2,000 homes were completely destroyed, and about 22,500 were damaged. 90 deaths despite being a moderate-magnitude event. The challenge facing china’s leaders -- Implement a modern building code and reassure the people of their safety. Presentation courtesy of Dr. Walter Hays, Global Alliance for Disaster Reduction
9. WAYS TO ACCELERATE PROGRESSWAYS TO ACCELERATE PROGRESS
TOWARDS EARTHQUAKE RESILIENCETOWARDS EARTHQUAKE RESILIENCE
WAYS TO ACCELERATE PROGRESSWAYS TO ACCELERATE PROGRESS
TOWARDS EARTHQUAKE RESILIENCETOWARDS EARTHQUAKE RESILIENCE
EXPERIENCES WITH
PREPAREDNESS
EXPERIENCES WITH
MONITORING AND WARNING
EXPERIENCES WITH
DISASTER SCENARIO
PLANNING
EXPERIENCES WITH
RECOVERY AND
RECONSTRUCTION
EXPERIENCES WITH
PREVENTION, MITIGATION,
AND ADAPTATION
INTEGRATE GLOBAL
EXPERIENCES WITH THOSE
OF SISHUAN EARTHQUAKE
INTEGRATE GLOBAL
EXPERIENCES WITH THOSE
OF SISHUAN EARTHQUAKE
10. SISHUANSISHUAN
PROVINCEPROVINCE
DATA BASESDATA BASES
AND INFORMATIONAND INFORMATION
HAZARDS:
GROUND SHAKING
GROUND FAILURE
SURFACE FAULTING
TECTONIC DEFORMATION
TSUNAMI RUN UP
AFTERSHOCKS
•HAZARD MAPS
•INVENTORY
•VULNERABILITY
•LOCATION
MAY 12, 2008MAY 12, 2008
EARTHQUAKEEARTHQUAKE
RISK
ACCEPTABLE RISK
UNACCEPTABLE RISK
““STAPLE” DECISIONSSTAPLE” DECISIONS
•MITIGATION
•ADAPTATION
•MONITORING
RECONSTRUCTION ANDRECONSTRUCTION AND
REASSURANCEREASSURANCE
11.
12. THE CHALLENGE:
ACHIEVING DISASTER RESILIENCE AND
REASSURANCE OF THE PEOPLE DURING
RECONSTRUCTION
POLICY CHANGE: CREATE, ADJUST, AND
REALIGN PROGRAMS, PARTNERS AND
PEOPLE UNTIL YOU CAN EFFECT THE KIND
OF TURNING POINTS FOR EARTHQUAKE
RESILIENCE NEEDED BY EACH STRICKEN
LOCAL COMMUNITY AND PROVINCE
13. CREATING TURNING POINTS FOR
EARTHQUAKE RESILIENCE IN
CHINA AND OTHER COUNTRIES
INTEGRATION OF SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL
SOLUTIONS FOR PREPAREDNESS AND
EMERGENCY RESPONSE
FOSTERING THE CREATION OF TURNING
POINTS FOR EARTHQUAKE RESILIENCE ON A
GLOBAL SCALE
22. THE SISHUAN/WENCHUAN EARTHQUAKETHE SISHUAN/WENCHUAN EARTHQUAKETHE SISHUAN/WENCHUAN EARTHQUAKETHE SISHUAN/WENCHUAN EARTHQUAKE
THE KNOWLEDGE BASE
Best Practices for Mitigation
Adaptation and Monitoring
Gateways to a Deeper Understanding
Real and Near- Real Time Monitoring
Hazard, Vulnerability and Risk
Characterization
Anticipatory Actions for all Events and
Situations
Situation Data Bases
Interfaces with all Real- and Near Real-
Time Sources
Cause & Effect Relationships
APPLICATIONS
Implement Modern Codes
and Lifeline Standards
Relocation/Rerouting of
Cities and City Lifelines
Create a Seismic Zonation
Construct (A Policy Tool)
Introduce New
Technologies
Move Towards A Disaster
Intelligent Community
CONTINUING EDUCATION
Involve Partners in Turning
Point Experiences
Enlighten Communities on Their
Risks
Build Strategic Equity Through “MAM” Scenarios
Multiply Capability by
International Twinning
Update Knowledge Bases After
Each MAM Scenario
OPPORTUNITIES FOR TURNING POINTS:OPPORTUNITIES FOR TURNING POINTS: For Mitigation, AdaptationFor Mitigation, Adaptation
and Monitoring (MAM) on local, regional, national, and global scalesand Monitoring (MAM) on local, regional, national, and global scales
OPPORTUNITIES FOR TURNING POINTS:OPPORTUNITIES FOR TURNING POINTS: For Mitigation, AdaptationFor Mitigation, Adaptation
and Monitoring (MAM) on local, regional, national, and global scalesand Monitoring (MAM) on local, regional, national, and global scales
23. FACTORS THAT FACILITATE GLOBAL
TURNING POINTS
• GLOBAL ATTENTION ( G-8, MEDIA, UN, IDRC).
• SALIENCE FOR CHINA’S SISHUAN PROVINCE,
OTHER PROVINCES, AND OTHER COUNTRIES
• COLLABORATION OF SCIENTIFIC EXPERTS
AND POLITICAL LEADERS ON MANY LEVELS.
• ENACTMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A
MODERN BUILDING CODE AND LIFELINE
STANDARDS