Walter Hays, Global Alliance for Disaster Reduction, University of North Carolina, USA

1. AN URGENT GLOBAL RACE AGAINST TIME IS UNDERWAYTHE GOAL: ELEMINATING THE VULNERABILITIES THAT ARE THE CAUSE OF 2011’S TREND OF RECORD-TO-NEAR-RECORD DISASTERS Walter Hays, Global Alliance for Disaster Reduction, University of North Carolina, USA

2. GOAL: ELIMINATON OF GLOBAL DISASTERS FLOODS FEWER VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES SEVERE WIND STORMS EARTHQUAKES INCREASED TECHNICAL AND POLITICAL CAPACITY OF COMMUNITIES TO COPE DROUGHTS INCREASED OWNERSHIP AND USE OF KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE LANDSLIDES WILDFIRES VOLCANIC ERUPTIONS TECHNOLOGICAL HAZARDS GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE TERRORISM

3. NEWS FLASH: AT PRESENT… MANY NATIONS ARE LOSING THEIR ONGOING RACE AGAINST TIME, …AND WILL KEEP ON LOSING IT UNTIL THEY FOCUS THEIR S T A P L E RESOURCES ON REDUCING THE VULNERABILITIES IN THEIR COMMUNITIES

4. 2011’s NOTABLES AND DISASTERS • Landslide; Rio de Janeiro State Brazil, January • Volcano; Japan, January

5. 2011’s NOTABLES AND DISASTERS • Monster Winter Storm; USA (Midwest and New Eng-land States), Feb-ruary

6. 2011’s NOTABLES AND DISASTERS • Earthquake, Christchurch, New Zealand; February • Earthquake & Tsunami, Japan; March

7. 2011’s NOTABLES AND DISASTERS • Flood; Queens-land, Australia February • Volcano; Indo-nesia, March • Wildfires; USA (Texas), March-April

8. 2011’s NOTABLES AND DISASTERS • Tornadoes; USA (Midwestern & Southern States), April • Floods; USA, (States along Mississippi River), May

9. 2011’s NOTABLES AND DISASTERS • Flood; Western Tanzania, May • Flood; Saint Lucia, May

10. TO ALL NATIONS: You may be next, so It is time to focus your collective S T A P L E resources on vulnerability reduction in your communities May 15, 2011 Eyerywhere

11. APATHY UNWISE DECISIONS NARROW-MINDEDNESS IGNORANCE THE R00T CAUSES FOR VULNERABILITIES IN ALL NATIONS RISK

12. THE ISSUE

13. CAN WE INCREASE TECHNICAL AND POLITICAL CAPACITY TO WAGE THE WAR AGAINST IGNORANCE, APATHY, NARROW MINDEDNESS, AND UNWISE DECISIONS THAT MAKE COMMUNITIES OF THE WORLD VULNERABLE TO NATURAL HAZARDS

14. ELEMENTS OF A ROBUST SOLUTION THE SOLUTION INTEGRATES ACTIONS TO FOCUS EVERY NATION’S S T A P L E RESOURCES ON ELIMINATION OR REDUCTION OF VULNERABILITY

16. EDUCATORS (PENETRATE SOCIETY) CITIZENS (CALL FOR SAFETY) STAKE- HOLDERS (BEST PRACTICES) POWER STRUCTURE (POLICY) THE BIG FOUR IN THE COMMUNITY THAT CAN FOCUS ITS S T A P L E RESOURCES

17. POLITICAL SOLUTIONS CA GLOBAL TURNING POINTS FOR VULNERABILITY REDUCTION GOAL: TO FIND THE COMMON AGENDA (CA) OF TECHNICAL AND POLITICAL SOLUTIONS TECHNICAL SOLUTIONS

18. POLITICAL SOLUTIONS CA STAPLE RESOURCES S P O T GLOBAL TURNING POINTS FOR VULNERABILITY REDUCTION THE COMMON AGENDA IS RELATED TO EACH COMMUNITY’S STAPLE RESOURCES TECHNICAL SOLUTIONS

19. PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION LEADERSHIP TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE THOUGHT TO ACTION POLICIES FOR SUSTAINABILITY PARTNERSHIPS IMPLEMENT BEST PRACTICES TURNING POINTS LEARN FROM ALL DISASTERS INCREASE PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT A COMMON GLOBAL AGENDA WHAT IS NEEDED?

20. A GLOBAL COMMUNITY A GLOBAL RESOURCE A WORLD THAT IS LESS VULNERABLE TO DISASTERS KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE SUSTAINABLE BUILT ENVIRONMENT CONTINUING EDUCATION AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TOPICAL KNOWLEDGE PACIFIC REGION PARTNERS: TECHNOLOGY SUBSAHARA AFRICA REGION PARTNERS: - Strategic Interactions - LATIN AMERICA AND CARIBBEAN REGION PARTNERS: CAPACITY BUILDING EUROPEAN REGION PARTNERS: BEST PRACTICE MEDITERRANEAN REGION PARTNERS: ASSISTANCE NOW ASIAN REGION PARTNERS: NORTH AMERICAN REGION PARTNERS:

21. GLOBAL KNOWLEDGE - Perspectives On Science, Policy, And Change

22. REGIONAL NEEDS (Turning Point Themes) A.4 B.2 A.4 C.8 B.5 B.3 B.4 B.1 A.6 B.7 B.8 B.5 C.9 A.4 A.4 C.4 B.8 A.4 B.5 B.8 A.4 B.8 A.4 C.4

23. C PACIFIC ASIA A.4 B.1 NORTH AMERICA A.1 A.2 C.1 B.1 C.1 B.8 A.1 B.10 B.1 C.8 D.3 SUBSAHARA AFRICA D.2 EUROPE C.9 LATIN AMERICA CARRIBEAN B.5 A.1 B.10 C.1 C.8 MEDITER--RANEAN A.6 B.4 A.1 C.1 GLOBAL

24. Community Sustainability Hazard Characterization Laboratories to Increase Knowledge Vulnerability Reduction Risk Assessment Data Collection / Data Integration Implementation of Knowledge Continuing Education Safer New Construction Managing Unacceptable Risk Public Awareness Building Capacity to use Knowledge and Experience Global Codes and Performance Standards Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Regional Networks Seismic Zonation to Guide Land Use Public Health Ecology S T A P L E Resources For Eliminating Community Vulnerabilities Turning Points For Change:Science and Experience Based Solutions For Eliminating Vulnerabilities THEME A. Living With Potential Disaster Agents THEME B. Building To Withstand Disaster Agents THEME C. Learning From All Disasters

25. Community Sustainability Hazard Characterization Laboratories to Increase Ownership of Knowledge Vulnerability Reduction Risk Assessment Improve Data Collection / Data Integration Improve Dissemination of Knowledge Continuing Education Safer New Construction Managing Unacceptable Risk Public Awareness Build Capacity to use Technology Building Codes and Performance Standards Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Forge Regional Alliances Seismic Zonation as Policy Tool Public Health Ecology S T A P L E Resources For Eliminating Community Vulnerabilities Turning Points For Change:Science and Experience Based Solutions For Eliminating Vulnerabilities THEME D. Implementation THEME E. Education THEME F: Technology

26. ARE THERE ANY BARRIERS TO SUCCESS? YES

27. “MYTH” A GENERAL SOLUTION WILL WORK FOR EVERY COMMUNITY “REALITY” COMMUNITY- SPECIFIC INFORMATION AND STRATEGIES ARE NEEDED BARRIERS T0 THE GOAL

28. “MYTH” PRACTICE INTEGRATES CURRENT KNOWLEDGE AND RECENT EXPERIENCE “REALITY” EACH NEW DISASTER IS AN OPPOR-TUNITY FOR PRACTITIONERSTO LEARN AND RELEARN BARRIERS TO THE GOAL

29. “MYTH” PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION IS AN OPTION “REALITY” PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION IS A REQUIREMENT, THAT MUST BE NURTURED AND SUSTAINED BARRIERS TO THE GOAL