A missed window of opportunity

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






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