2012 WORLD EARTH DAY 42 nd ANNIVERSARY OF PROMOTING THE PROTECTION OF EARTH’S ENVIRONMENTS APRIL 22, 1970 – APRIL 22, 2012 Walter Hays, Global Alliance for Disaster Reduction, University of North Carolina, USA

WHAT IS THE GOAL? TO FOCUS GLOBAL EFFORTS TO OVERCOME INERTIA AND MOVE TOWARDS:  INTEGRATION OF SCIENCE AND PUBLIC POLICY  DESIGN OF PARADIGM SHIFTS TO COPE WITH ALL ENVIRONMENT –IMPACTING EVENTS

PLANET EARTH’S ENVIRONMENTS AT RISK Oceans Polar regions Deserts Grasslands Wetlands Mountains Forests Water Cities

THE ONGOING CHALLENGE SUCCESS IS VITAL TO QUALITY OF LIFE AND HEALTH FOR 7 BILLION PEOPLE

THE YEARS PRIOR TO 2012 HAVE BEEN MAINLY CHARACTERIZED BY INERTIA

2012 WAS THE BEST EARTH DAY EVER ONE BILLION PEOPLE IN 192 COUNTRIES PARTICIPATED IN OVER 1 BILLION “ACTS OF GREEN”

EVERY LOCAL JURISDICTION CAN EVERY LOCAL JURISDICTION CAN ACHIEVE THE CAPACITY TO MONITOR, PREVENT-MITIGATE AND ADAPT TO RISKS TO EARTH’S ENVIRONMENTS POSED BY DISASTERS ACHIEVE THE CAPACITY TO MONITOR, PREVENT-MITIGATE AND ADAPT TO RISKS TO EARTH’S ENVIRONMENTS POSED BY DISASTERS

LOCAL, REGIONAL, & GLOBAL SCALES 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 ANTICIPATORY DECISIONS MONITORING PREVENTION & MITIGATION ADAPTATION ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

PROTECTING EARTH’S ENVIRONMENTS PROTECTING EARTH’S ENVIRONMENTS THE KNOWLEDGE BASE Best Practices for MPA Actions Gateways to a Deeper Understanding Real and Near- Real Time Monitoring Vulnerability and Risk Characterization Anticipatory Actions for all Events and Situations Situation Data Bases Interfaces with all Real- and Near Real-Time Sources Cause & Effect Relationships CAPACITY BUILDING Close Gaps in Knowledge and Implementation Seek out, Enlist, and Enable “Partnerships” Transfer Ownership of the Knowledge Bases Introduce New Technologies Towards Disaster Intelligent Communities CONTINUING EDUCATION Engage Partners in MPA Learning Experiences Enlighten Communities on Their Risks Build Strategic Equity Through “MPA” Scenarios Multiply “Partnerships” by Regional Twinning Update Knowledge Bases After Each MPA Scenario DESIGN PARADIGM SHIFTS FOR: Monitoring, Prevention-Mitigation, and Adaptation on local and regional scales

Natural Phenomena that Impact Earth’s Environments Every Year, Planet Earth is Impacted by:  Earthquakes

Natural Phenomena that Impact Earth’s Environments Some of Planet Earth’s Earthquakes also cause:  Tsunamis

Natural Phenomena that Impact Earth’s Environments Every Year, Planet Earth’s Environments are Affected by:  The Eruption of Volcanoes

Natural Phenomena that Impact Earth’s Environments Planet Earth’s environments are affected by:  Landslides

Natural Phenomena that Impact Earth’s Environments Every Year, Planet Earth’s Environments are affected by:  Tropical Storms, Hurricanes, Typhoons, and Cyclones

Man-made Phenomena that Impact Earth’s Environment Planet Earth’s Environments are Impacted by:  Building and Development that Reclaims and Creates land.

Man-made Phenomena that Impact Earth’s Environment Planet Earth’s Environments are Impacted by:  Building and Development that Reclaims and creates land.

Man-made Phenomena that Impact Earth’s Environment Planet Earth’s Environments are Changed by: Construction and Development That Controls Water

Technological Hazards that Impact Earth’s Environments Planet Earth is changed by:  Building and Development that Expands a city’s Footprint and Skyline.

Man’s Actions that Impact Earth’s Environments Planet Earth is Easily Damaged by Man’s actions of:  Deforestation

Man’s Actions that Change Earth’s Environments Planet Earth is easily damaged by:  Pollution of air, water, and soil.

GLOBAL EARTH OBSERVING SYSTEM (GEOS) Facilitating Scientific Monitoring for Prevention & Mitigation, and Adaptation

INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION: EYES IN SPACE

GLOBAL EARTH OBSERVING SYSTEM (GEOS) SUPPORTED BY 50 COUNTRIES A NETWORK THAT WILL CONTINUOUSLY MONITOR THE LAND, SEA, AND AIR A STEP FORWARD IN UNDERSTANDING THE EARTH AND MONITORING FACTORS RELATED TO GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE AND DISASTER RISK REDUCTION

GLOBAL EARTH OBSERVING SYSTEM (GEOS) 50 SATELITES COLLECT ENVIRONMENTAL DATA 68 MOORED BUOYS OPERATED BY USA AND JAPAN MONITOR THE EQUATORIAL PACIFIC 1,288 BUOYS OPERATED BY 14 NATIONS MONITOR TEMPERATURE AND SALINITY SYNTHETIC APERATURE RADAR WILL HELP FORECAST VOLCANIC ERUPTIONS

FACTORS THAT FACILITATE A PARADIGM SHIFT POSITIVE MEDIA ACTIONS—POSITIVE ACTIONS WILL INCREASE PUBLIC AWARENESS. SALIENCE—WILL ATTRACT A LARGE PERCENTAGE OF THE COMMUNITY’S/REGION’S LEADERS AND PROVIDE A BASIS FOR PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS. AVAILABILITY OF POLITICAL LEADERS AND SCIENTIFIC EXPERTS—TO FORM THE CRITICAL MASS. PRE-EXISTENCE OF SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE AND PUBLIC POLICY—A BASIS FOR LEGAL MANDATES FOR MONITORING, MITIGATION, AND ADAPTATION.

EMPHASES BASED ON A LARGER SOCIAL CONSTRUCT OF THE ISSUES POLICY EMPHASIS 1: FOCUS ON THE NATURE AND APPROPRIATENESS OF MOVING FROM “THINKING TO ACTION” BY PARTNERSHIPS AND THE WAYS TO ENLIST SUPPORT FOR EACH PROPOSED ACTION

SIX THINKING HATS FOR A PARADIGM SHIFT

SIX ACTION SHOES FOR A PARADIGM SHIFT

EMPHASES BASED ON A LARGER SOCIAL CONSTRUCT OF THE ISSUES POLICY EMPHASIS 2: FOSTER REALISTIC CHANGE BY INTEGRATING THE BEST PRACTICES FOR MONITORING, PREVENTION- MITIGATION, AND ADAPTATION BASED ON EXISTING LAWS AND REGULATIONS.

EMPHASES BASED ON A LARGER SOCIAL CONSTRUCT OF THE ISSUES POLICY EMPHASIS 3: CREATE, ADJUST, AND REALIGN POLICIES AND PARTNERS UNTIL YOU CAN CREATE THE KIND OF PARTNERSHIPS THAT WILL MEET THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUN ITIES IN EACH REGION

MAKING MONITORING, PREVENTION- MITIGATION, AND ADAPTATION WORK EXPERIENCE WITH PREPAREDNESS EXPERIENCE WITH MONITORING AND WARNING EXPERIENCE WITH DISASTER SCENARIO PLANNING EXPERIENCE WITH RECOVERY AND RECONSTRUCTION EXPERIENCE WITH PREVENTION, MITIGATION, AND ADAPTATION PARTNERSHIPS DESIGNED TO MEET THE NEEDS OF 2010 AND BEYOND

WE STILL HAVE A LIFETIME OF WORK TO DO