1. Built Environment Professions in Disaster Management Shailesh Kataria RICS Disaster Management Commission

2. RICS Non-profit international organisation - 100,000 members in 140 countries. Explicit ‘public interest’ mandate Role: Set standards, regulate members and promote best practices for all aspects of land, property and construction RICS Disaster Management Commission - 18 Commissioners, 2-3 operational staff Role: Improve disaster management efforts by better linking built environment professions with humanitarian/dev. agencies and governments

4. ‘Mind the Gap’ – Key Recommendations RICS Actions Gap 1 - E mergency response and long-term recovery: reduce by increasing involvement of BE professionals in disaster management a)2008: BuildAction initiative set up b)b) 2009: DMC to work with/within needs of Shelter Cluster Gap 2 - BE professions and ‘disaster management sector’ cultures: a)build understanding of BE professions b)strengthen BE professionals’ capacity to work more effectively with communities a)Guide to BE Professions in DM b)Best practices training and resources planned for BE professionals – incl. DM & Reconstruction Process Protocol

6. Guide: Disaster management ‘spiral’ as framework for involving BE professions

7. Disaster Management Phases and Role of Professionals

8. Example: Assessment, risk reduction and disaster preparedness phases

10. Disaster Management & Reconstruction Process Protocol Focus on disaster management and reconstruction as processes Framework to enable built environment professionals to work more collaboratively with other stakeholders Consultative guide – needs considerable feedback/work

11. Next steps – scaling up RICS DM Commission & BuildAction supporting work of: Shelter Cluster, surge capacity, etc Indian Government/EMI for Mumbai DM Plan UNICEF Child-friendly schools programme Good Earth Trust – for sustainable reconstruction World Bank’s publications for reconstruction Partnerships - other BE professional institutes, Universities (Salford/Westminster), Development from Disasters Network for promoting best practices and training of BE professionals Open call for collaboration with any operational partners. Contact: skataria@rics.org