAMI HURRICANE KATRINA FLOODS IN CHINA CYCLONE NARGIS—2008 WENCHUAN, CHINA EARTH- QUAKE--2008

INDIAN OCEAN TSUNAMI DISASTER: DECEMBER 2004 Elements of the disaster: 1) An inadequate tsunami warning system, 2) An estimated 220,000 deaths in 11 nations, and 3) $ billions in losses.

FLOOD DISASTER IN CHINA: JULY 2007 Elements of the disaster: 1) Evacuation of one half-million people from the rain- swollen Huai River, 2) a plague of two billion mice, and 3) losses of $3 billion.

HURRICANE KATRINA DISASTER:AUGUST 2005 Elements of the disaster: 1) poor siting and design of the levee system, 2) flooding of 80 percent of New Orleans, 3) 1,800 dead, and 4) losses of $81 billion.

CYCLONE NARGIS DISASTER: IN MYANMAR: MAY 2008 Elements of the disaster: 1) Poor implementation of warning systems, 2) Slow acceptance of International AID, 3) an estimated 220,000 deaths.

DISASTERS THAT EXPOSED NATIONAL VULNERABILITIES HAITI EARTHQUAKE CHILE EARTHQUAKE AND PACIFIC TSUNAMI ICELAND VOLCANIC ERUPTION AND ASH CLOUD OIL LEAK IN GULF OF MEXICO

WENCHUAN, CHINA EATHQUAKE DISASTER: MAY 2008 Elements of the disaster: 1) Poor implementation of building codes, 2) 80,000 deaths, 3) 25 million buildings damaged, 4) 45 million affected

HAITI EARTHQUAKE DISASTER JANUARY 2010 Elements of the disaster: 1) poor implementation of building codes, 2) an estimated 220,000 deaths, 3) $ billion in damage, and 4) a 10-year- long recovery.

EYJAFJALLAJOKULL VOLCANO ERUPTS IN ICELAND: MARCH 2010 Elements of the disaster: 1) Lack of preparedness to deal with an ash cloud, 2) 100,000 canceled flights in Europe, 3) 1 billion + loss to aviation industry.

THE GREAT OIL LEAK DISASTER OF 2010 IN THE GULF OF MEXICO Elements of the Catastrophe: 1) Lack of technology to deal with an 1-mile deep oil leak adding 22,000 gallons of oil per day, 2) pollution, 3) dead fish and wildfire, and 4) $ billion loss.

LET’S AGREE THAT WE CAN LINK UP STRATEGICLY AND TACTICLY START WHERE YOU LIVE! START WITH EXISTING PARTNERS AND ENGAGE NEW PARTNERS! START WITH YOUR HOMES! START WITH YOUR SCHOOLS! START WITH YOUR INFRASTRUCTURE!

A GLOBAL PLATFORM - Strategic Interactions - LINKED SURGES A GLOBAL RESOURCE KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE DISASTER LABORATORIES LATIN AMERICA AND CARIBBEAN REGION PARTNERS: DISASTER RISK REDUCTION FOR COMMUNITIES NORTH AMERICAN REGION PARTNERS: CONTINUING EDUCATION AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE ISLAND NATIONS PARTNERS: MEDITERRANEAN REGION PARTNERS: EUROPEAN REGION PARTNERS: TURNING POINTS FOR CHANGE EDUCATIONAL SURGES CAPACITY BUILDING PRIMERSPRIMERS MEETINGSMEETINGS ASIAN REGION PARTNERS: SUBSAHARA AFRICA REGION PARTNERS:

EXAMPLE: WE CAN AND SHOULD GO FROM “GEM“ TO - - -

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