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A missed window of opportunity
Massimo Lanfranco @EC-JRC
Elena Rapisardi @NatRisk-UniTO | Marco Giardino @NatRisk-UniTO
IAEG2014 – 13/09/2014, Turin
Session 7.6 - Resilience 2 Citizens & Citizens 4 Resilience
Why speed up? Communication and information during the event
Events triggering emergencies and
disasters
Agenda
“The last day of Pompeii”. Oil painting by K.P. Brüllow.
Varazze event 04/10/2010
• 24 hrs rate: 324 mm
(but as much as 700 mm was reported by citizens)
• 3 hrs rate: 290 mm
• => Return time over 200 yr
But in Liguria is it statistically significant?
Rainfall data from “La Ramognina”
Very high rainfall: cloudburst
Varazze historical events 1593 - 1915
Varazze recent events 1994 - 2010
Legislation #1 Basin Plan
Legislation #2 Civil Protection Plan
Lesson learned
2010 2014
Lessons to be learned
1700 2010
Disaster cycle
From World Meteorological Organization
Disaster cycle revisited
From Walter J. Amman – GRF Davos
PLANNING
CIVIL WORKS COMMUNICATION
& INFORMATION
Crisis management complexity
The absence of correct planning in disaster risk reduction could lead to a failure of the impact response
Bad communication will increase the damage
Bad information will kill citizens
Communication & information
[2010] Varazze municipality “crisis room”
[2011] Genova “blue lights”
Communication & information
TV BROADCAST IS STILL KING
TV BROADCAST IS STILL KING
TV BROADCAST IS STILL KING
TV BROADCAST IS STILL KING
TV BROADCAST IS STILL KING
TV BROADCAST IS STILL KING
THE DAY AFTER NEWSPAPERS HIGHLIGTHS
NEW TERM: bomba d’acqua [water bomb]
2012
Total failure of scientific advisors to engage politicians
What to do / what not to do
Australia Varazze
http://www.gentecomunevarazzewordpress.com/
citizens
scientists
sensors
Thank you!
Contacts:
Massimo Lanfranco
European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC), Institute for the Protection and Security of the Citizen (IPSC), Global Security and Crisis Management Unit, Via Enrico Fermi 2749, 21027 Ispra VA, Italy
Elena Rapisardi
Marco Giardino
NatRisk, University of Torino, Interdepartmental Centre on natural
hazards in mountain and hilly environment, Italy, www.natrisk.org
Dept. of Earth Sciences, University of Torino, Via Valperga Caluso 35, 10125
Torino, Italy
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