2. STRATEGIES FOR BECOMING DISASTER RESILIENT PART 6: PUTTING A NEW FACE ON POWERFUL EDUCATIONAL SURGES TO BUILD GLOBAL CAPACITY FOR DISASTER RESILIENCE Walter Hays, Global Alliance for Disaster Reduction, Vienna, Virginia, USA

3. YOUR COMMUNITY DATA BASES AND INFORMATION HAZARDS: GROUND SHAKING GROUND FAILURE SURFACE FAULTING TECTONIC DEFORMATION TSUNAMI RUN UP AFTERSHOCKS NATURAL HAZARDS INVENTORY VULNERABILITY LOCATION RISK ASSESSMENT RISK ACCEPTABLE RISK UNACCEPTABLE RISK GOAL: DISASTER RESILIENCE PREPAREDNESS PROTECTION EARLY WARNING EMERGENCY RESPONSE RECOVERY IENCE FIVE PILLARS OF RESILIENCE

4. THE STATE OF THE WORLD REALITY: 200 Nations and 7+ Billion People are Investing Over 60 Trillion Dollars Each Year in Urban Development and Billions in Education. REALITY: Each Year, approximately 900 Events Cause Exponentially Increasing Economic losses in the $ Billions With Large Tolls in Mortality, Morbidity, & the Homeless.

5. THE WAY FORWARD GLOBAL EDUCATIONAL SURGES BY COMMUNITIES LINKED STRATEGICALLY AND TACTICALLY THROUGHOUT THE WORLD GLOBAL EDUCATIONAL SURGES BY COMMUNITIES LINKED STRATEGICALLY AND TACTICALLY THROUGHOUT THE WORLD

6. ALL COMMUNITIES CAN BE LINKED STRATEGICALLY AND TACTICALLY 200 NATIONS AND 7+ BILLION PEOPLE 200 NATIONS AND 7+ BILLION PEOPLE NORTH AMERICA NORTH AMERICA CARIBBEAN BASIN CARIBBEAN BASIN SUB-SAHARA AFRICA SUB-SAHARA AFRICA MEDITER- RANEAN MEDITER- RANEAN ISLAND NATIONS ISLAND NATIONS ASIA SOUTH AMERICA SOUTH AMERICA EUROPE

7. SURGES WITH POWER A WELL- DESIGNED GLOBAL EDUCATONAL SURGE WILL HAVE INFINITE ENERGY LIKE A TSUNAMI OR THE STORM SURGE OF A CYCLONE, TYPHOON, OR A HURRICANE

8. SURGES WITH GLOBAL POWER GLOBAL SURGES THAT PENETRATE ALL SECTORS OF A COMMUNITY WILL BUILD CAPACITY FOR ULTIMATELY REDUCE THE COMMUNITY’S DISASTERS TO ZERO DURING THE DECADE OF THE 2010’s

9. THE GOAL OF EVERY COMMUNITY NO DISASTERS IN A WORLD WHERE… NATURAL HAZARDS (E.G., FLOODS, SEVERE WINDSTORMS, EARTHQUAKES, DROUGHTS) ARE INEVITABLE AND DISASTERS OCCUR EVERY YEAR. NO DISASTERS IN A WORLD WHERE… NATURAL HAZARDS (E.G., FLOODS, SEVERE WINDSTORMS, EARTHQUAKES, DROUGHTS) ARE INEVITABLE AND DISASTERS OCCUR EVERY YEAR.

10. THE GOAL OF EVERY COMMUNITY STRATEGIC/TACTICAL CONNECTIVITY BETWEEN THE GOALS OF SURVIVAL AND RESILIENCE, AND GOALS RELATED TO ECONOMIC ENTERPRISE, ENERGY, EDUCATION, ENVIRONMENT, AND ECOLOGY STRATEGIC/TACTICAL CONNECTIVITY BETWEEN THE GOALS OF SURVIVAL AND RESILIENCE, AND GOALS RELATED TO ECONOMIC ENTERPRISE, ENERGY, EDUCATION, ENVIRONMENT, AND ECOLOGY

11. F A C E IS THE KEY F A C E IS THE KEY FRAMEWORK OF SCIENCE, POLICY, AND TECHNOLOGY! ALIGNMENT OF COMMUNITY AND REGIONAL RESOURCES! CHANGES IN THINKING! EDUCATION THAT BUILDS CAPACITY FOR INNOVATIVE POWERFUL SURGES!

12. COLLECT GLOBAL KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE TO DESIGN REALISTIC EDUCATIONAL SURGES COLLECT GLOBAL KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE TO DESIGN REALISTIC EDUCATIONAL SURGES SEED BED FOR SURGES THAT MEET COMMUNITY NEEDS SEED BED FOR SURGES THAT MEET COMMUNITY NEEDS SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORTATION SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORTATION SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION POLICY IMPLEMENTATION POLICY IMPLEMENTATION SUSTAINABLE ENTERPRISE SUSTAINABLE ENTERPRISE NATURAL & TECH. HAZARDS NATURAL & TECH. HAZARDS CONSTRUCTION TECHNIQUES CONSTRUCTION TECHNIQUES

13. A PLAN FOR GLOBAL A PLAN FOR GLOBAL SURGES - Perspectives SURGES - Perspectives On Science, Policy, On Science, Policy, And EDUC. And EDUC.

14. HOW TO FAIL FACT: NO COMMUNITY CAN BECOME DISASTER RESILIENT BY WORKING ALONE. FACT: NO COMMUNITY CAN BECOME DISASTER RESILIENT BY WORKING ALONE. FACT: NO COMMUNITY CAN BECOME DISASTER RESILIENT BY WORKING ALONE. GOALS:GOALS: NO DISASTER RESILIENCE NO CAPACITY FOR DISASTER RESILIENCE NO SURGES TO BUILD CAPACITY

15. HOW TO SUCCEED SOCIALSCIENCESOCIALSCIENCE PHYSICAL SCIENCES ENGINEERINGSCIENCESENGINEERINGSCIENCES SUCCESS: INCREASE DISASTER RESILIENCE IN EVERY COMMUNITY STRATEGIC GOAL: WORKING TOGETHER TO INCREASE CAPACITY IN EVERY COMMUNITY, NATION, AND REGION

16. TOWARDS DISASTER RESILIENT COMMUNITIES TOWARDS DISASTER RESILIENT COMMUNITIES ISLAND NATIONS BUILD ON CULTURAL DIVERSITY OF NATIONS Global Surges: Focus on Solutions For Reducing Disaster Risks BUILD CAPACITY FOR EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT IMPROVE COMMUNICATIONS TO REDUCE ISOLATION INCREASE AND IMPROVE PARTNERSHIPS FOCUS ON PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS., (E.G., BUILD- ING CODES, EVACUATION) DEVELOP BUSINESS ENTERPRISE TO BREAK POVERTY CYCLE INCREASE RESILIENCE OF COMMUNITIES BY REDUCING VULMERABILITIES IMPROVE PUBLIC EDUCATION AND AWARENESS

17. TOWARDS DISASTER RESILIENT COMMUNITIES TOWARDS DISASTER RESILIENT COMMUNITIES SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA INCREASE PUBLIC AWARENESS Global Surges: Focus on Solutions For Reducing Disaster Risks REDUCE PHYSICAL, SOCIAL, AND ENTERPRISE VULNERABILITIES ACCELERATE EDUCATION (WITH FOCUS ON RISK REDUCTION TECHNIQUES INCREASE CAPACITY TO MITIGATE DAMAGE/LOSS OF ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMS EXPAND PUBLIC HEALTH CAPABILITIE S IMPROVE CAPACITY FOR PERFORMING LOSS ESTIMATIONS ESTABLISH AN AFRICAN CENTER OF EXCELLENCE ON SUSTAINABILE DEVELOPMENT ESTABLISH SUB-REGIONAL CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE ON SUSTAINABILE DEVELOPMENT

18. TOWARDS DISASTER RESILIENT COMMUNITIES TOWARDS DISASTER RESILIENT COMMUNITIES CARIBBEAN BASIN NATIONS INCREASE PUBLIC AWARENESS OF SOCIAL AND PHYSICAL RISKS Global Surges: Focus on Solutions For Reducing Disaster risks INCREASE UNDERSTANDING OF RISK REDUCTION ASSESS AND REDUCE VULNERABILITIES ON ISLAND- SPECIFIC SCALES ASSESS AND REDUCE VULNERABILITIES ON COMMUNITY SCALES IMPROVE PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION IMPROVE ALL PHASES OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT CONTINUE BUILDING BASIN- WIDE PARTNERSHIPS

19. TOWARDS DISASTER RESILIENT COMMUNITIES TOWARDS DISASTER RESILIENT COMMUNITIES EUROPE IMPROVE EARLY WARNING AND “SMART” RESPONSE Global Surges: Focus on Solutions For Reducing Disaster Risks TOWARDS INTELIGENT EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REDUCE VULNERABILITIES TO NATURAL, TECH., & ENV. HAZARDS INCREASE PROTECTION OF PEOPLE AND CULTURAL HERITAGE ADVANCE SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL PROGRAMS FROM THOUGHTS TO ACTIONS TO CHANGE POLICIES AND PRACTICES TOWARDS SUSTAINABLE SOCIETAL DEVELOPMENT CREATE A FORUM ON DISAS- TER RESILIENCE

20. TOWARDS DISASTER RESILIENT COMMUNITIES TOWARDS DISASTER RESILIENT COMMUNITIES MEDITERRANEAN REGION INCREASE PUBLIC AWARENESS Global Surges: Focus on Solutions For Reducing Disaster Risks IMPROVE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REDUCE VULNERABILITIES TO NATURAL AND TECHNOLOGICAL HAZARDS INCREASE PROTECTION OF PEOPLE AND CULTURAL HERITAGE ADVANCE SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL PROGRAMS EMPOWER POLITICAL WILL TO IMPLEMENT AREGIONAL BUILDING CODE TOWARDS SUSTAINABLE URBAN DEVELOPMENT CONTINUE IMPROVING PARTNERSHIPS FOR DISASTER RISK REDUCTION

21. TOWARDS DISASTER RESILIENT REGIONS TOWARDS DISASTER RESILIENT REGIONS ASIA IMPROVE PUBLIC AWARENESS Global Surges: Focus on Solutions For Reducing Disaster Risks IMPROVE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REDUCE URBAN VULNERABILITIES IMPROVE DATA MANAGEMENT FORMATION OF CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE IMPROVE COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS SYSTEMSWork on IMPROVE MONITORING SYSTEMS IMPROVE PREVENTION & MITIGATION STRATEGIES

22. TOWARDS DISASTER RESILIENT COMMUNITIES TOWARDS DISASTER RESILIENT COMMUNITIES THE AMERICAS IMPROVE CAPABILITY TO AVOID DISASTERS AS PART OF LAND-USE PLANNING Global Surges Focus on Solutions For Reducing Disaster Risks IMPROVE CAPABILITY TO MATCH STRUCTURAL DESIGN WITH HAZARD DEMAND IMPROVE EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS, RESPONE, AND RECOVERY IMPROVE DISASTER SCENARIOS IMPROVE PUBLIC AWARENESS AND EDUCATION IMPROVE HAZARD CHARACTERIZATION MODELS AND MAPS REDUCE URBAN VULNERABILITIES IMPROVE ENVIRONMENTAL VULNERABILITY AND RISK ASSESSMENTS

23. TOWARDS DISASTER RESILIENT COMMUNITIES TOWARDS DISASTER RESILIENT COMMUNITIES THE AMERICAS (CONTINUED) IMPROVE MITIGATION AND PREPAREDNESS MODELS TO MANAGE RISK Global Surges: Focus on Solutions For Reducing Disaster Risks IMPROVE THE NEXT GENERATION OF BUILDING CODES AND STANDARDS IMPROVE UNDERSTANDING OF INTERACTION OF HAZARD AND BUILT ENVIRONMENTS INCREASED COLLECTION AND SHARING OF KNOWLEDGE IMPROVE DATA COLLECTION AND MANAGEMENT IMPROVE PROCESS FOR SHARING KNOWLEDGE AND EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES EXPAND MULTIPLE EFFORTS IN CAPACITY BUILDING CLOSE “IMPLEMENTATION GAPS“

24. TOWARDS DISASTER RESILIENT COMMUNITIES TOWARDS DISASTER RESILIENT COMMUNITIES INNOVATIVE IMPLEMENTATION IS THE KEY OUTREACH BY KNOWLEDGE PRODUCING ORGANIZATIONS Global Surges: Focus on Success; FAILURE IS NOT AN OPTION ! COUNTER-DISASTER TRAINING OF RESPONSIBLE PERSONS PUBLIC AWARENESS TO GAIN SUPPORT FOR A SUSTAINED IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS COORDINATED BUSINESS POLICIES AND PRACTICES COORDINATED GOVERNMENT POLICES, PRACTICES, AND LEGISLATION IMPROVED TRANS-BORDER LINKAGES BETWEEN COUNTRIES IMPROVED LEVERAGING OF EXISTING INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS COMMUNICATION!

25. SOME STARTING POINTS POWERFUL EDUCATIONAL SURGES DISASTER RESILIENT SCHOOLS CAPACITY FOR DISASTER RESILIENCE POWERFUL EDUCATIONAL SURGES DISASTER RESILIENT SCHOOLS CAPACITY FOR DISASTER RESILIENCE

26. DISASTER RESILIENCE REQUIRES A “24/7” SURGE PREPAREDNESS (BE READY FOR ANYTHING) PROTECTION (ABLE TO WITHSTAND) WARNED EARLY (OUT OF HARM’S WAY) PREPAREDNESS (BE READY FOR ANYTHING) PROTECTION (ABLE TO WITHSTAND) WARNED EARLY (OUT OF HARM’S WAY)

27. CONNECTIVITY WILL FACILITATE POWERFUL GLOBAL EDUCATIONAL SURGES FOR COMMUNITY DISASTER RESILIENCE CREATION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF GLOBAL ED. SURGES EUROPEEUROPEASIAASIA MEDITERRANEANMEDITERRANEAN SUB-SAHARAAFRICASUB-SAHARAAFRICA CARIBBEANBASINCARIBBEANBASIN ISLAND NATIONS THE AMERICAS

28. GLOBALLY CONNECTED GLOBALLY CONNECTED GOAL: DISASTER RESILIENCE PRIVATE SECTOR PUBLIC SECTOR ACADEMIA FUNCTIONAL NETWORKING CHANNELS INFORMATION NETWORKING CHANNELS ORGANIZATION NETWORKING CHANNELS POWERFUL ED. SURGES COMMUNITYSTAKEHOLDERS Stratec Consulting

29. CRITERIA FOR MEASURING CHANGE IN THE PURSUIT OF DISASTER RESILIENCE INNOVATIVE DESIGN IS THE FIRST STEP TOWARDS SUCCESS

30. IT IS ALWAYS APPROPRIATE TO USE ALL THE “ BOOKS OF KNOWLEDGE” WHEN DESIGNING DISASTER RESILIENCE

31. BOOKS OF BOOKS OF KNOWLEDGE - Perspectives KNOWLEDGE - Perspectives On Science, Policy, On Science, Policy, And Change And Change

32. THERE IS ALWAYS NEW MATERIAL FROM THE LAST GLOBAL DISASTER FOR A NEW SURGE FLOODS SEVERE WINDSTORMS EARTHQUAKES/TSUNAMIS DROUGHTS LANDSLIDES WILDFIRES VOLCANIC ERUPTIONS TECHNOLOGICAL HAZARDS GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE TERRORISM LACK OF TECHNICAL AND POLITICAL CAPACITY TO COPE FAILURE TO USE GLOBAL KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE COMMUNITY VULNERABILITIES COMMUNITY VULNERABILITIES

33. DESIGN GOALS FOR THE PURSUIT OF DISASTER RESILIENCE DESIGN GOALS FOR THE PURSUIT OF DISASTER RESILIENCE THE KNOWLEDGE BASE Alternative Practices Increased Knowledge, and Understanding Seismic Characterization Vulnerability Classifications Event-Action Capability Collect, Store and Process Data Interface with Other Information Sources Cause & Effect Relationships CAPACITY BUILDING Implementation Skills Multi-Sector Partnerships Skill for Building and Using the Knowledge base Able to Access data from Remote Sites Skill for Designing Menu Driven Systems CONTINUING EDUCATION Updated “Up –Close” and “Distance” Learning Updated Knowledge Bases After Each Disaster Updated Disaster Scenarios Multi-Sector Cooperation Toolboxes for Disaster Reduction AN INFRASTRUCTURE FOR DELIVERING KNOWLEDGE AND INFORMATION CONTINUOISLY OVER TIME AN INFRASTRUCTURE FOR DELIVERING KNOWLEDGE AND INFORMATION CONTINUOISLY OVER TIME

34. TURNING POINTS FOR CHANGE EDUCATION PENETRATES SOCIETY FROM IGNORANCE TO ENLIGHTENMENT FROM APATHY TO EMPOWERMENT FROM BOUNDARIES TO SEAMLESS ENABLEMENT OF POLITICAL WILL PRINCIPLES FOR BUILDING A DISASTER RESILIENT COMMUNITY S

35. TACTICAL SUCCESS Planning for “right now” after each notable global disaster happens.

36. LEVERAGING SUCCESS Leverage the "World's Mutual Fund for Education," (i.e., the in- country resources already invested in education in the budget of every nation )

37. SUCCESS WITH THE DIFFICULT LOCATIONS Intensified efforts in the “difficult locations” (i.e., Haiti, Sub-Saharan Africa; some Latin American, Asian, and Eastern European countries) to be successful faster.

38. SUCCESS IN ACCELERATING THE PROCESS Accelerated transfer of ownership of knowledge and technology to government leaders, community profess- ionals, and business enterprises.

39. SUCCESS IN ENERGIZING A POWERFUL GLOBAL ED. SURGE Enlist, equip, and link legions of professionals in every country for an endless continuum of “global Ed. Surges.”

40. THE ULTIMATE MEASURE: “ DID WE IMPROVE ON THE PAST?”

41. NOTABLE DISASTERS IN 2012 JAPAN’S 2011 TSUNAMI TRASH EARTHQUAKES IN IRAN WILDFIRES IN COLORADO 19 ATLANTICTS/HURRICANES (SUPERSTORM SANDY) FLOODS IN INDIA, AUSTRALIA, & PAKISTAN POWER OUTAGE IN INDIA CATALYSTS FOR CHANGE NEW KNOWLEDGE FOR COMMUNITY DISASTER RISK REDUCTION 21 PACIFIC TS/TYPHOONS

42. NOTABLE DISASTERS IN 2011 FLOODS IN AUSTRALIA EARTHQUAKE/TSUNAMI IN JAPAN WILDFIRES IN ARIZONA AND TEXAS HURRICANE IRENE AND TROPIAL STORM LEE FLOODS ALONG THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER SUPER TORNADO OUTBREAK CATALYSTS FOR CHANGE NEW KNOWLEDGE FOR COMMUNITY DISASTER RISK REDUCTION VOLCANIC ERUPTIONS

43. NOTABLE DISASTERS IN 2010 FLOODS IN PAKISTAN, CALIFORNIA EARTHQUAKES IN HAITI AND INDONESIA WILDFIRES IN RUSSIA 19 ATLANTIC TS AND /HURRICANES (TOMAS) OIL LEAK IN GULF OF MEXICO TSUNAMI INDONESIA CATALYSTS FOR CHANGE NEW KNOWLEDGE FOR COMMUNITY DISASTER RISK REDUCTION VOLCANIC ERUPTIONS: ICELAND. INDONESIA

44. 2009’S DISASTER LABORATORIES CYCLONE HAMISH EARTHQUAKES: ITALY, CHINA, INDONESIA, AM.SAMOA FLOODS: TAIWAN, ENGLAND,, USA, TURKEY TROPICAL STORMS, HURRI- CANES, AND TYPHOONS WILDFIRES : AUSTRALIA, GREECE, AND CALIFORNIA ERUPTION OF VOLCANO MAYON CATALYSTS FOR CHANGE NEW KNOWLEDGE FOR BECOMING DISASTER RESILIENCT TSUNAMI IN AMERICAN SAMOA

45. NOTABLE DISASTERS IN 2008 CYCLONE NARGIS WENCHUAN EARTHQUAKE FLOODING IN MIDWESTERN USA TROPICAL STORMS AND HURRICANES WILDFIRES IN CALIFORNIA ERUPTION OF VOLCANO CHAITEN CATALYSTS FOR CHANGE NEW KNOWLEDGE FOR COMMUNITY DISASTER RESILIENCE GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE

46. 2007’s CONTRIBUTION TO DISASTER KNOWLEDGE GLOBAL FLOODS: CHINA, MEXICO, SE ASIA, USA, … EARTHQUAKES IN INDONESIA,PERU, JAPAN 14 TYPHOONS: MAN-YI, PABUK, SEPAT,,… 17 ATLANTIC STORMS: DEAN, FELIX,WIPHA, … WILDFIRES IN EUROPE AND CALIFORNIA DROUGHTS; HEAT WAVES IN EUROPE, USA NEW OPPOR- TUNITIES FOR BUILDING CAPACITY NEW KNOWLEDGE FOR MAKING COMMUNITIES DISASTER RESILIENT GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE

47. 2006’s CONTRIBUTION TO DISASTER KNOWLEDGE THE YEAR OF EL NINO AND A BERMUDA HIGH 22 PACIFIC TYPHOONS: BILIS, PRAPIROON, SAOMAI FLOODS: ELBE, DANUBE, USA, N KOREA, MALAYSIA, CHINA 9 ATLANTIC STORMS: HELENE, GORDON, … 13 CYCLONES: GLENDA, LARRY, MONICA, … QUAKES: GUJARAT, INDIA,; HAWAII, KAMCHATKA, … NEW OPPOR- TUNITIES FOR BUILDING CAPACITY NEW KNOWLEDGE FOR MAKING COMMUNITIES DISASTER RESILIENT WILDFIRES: AUSTRALIA, CALIFORNIA

48. 2005’s CONTRIBUTION TO DISASTER KNOWLEDGE 28 ATLANTIC TROPICAL STORMS AND HURRICANES HURRICANES KATRINA, RITA, STAN, AND WILMA ERUPTION S: ILAMATEPEC IN El SALVADOR; MERAPI PAKISTAN EARTHQUAKE 13 TYPHOONS: HAITANG, LONGWANG, MATSA, … FLOODS: ROMANIA, AUSTRIA, GERMANY, GUJARAT, … NEW OPPOR- TUNITIES FOR BUILDING CAPACITY NEW KNOWLEDGE FOR MAKING COMMUNITIES DISASTER RESILIENT PORTUGAL WILDFIRES

49. 2004’s CONTRIBUTION TO DISASTER KNOWLEDGE ATLANTIC STORMS: BONNIE, CHARLIE, IVAN, JEANNE INDONESIA EARTHQUAKE AUSTRALIAN REGION CYCLONES: MEENA, NANCY TYPHOONS MEGI, CHABA, SONGDA,TOKAGE, WINNIE INDIAN OCEAN TSUNAMI FLOODS: INDIA, PAKISTAN, BANGLADESH, NEPAL NEW OPPOR- TUNITIES FOR BUILDING CAPACITY NEW KNOWLEDGE FOR MAKING COMMUNITIES DISASTER RESILIENT NIIGATA EARTHQUAKE AND LANDSLIDES

50. 2003’s CONTRIBUTION TO DISASTER KNOWLEDGE 21 STORMS; HURRICANES FABIAN, ISABEL, AND JUAN BAM, IRAN AND BOUR- MEDES, ALGERIA QUAKES 15 PACIFIC TYPHOONS; SIX INDIAN OCEAN CYCLONES SANTA FE ARGENTINA FLOOD OKANAGAN WILDFIRE: BRITISH COLOMBIA, CANADA EUROPEAN HEAT WAVE NEW OPPOR- TUNITIES FOR BUILDING CAPACITY NEW KNOWLEDGE FOR MAKING COMMUNITIES DISASTER RESILIENT NORTH AMERICAN BLIZZARD