1. TWIN EARTHQUAKES HIT WESTERN CHINA ON JULY 22, Deaths Despite Being Moderate-Magnitude Events
Walter Hays, Global Alliance for Disaster Reduction, Vienna, Virginia, USA 
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2. RECENT DEADLY EARTHQUAKES IN WESTERN CHINA
SICHUAN PROVINCE-APRIL 2010: at least 196 people dead.
QINGHA PROVINCE- 2010: A M6.9 earth-quake killed 2,700 people
SICHUAN PROVINCE- A M7.9 earthquake in May 2008: 88,000 dead and 56 million buildings damaged

3. LOCATION OF JULY 22 QUAKES

4. A Shallow Depth of Focus Exacerbated the Damage
MAGNITUDES: 5.9 and 5.6
A Shallow Depth of Focus Exacerbated the Damage

5. The first temblor struck at 7:45 am; Together they killed 94, injured 1,000, and caused collapse or severe damage to 127,000 homes.

6. Chinese President Xi Jinping called for an “all-out” rescue effort and to make saving lives the top priority

7. Officials dispatched thousands of police, firefighters, soldiers and government officials to search for survivors in an effort to keep loss of life as low as possible.

8. TYPICAL DAMAGE

9. EMERGENCY RESPONSE

10. Rescue efforts were hampered by landslides and roads which had already been closed as the result of heavy rain

11. TEMPORARY MEDICAL FACILITY FOR TREATING INJURIES

12. EMERGENCY MEDICAL

13. THE CHALLENGE FACING CHINA’S LEADERS:
Implement a Modern Building Code
and
Reassure the People of Their Safety

14. WAYS TO ACCELERATE PROGRESS TOWARDS EARTHQUAKE RESILIENCE
EXPERIENCES WITH PREPAREDNESS
EXPERIENCES WITH MONITORING AND WARNING
INTEGRATE GLOBAL EXPERIENCES WITH THOSE OF SISHUAN EARTHQUAKE
EXPERIENCES WITH DISASTER SCENARIO PLANNING
EXPERIENCES WITH RECOVERY AND RECONSTRUCTION
EXPERIENCES WITH PREVENTION, MITIGATION, AND ADAPTATION

15. RECONSTRUCTION AND REASSURANCE
HAZARD MAPS
INVENTORY
VULNERABILITY
LOCATION
MAY 12, 2008 EARTHQUAKE
ACCEPTABLE RISK
UNACCEPTABLE RISK
RISK
“STAPLE” DECISIONS
DATA BASES AND INFORMATION
SISHUAN PROVINCE
MITIGATION
ADAPTATION
MONITORING
RECONSTRUCTION AND REASSURANCE
HAZARDS: GROUND SHAKING GROUND FAILURE SURFACE FAULTING TECTONIC DEFORMATION TSUNAMI RUN UP AFTERSHOCKS

17. THE CHALLENGE: ACHIEVING DISASTER RESILIENCE AND REASSURANCE OF THE PEOPLE DURING RECONSTRUCTION
POLICY CHANGE: CREATE, ADJUST, AND REALIGN PROGRAMS, PARTNERS AND PEOPLE UNTIL YOU CAN EFFECT THE KIND OF TURNING POINTS FOR EARTHQUAKE RESILIENCE NEEDED BY EACH STRICKEN LOCAL COMMUNITY AND PROVINCE

18. CREATING TURNING POINTS FOR EARTHQUAKE RESILIENCE IN CHINA AND OTHER COUNTRIES
INTEGRATION OF SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL SOLUTIONS FOR PREPAREDNESS AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE
FOSTERING THE CREATION OF TURNING POINTS FOR EARTHQUAKE RESILIENCE ON A GLOBAL SCALE

20. LONGMENSHAN FAULT: SHAKE MAP

21. LACK OF MODERN BUILDING CODE: 56 MILLION BUILDINGS DAMAGED

22. COLLAPSED MIDDLE SCHOOL: JUYUAN

23. LANDSLIDE: BEICHUAN

24. ONE OF 69 "QUAKE LAKES": LANDSLIDE DEBRIS IN BEI HE RIVER

25. SOLDIERS REPAIR CRACKS IN ZIPINGPU DAM:DUJIANGYAN

27. THE SISHUAN/WENCHUAN EARTHQUAKE
OPPORTUNITIES FOR TURNING POINTS: For Mitigation, Adaptation and Monitoring (MAM) on local, regional, national, and global scales
THE KNOWLEDGE BASE
APPLICATIONS
CONTINUING EDUCATION
Best Practices for Mitigation Adaptation and Monitoring
Gateways to a Deeper Understanding
Real and Near- Real Time Monitoring
Hazard, 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
Implement Modern Codes and Lifeline Standards
Relocation/Rerouting of Cities and City Lifelines
Create a Seismic Zonation Construct (A Policy Tool)
Introduce New Technologies
Move Towards A Disaster Intelligent Community
Involve Partners in Turning Point Experiences
Enlighten Communities on Their Risks
Build Strategic Equity Through “MAM” Scenarios
Multiply Capability by International Twinning
Update Knowledge Bases After Each MAM Scenario

28. FACTORS THAT FACILITATE GLOBAL TURNING POINTS
GLOBAL ATTENTION ( G-8, MEDIA, UN, IDRC).
SALIENCE FOR CHINA’S SISHUAN PROVINCE, OTHER PROVINCES, AND OTHER COUNTRIES
COLLABORATION OF SCIENTIFIC EXPERTS AND POLITICAL LEADERS ON MANY LEVELS.
ENACTMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A MODERN BUILDING CODE AND LIFELINE STANDARDS