1. KNOWLEDGE DIVIDES AND KNOWLEDGE GAPS THAT AFFECT DISASTER PREVENTION
Dr. Walter Hays,
Global Alliance For Disaster Reduction

2. ACT IT IS TIME FOR A “GLOBAL WAKE UP CALL” HEAR IDENT-IFY NOW
PERIOD OF INTEGRATION
21ST CENTURY PERIOD OF IMPLEMEN-TATION
NOW
WINDOW OF OPPORTUNITY
UNDER-STAND
IDENT-IFY
HEAR
PERSON-ALIZE
ACT

3. WAKE UP THE SLEEPING GIANT
OVERCOMING THE GLOBAL RIP VAN WINKLE EFFECT
THAT IS ALLOWING
THE 21ST CENTURY
TO BECOME THE CENTURY OF DISASTERS

4. 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.    

5. WHEN AN INTERSECTION OCCURS, A DISASTER OCCURS - - -
- - - IF THE PEOPLE AND THE COMMUNITY
ARE NOT READY FOR WHAT HAPPENS
COMMUNITY
PEOPLE
RECURRING EVENTS P T S O CP

6. THE SLEEPING GIANT IS YOU (AND ME)
WAKE UP!

7. RIP VAN WINKLE

8. RIP VAN WINKLE IS NOT PREPARED TO BE A CHAMPION OF DISASTER PREVENTION IN THE 21ST CENTURY
--- He slept through the most important 20 years of his life --- the IDNDR ( ) AND ISDR ( )

9. HE IS UNPREPARED AFTER MISSING 20 YEARS OF INNOVATION
--- VULNERABILITY REDUCTION
--- RISK REDUCTION
--- PREVENTION
--- PROVENTION
--- MITIGATION
--- DISASTER REDUCTION
--- DISASTER RISK REDUCTION
--- DISASTER RESILIENCE

10. BY MISSING APPROXIMATELY 10,000 OPPORTUNITIES TO LEARN FROM THE NOTABLE EVENTS AND DISASTERS THAT HAPPENED DURING THE PERIOD 1990—2011, HE IS UNPREPARED.

11. ARIZONA: JUNE 8, 2011

12. VOLCANO PUYEHUE’S ASH CLOUD: JUNE 4, 2011

13. MISSISSIPPI RIVER BARGE TRAFFIC HALTED: MAY 6

14. WESTERN TANZANIA: INUNDATION; MAY 6

15. NEW SOUTH WALES, AUSTRALIA: JANUARY, 2011

16. NORTH DAKOTA LEVEE BREACHED:JUNE 23, 2011

17. TUSCALOOSA, AL: APRIL 27, 2011

18. SENDAI, JAPAN”BEFORE MARCH 12TH

19. AFTER MARCH 12th

20. ACT IT IS TIME FOR A “GLOBAL WAKE UP CALL” HEAR IDENT-IFY NOW
PERIOD OF INTEGRATION
21ST CENTURY PERIOD OF IMPLEMEN-TATION
NOW
WINDOW OF OPPORTUNITY
UNDER-STAND
IDENT-IFY
HEAR
PERSON-ALIZE
ACT

21. THE 21ST CENTURY’S WINDOW OF OPPORTUNITY
GLOBAL SOCIETAL RESILIENCE
WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO ACCELERATE THE RECOVERY PROCESS AFTER EACH RECORD OR NEAR-RECORD DISASTER OF THE 21ST CENTURY

22. STRATEGY: TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE UNIQUENESS OF RECOVERY
THE POLITICAL and MEDIA SPOTLIGHT IS ON ALL DECISIONS AND ACTIVITIES
TOP PRIORITY: RESTORATION TO NORMAL (OR BETTER) AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE
INTERNATIONAL ASSISTANCE, INSURANCE PAYOUTS, AND DONORS: ALWAYS AVAILABLE

23. TYPICAL TOP PRIORTIES DURING RECOVERY
RESTORATION OF TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE
RESTORATION OF ESSENTIAL FACILITIES-- SCHOOLS

24. “VAN WINKLE BARRIERS” TO ACHIEVING GLOBAL SOCIETAL RESILIENCE
MYTH– there is a “general public,” so one glove fits all.
REALITY--there are many different sectors of the public having different motivations and needs, so develop sector- specific knowledge.

25. “VAN WINKLE BARRIERS” TO ACHIEVING SOCIETAL RESILIENCE
MYTH– people will do what they say they will do
REALITY—the coefficient of correlation between what people say and what they actually do is VERY LOW, so have legal mandates to ensure compliance.

26. “VAN WINKLE BARRIERS” TO ACHIEVING SOCIETAL RESILIENCE
MYTH– mailing a report is communication
REALITY—communication is an active 2-way process involving: A SOURCE and A RECEIVER, A MESSAGE, and A CHANNEL (or multiple channels), so develop programmes with a long time line.

27. COMMUNI-CATION “SOCIETAL RESILIENCE” COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS
FUNCTIONAL NETWORKING CHANNELS
INFORMATION NETWORKING CHANNELS
READINESS FOR A POSSIBLE DISASTER
ORGANIZATION NETWORKING CHANNELS
PRIVATE SECTOR
PUBLIC SECTOR
COMMUNITY
STAKEHOLDERS
ACADEMIA
Stratec Consulting

28. “VAN WINKLE BARRIERS” TO ACHIEVING SOCIETAL RESILIENCE
MYTH– mailing a report or sending an is transfer of ownership of knowledge
REALITY—transfer of ownership of knowledge is a process: HEARING, UNDERSTANDING, and PERSON-ALIZING FOR ACTION.

29. WHAT IS THE PAYOFF OF GLOBAL SOCIETAL RESILIENCE
FAILURE: WE WILL HAVE DISASTERS DURING THE 21ST CENTURY THAT WILL MAKE 1990—2010’S DISASTERS LOOK LIKE “A WALK IN THE PARK.”
SUCCESS: !!!!!

30. RESTORATION OF TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE
SEE APPENDIX A:
RESTORATION OF TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE

31. RESTORATION OF ESSENTIAL FACILITIES-- SCHOOLS
SEE APPENDIX B:
RESTORATION OF ESSENTIAL FACILITIES-- SCHOOLS