1. FLOODING IN ALEXANDRIA, EGYPT November 3, 2015 Walter Hays, Global Alliance for Disaster Reduction, Vienna, Virginia, USA

2. EACH COUNTRY MUST BE READY FOR THE INEVITABLE FLOOD EVENT THAT WILL CHALLENGE ITS STATE-OF- PREPAREDNESS AND RESILIENCE

3. THAT EVENT HAPPENED IN ALEXANDRIA IN THE FORM OF A SECOND STORM THAT HIT ON NOVEMBER 3, 2015

4. STORM APPROACHING ALEXANDRIA

6. FLOODING IN ALEXANDRIA FROM 5 X NORMAL RAIN

7. FLOODING IN ALEXANDRIA

10. FLOODS

11. A FLOOD DISASTER is --- --- the set of failures that occur when the continuums of: 1) people, 2) community (i.e., a set of habitats, livelihoods, and social constructs), and 3) flood-causing events (e.g., too much water,...,) intersect at a point in space and time, when and where the people and community are not ready.

13. YOUR COMMUNITY DATA BASES AND INFORMATION HAZARDS: GROUND SHAKING GROUND FAILURE SURFACE FAULTING TECTONIC DEFORMATION TSUNAMI RUN UP AFTERSHOCKS FLOODS SEVERE WIND STORMS EARTHQUAKES …ETC A DISASTER CAUSES FAILURES IN POLICIES FAILURES IN PRACTICES COUNTERMEASURES BEST POLICIES BEST PRACTICES DISASTER RESILIENCE

14. POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR DISASTER RESILIENCE Anticipatory Preparedness Adoption and Implementation of a Modern Engineering Building Codes & Standards Timely Early Warning and Evacuation Timely Emergency Response (including Emergency Medical Services) Cost-Effective Recovery/Reconstruction

15. THE END GAME CHALLENGE BEST POLICIES AND BEST PRACTICES INNIVATIVE ACTIONS: CREATE, ADJUST, AND REALIGN PROGRAMS, PARTNERS AND PEOPLE UNTIL YOU HAVE CREATED THE PARA-DIGM SHIFTS THAT ARE NEEDED FOR MOVING TOWARDS DISASTER RESILIENCE

16. BEST POLICIES AND BEST PRACTICES WILL IDENTIFY/CLOSE KNOWLEDGE DIVIDES AND GAPS, AND IDENTIFY/FIX WEAK LINKS IN THE COMMUNITIES AT RISK

17. BEST POLICIES AND BEST PRACTICES WILL CALL FOR INNOVATIVE USE OF TECHNOLOGY AND STRATEGIC PLANNING

19. EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES

20. REAL TIME WEATHER FORCASTING AND WARNING SYSTEMS MEASURMENT TECHNOLOGIES (E.G., STREAM GAGUES) RISK MODELING (E.G., HAZUS, INSURANCE UNDERWRITING) REAL TIME WEATHER FORCASTING AND WARNING SYSTEMS MEASURMENT TECHNOLOGIES (E.G., STREAM GAGUES) RISK MODELING (E.G., HAZUS, INSURANCE UNDERWRITING) DATABASES MAPS: 100-YEAR AND 500-YEAR FLOODS FLOOD DISASTER SCENARIOS DRONE PLANES HAZMAT MANAGEMENT DATABASES MAPS: 100-YEAR AND 500-YEAR FLOODS FLOOD DISASTER SCENARIOS DRONE PLANES HAZMAT MANAGEMENT