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INCORPORATING “LAST YEAR’S” DISASTER INFORMATION IN “THIS YEAR’S” EDUCATIONAL SURGES (Part 4) . Walter Hays, Global Alliance for Disaster Reduction, University of North Carolina, USA. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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INCORPORATING “LAST YEAR’S” DISASTER
INFORMATION IN “THIS YEAR’S”
EDUCATIONAL SURGES (Part 4)
Walter Hays, Global Alliance for Disaster Reduction, University of
North Carolina, USA
GOAL: A STRATEGIC USE OF KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE GAINED FROM “LAST YEAR’S” DISASTERS IN “THIS YEAR’S”
GLOBAL EDUCATIONAL SURGES
A SIMPLE CONCEPT WITH A HIGH BENEFIT TO COST RATIO
AN EDUCATIONAL SURGE IS MORE EFFECTIVE IF IT
INCLUDES “LAST YEAR’S” CHAPTER IN THE “GLOBAL
BOOKS OF KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE.”
BOOK OFBOOK OF
KNOWLEDGE
KNOWLEDGE
- Perspectives
- Perspectives
On Science, Policy,
On Science, Policy, And EM HI-ED
And EM HI-ED
BOOK OFBOOK OF
EXPERIENCE
EXPERIENCE
- Perspectives
- Perspectives
On Science, Policy,
On Science, Policy, And EM HI-ED
And EM HI-ED
GOAL: COMMUNITY DISASTER RESILIENCE GOAL: COMMUNITY DISASTER RESILIENCE
FLOODS
SEVERE WIND STORMS
EARTHQUAKES
DROUGHTS
LANDSLIDES
WILDFIRES
VOLCANIC ERUPTIONS
TSUNAMIS
GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE
TECHNOLOGICAL HAZARDS
INCREASED TECHNICAL AND POLITICL CAPACITY OF COMMUNITY TO COPE
INCREASED OWNERSHIP AND USE OF KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE
IMPROVE ON PAST IMPROVE ON PAST PERFORMANCE PERFORMANCE
NOTABLE DISASTER TYPES IN 2008NOTABLE DISASTER TYPES IN 2008
CYCLONE NARGIS
WENCHUAN EARTHQUAKE
FLOODING IN MIDWESTERN USATROPICAL STORMS AND HURRICANES
WILDFIRES IN CALIFORNIA
ERUPTION OF VOLCANO CHAITEN
CATALYSTS FOR CHANGE
NEW KNOWLEDGE FOR NEW KNOWLEDGE FOR COMMUNITY DISASTER COMMUNITY DISASTER RISK REDUCTIONRISK REDUCTION
GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
WHAT HAPPENED DURING 2008’S
SEVERE WINDSTORMS
2008 TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE/TYPHOON
SEASON
JUNE 1 – NOVEMBER 30, 2008
PATHS OF 2008’s 16 NAMED ATLANTIC STORMS
• HIGH VELOCITY WINDS• HEAVY RAINFALL• FLOODING (Storm Surge; Runoff) • LANDSLIDES• POWER OUTAGES• AGRICULTURAL LOSSES
•11TH NAMED STORM OF 2008 SEASON•KYLE TAKES A RARE PATH TOWARD NOVA SCOTIA, CANADA
STORM WEAKENS IN THE COLD WATERS OF THE NORTH ATLANTIC AND HEADS TOWARD SCOTLAND
HURRICANE OMARCAUSED EXTENSIVE FLOODING IN
SOUFRIERE
OCTOBER 2008
SOUFRIERE
OMAR
OMAR
OMAR
OMAR
OMAR
OMAR
OMAR
OMAR
OMAR
TROPICAL STORM MARCOS: MEXICO: OCTOBER 10, 2008
TROPICAL STORM NANA: OCTOBER 12, 2008
MARCOS, NANA, OPRAH, AND PALOMA COMPLETED THE SEASON
• The factors that contribute to the formation of hurricanes were in place longer than usual during 2008 (e.g., warm ocean temperature, and low wind shear).
NEUTRAL EL NINO CONDITIONS
Neutral El Nino conditions continued throughout the 2008 season.
El Nino is the eastern Pacific warm water phenomenon that dampens the formation of tropical storms in the Atlantic.
CONCEPTS OF EDUCATIONAL SURGES
THAT MOVE COMMUNITIES TOWARDS DISASTER
RESILIENCE
FOUR UNIVERSAL BARRIERS TO USING “LAST YEAR’S” INFORMATION
• IGNORANCE• APATHY• DISCIPLINARY
BOUNDARIES• LACK OF POLITICAL WILL
EDUCATIONAL SURGES CREATE TURNING EDUCATIONAL SURGES CREATE TURNING POINTS POINTS
ALL SECTORS OF SOCIETY INFORMED
IGNORANCE TO ENLIGHTENMENT
APATHY TO EMPOWERMENT
BOUNDARIES TO NETWORKS
STATUS QUO TO GOOD POLITICAL DECISIONS
EDUCATIONAL SURGES WILL CHANGE THE COMMUNITY
EDUCATIONAL SURGEEDUCATIONAL SURGE
RELEVANT
PUBLIC AWARENESS
INCREASE UNDERSTANDING
POLITICAL ENABLEMENT
BUILD EQUITY
BASIC OBJECTIVES FOR LAUNCHING AN EDUCATIONAL SURGE
BENEFITS OF EDUCATIONAL SURGESBENEFITS OF EDUCATIONAL SURGES
EXPAND CAPABILITY
IMPROVE DELIVERY MECHANISMS
OVERCOME UNIVERSAL BARRIERS
CREATE TURNING POINTS OF CHANGE
INCREASE COMMUNITY DISASTER RESILIENCE
EDUCATIONAL SURGES
TOPICS AND TARGETS OF EDUCATIONAL SURGES TOPICS AND TARGETS OF EDUCATIONAL SURGES
THE KNOWLEDGE BASE
Risk and Loss Assessments
Increased Understanding
Hazard Characterization
Vulnerability Assessments
Real & Near Real Time Information Flow
Disaster-Risk Reduction
Interface with Multiple Networks
Cause & Effect Relationships
CAPACITY BUILDING
Emergency Managers
Policy Makers
Practitioners
Intelligent Emergency Management
Tailored to Community Needs
CONTINUING EDUCATION
Up Close, Virtual, and Distance Learning
Update Knowledge Bases After Each Disaster
Disaster Scenarios
Training
Information Technology
A PROCESS THAT IS DESIGNED TO PENETRATE SOCIETYA PROCESS THAT IS DESIGNED TO PENETRATE SOCIETY
BENEFITS OF AN EDUCATIONAL SURGE
• Increasing the "World's Mutual Fund for Education," (i.e., the in-country resources for education in the budget of every nation)
BENEFITS OF AN EDUCATIONAL SURGEBENEFITS OF AN EDUCATIONAL SURGE
• Capacity-building activities on different scales will eventually overcome the universal barriers of ignorance, apathy, disciplinary boundaries, and lack of political will.
BENEFITS OF AN EDUCATIONAL SURGE
• Increased community disaster resilience (NOTE: Megacities are a special challenge)
BENEFITS OF AN EDUCATIONAL SURGE
• Transferring ownership of knowledge and technology for increasing disaster-risk reduction for people, habitats, livelihoods, cultural heritage, and infrastructure
BENEFITS OF AN EDUCATIONAL SURGE
• Facilitates equipping, linking, and engaging legions of new and emerging professionals with mature professionals
BENEFITS OF AN EDUCATIONAL SURGE
• Intensifies efforts in high-risk locations.
• Decreases vulnerabilities in essential (schools) and critical (hospitals, dams, and power plants) facilities.
MEASURING CHANGEMEASURING CHANGE
NEW RESOURCES
NEW DELIVERY MECHANISMS
NEW PROFESSIONAL LINKAGES
NEW LEGISLATIVE MANDATES
NEW DIALOGUE ON BUILDING A CULTURE OF DISASTER-RISK REDUCTION
EDUCATIONAL SURGES SHOULD RESULT IN …
MEASURING CHANGE PRINCIPLES(Improving on the
past)
• REDUCTION IN MAGNITUDE OF SOCIO-ECONOMIC LOSSES FROM NATURAL HAZARDS
MEASURING CHANGE PRINCIPLES(Improving on the
past)
• REDUCTION IN NUMBER AND MAGNITUDE OF ANNUAL NATURAL DISASTERS
MEASURING CHANGE PRINCIPLES(Improving on the
past)
• INCREASED EFFECTIVENESS OF EDUCAT-IONAL SURGES TO BUILD PROFESSIONL CAPACITY FOR DISASTER REXILIENCE
MEASURING CHANGE PRINCIPLES(Improving on the
past)
• DECREASE IN IGNORANCE, APATHY, DISCIPLINARY BOUNDARIES, AND LACK OF POLITICAL WILL
MEASURING CHANGE• PRINCIPLES
(Improving on the Past)
• INCREASE IN TRAINING
MEASURING CHANGE• PRINCIPLES
(Improving on the Past)
• INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF PROFESSIONALS ENGAGED IN SEAMLESS NETWORKS HAVING COMMUNITY DISASTER RESILIENCE AS A GOAL
MEASURING CHANGE• PRINCIPLES
(Improving on the past)
• INCREASED COORDINATION
MEASURING CHANGE• PRINCIPLES
(Improving on the past)
• IMPROVED COLLABORATION
MEASURING CHANGE• PRINCIPLES
(Improving on the past)
• IMPROVED INNOVATION
MEASURING CHANGE• TURNING
POINTS (Building a
Culture of Community Disaster Resilience)
NEW NETWORKS OF PROFESS-IONALS WORKING ON EDUCATIONAL SURGES TO PENETRATE ALL LEVELS OF THE COMMUNITY.
MEASURING CHANGE• TURNING POINTS
(Building a Culture of Community Disaster Resilience)
• INCREASE IN ACTIVITIES TO TRANSFORM IGNORANCE INTO ENLIGHTENMENT
MEASURING CHANGE• TURNING POINTS
(Building a Culture of Community Disaster Resilience)
• INCREASE IN ACTIVITIES TO TRANSFORM APATHY INTO EMPOWERMENT
MEASURING CHANGE• TURNING POINTS
(Building a Culture of Community Disaster Resilience)
• INCREASE IN ACTIVITIES TO TRANSFORM ORGANIZATIONAL AND DISCIPLINARY BOUNDARIES INTO SEAMLESS NETWORKS
MEASURING CHANGE• TURNING POINTS
(Building a Culture of Community Disaster Resilience)
• INCREASE IN ACTIVITIES TO TRANSFORM THE STATUS QUO IN A COMMUNITY INTO “GOOD” POLITICAL DECISIONS
MEASURING CHANGE• TURNING POINT
(Building a Culture of Community Disaster Resilience)
• INCREASE IN DIALOGUE ON HOW TO USE “LAST YEAR’S” DISASTER INFORMATION IN “THIS YEAR’S” EDUCATIONAL SURGES