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Working Group 3 Report Disaster Resilient Design in International Contexts. Disasters Roundtable Workshop #30 Disaster Resilient Design Workshop National Academies’ Disasters Roundtable National Academy of Environmental Design Rob Olshansky and Reginald DesRoches October 26, 2010
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Working Group 3 ReportDisaster Resilient Design in International Contexts Disasters Roundtable Workshop #30 Disaster Resilient Design Workshop National Academies’ Disasters Roundtable National Academy of Environmental Design Rob Olshansky and Reginald DesRoches October 26, 2010 Washington, DC
Participants • Kendra Sand • Dilip • Phil Thompson • Marium Gurl • Andy • Mary Comerio • Tom Tobin • Ellis Stanley • Elizabeth Herrman • Frank Best • Ryan Cocker • Mary Lou Zoback
Main Messages • Solutions must be community based • Resourcefulness in a dynamic environment • Using local resources to promote SDRD • Training to local municipal engineers • Sustainability and Disaster preparedness needs to be part of daily life • Linking sustainable/resilient design to poverty reduction • Access to basic infrastructure is critical (water, power, roads) • Decentralization infrastructure • SDRD is embedded in Social/Political/Economic context • Be aware of local culture and approach for communication • We need to be trained to work in international context, need to learn from indigenous knowledge. • Should do post-event analysis to learn from recent events so that we don’t repeat the same mistakes
Target Audience • World Bank, USAID, IMF, IDB,etc • National Development Aid Organization • NGOs (UN, H4H, etc) • US, we need to learn from others • US Design Community • Insurance and Banking Industry • Online tools that can reach communities • Nations were we want to work • Local communities, ultimately
How Target Audiences use the Messages • Coordination matters • Funding matters • Institutional design • Communication networks
Main Message #3: Communication • Participatory approaches, bottom-up problem solving. • Need to have a consistent message (i.e. Coca Cola) • Academics are good messengers – respected and trusted by local government • Need to communicate resilience all of the time, appealing to everyday life • Needs to be marketed in a positive way • Demonstration projects/Design competitions to create new visions. • Need to reach K-12 community (particularly important in under-served communities • Use of web-based videos
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