1. “AN SOS FOR 2011” “STRATEGIES ON SURVIVAL”
THE ULTIMATE GOAL OF EVERY COMMUNITY
Walter Hays, Global Alliance for Disaster Reduction, University of North Carolina, USA

2. THE “BIG SEVEN” CHALLENGES OF THE 21ST CENTURY
SUSTAINABILITY
SECURITY (HEALTH AND SAFETY)
EDUCATION
ECONOMIC ENTERPRISE
ENVIRONMENT
ECOLOGY
ENERGY

3. THE SOLUTION IS NOT ON THE BLACKBOARD

4. POLICIES AND PRACTICES
SUSTAINABILITY
SECURITYY
EDUCATION
COMMUNITY CHALLENGES
ACCEPTABLE RISK
UNACCEPTABLE RISK
RISK
POLICIES AND PRACTICES
YOUR COMMUNITY
DATA BASES AND INFORMATION
DISASTER RISK REDUCTION
DISASTER RESILIENCE
ADAPTATION
REAL-TIME MONITORING
LONG-TERM GOALS
HAZARDS: GROUND SHAKING GROUND FAILURE SURFACE FAULTING TECTONIC DEFORMATION TSUNAMI RUN UP AFTERSHOCKS

5. POLICIES AND PRACTICES
ENTERPRISE
ENVIRONMENT
ECOLOGY
ENERGY
COMMUNITY CHALLENGES
ACCEPTABLE RISK
UNACCEPTABLE RISK
RISK
POLICIES AND PRACTICES
YOUR COMMUNITY
DATA BASES AND INFORMATION
QUALITY OF LIFE
LONG-TERM GOALS
HAZARDS: GROUND SHAKING GROUND FAILURE SURFACE FAULTING TECTONIC DEFORMATION TSUNAMI RUN UP AFTERSHOCKS

6. STATUS OF OUR WORLD AT THE BEGINNING OF THE 21ST CENTURY
6.6 billion people, and counting
Living and competing in an interconnected global economy
Producing $60 trillion of products
Facing many complex problems

7. EXAMPLES OF OUR COMPLEX GLOBAL PROBLEMS: 21ST CENTURY
Conflict and terrorism
Health care
Chronic hunger
Increasing risk of pandemic disease outbreaks

8. EXAMPLES OF OUR COMPLEX GLOBAL PROBLEMS: 21ST CENTURY
Increased risks related to occurrences of natural hazards
Large-scale migration of people
Environmental degradation
Threats related to global climate change

9. THE REALITY OF 2011 AD INFINITUM
Unless communities accelerate implementation of realistic public policies and professional practices, the reduction in their quality of life may be irreversible.

10. strategic GOALS IN THE FRAMEWORK OF SUSTAINABILITY
To build capacity for disaster resilience
To inform, educate, train, and equip all sectors of the community for coping with complex disasters.
To protect and preserve the environment

11. THE WAY FORWARD:
POLICY CHANGES AND PROFESSIONAL PRACTICES THAT CREATE, ADJUST, IMPROVE, AND REALIGN PROGRAMS, PARTNERS AND PEOPLE UNTIL THE COMMUNITY’S GOALS ARE REACHED

12. “STATEGIES ON SURVIVAL”
INTEGRATION OF SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL SOLUTIONS WITH POLITICAL SOLUTIONS
IMPLEMENATION OF INTEGRATED SOLUTIONS TO CREATE TURNING POINTS ON THE WAY TO SUSTAINABILITY

13. SOLVING THE SEVEN CHALLENGES OF THE 21ST CENTURY
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
Engage Partners in Educational Surges
Enlighten Communities on Their Risks
Build Strategic Equity Through Scenarios
Multiply Capability by International Twinning
Update Knowledge Bases After Each Scenario

14. Can we do it?
Yes!!
All of us working strategically can implement a realistic set of scientific, technical, and political solutions--- within OUR administrative, legal, and economic constraints, --- that will enable us to reach our goal of quality of life and certainty of survival.