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BOOKS OF KNOWLEDGE THAT WILL MAKE
COMMUNITIES SAFER
TOOLS FOR IMPROVING EDUCATIONAL SURGES AND MOVE COMMUNITIES
TOWARDS DISASTER RESILIENCE
Walter Hays, Global Alliance for Disaster Reduction
A BOOK OF
A BOOK OF
KNOWLEDGE
KNOWLEDGE
- Perspectives
- Perspectives
On Science, Policy,
On Science, Policy,
And Education
And Education
COMMUNITYCOMMUNITYCOMMUNITYCOMMUNITYDATA BASES DATA BASES AND INFORMATIONAND INFORMATIONDATA BASES DATA BASES AND INFORMATIONAND INFORMATION
HAZARDS: GROUND SHAKING GROUND FAILURE SURFACE FAULTING TECTONIC DEFORMATION TSUNAMI RUN UP AFTERSHOCKS
•HAZARD MAPS•INVENTORY•VULNERABILITY•LOCATION
RISK ASSESSMENTRISK ASSESSMENT
RISK
ACCEPTABLE RISK
UNACCEPTABLE RISK
BOOKS OF KNOWLEDGE BOOKS OF KNOWLEDGE
•EDUCATION•MITIGATION•MONITORING•ADAPTATION
POLICY TOOLS FOR RISK POLICY TOOLS FOR RISK REDUCTIONREDUCTION
POLICY POLICY ADOPTIONADOPTION
POLICY POLICY ADOPTIONADOPTION
RISK ASSESSMENT
• VULNERABILITYVULNERABILITY
• EXPOSUREEXPOSURE
• EVENTEVENT
POLICY ASSESSMENT
• COSTCOST
• BENEFITBENEFIT
•CONSEQUENCESCONSEQUENCES
BUILDING A CULTURE FOR NATURAL BUILDING A CULTURE FOR NATURAL DISASTER RESILIENCEDISASTER RESILIENCE
NATURAL NATURAL HAZARDSHAZARDS
NATURAL NATURAL HAZARDSHAZARDS EXPECTED EXPECTED
LOSSLOSS
EXPECTED EXPECTED LOSSLOSS
GOAL: KNOWLEDGE THAT COMMUNITIES CAN USE GOAL: KNOWLEDGE THAT COMMUNITIES CAN USE GOAL: KNOWLEDGE THAT COMMUNITIES CAN USE GOAL: KNOWLEDGE THAT COMMUNITIES CAN USE
FLOODS
SEVERE WIND STORMS
EARTHQUAKES
DROUGHTS
LANDSLIDES
WILDFIRES
VOLCANIC ERUPTIONS
TECHNOLOGICAL HAZARDS
CLIMATE CHANGE
SPECIAL SITUATIONS
INCREASED TECHNICAL AND POLITICL CAPACITY OF COMMUNITY TO COPE
INCREASED TECHNICAL AND POLITICL CAPACITY OF COMMUNITY TO COPE
INCREASED OWNERSHIP AND USE OF KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE
INCREASED OWNERSHIP AND USE OF KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE
IMPROVE COMMUNITY IMPROVE COMMUNITY POLICIES POLICIES
IMPROVE COMMUNITY IMPROVE COMMUNITY POLICIES POLICIES
• AFRICA
• NORTH AMERICA
• SOUTH AMERICA
• EUROPE
• OCEANIA
• CARIBBEAN
• ASIA RUSSIA INDIA CHINA SOUTHEAST ASIA
GLOBAL
GLOBAL
CLIMATE CHANGE
CLIMATE CHANGE
- Perspectives
- Perspectives
On Science, Policy,
On Science, Policy,
And EM HI-ED
And EM HI-ED
•A report of the U.S. Climate Change Science Program
•June 20, 2008
• A joint effort of more than a dozen government agencies• for the report, go online to www.usgcrp.gov
•"Heat waves and heavy downpours are very likely to increase in frequency and intensity.”
• "Substantial areas of North America are likely to have more frequent droughts of greater severity.”
• “Hurricane wind speeds, rainfall intensity, and storm surge levels are likely to increase.”
• The strongest winter storms are likely to become more frequent, with stronger winds and more extreme wave heights."
• Soil amplification of earthquake ground shaking is likely to be more pervasive.
• Landslides triggered in earthquakes or by flooding are likely to be more extensive.
• The impacts of tsunami wave run up is likely to be more extensive.
“By the end of this century rainfall amounts expected to occur every 20 years now could be taking place every five years.”
•
y the end of this century rainfall amounts expected to occur every 20 years could be taking place every five years.•Such an increase "can lead to the type of events that we are seeing in the Midwest," said Karl, though he did not directly link the current flooding to climate change.
• “An increase in frequency can lead to more frequent occurrences of flooding events such as those that occurred in the Midwest during 2009.“
y the end of this century rainfall amounts expected to occur every 20 years could be taking place every five years.•Such an increase "can lead to the type of events that we are seeing in the Midwest," said Karl, though he did not directly link the current flooding to climate change.
DROUGHTS
DROUGHTS
- Perspectives
- Perspectives
On Science, Policy,
On Science, Policy,
And Education
And Education
Drought is the result of the interaction of rainfall, which can be highly variable, and human systems, which can be very vulnerable to changes in rainfall.
Drought is related to climatic variability that usually is occurring far from the community or the area being impacted by drought.
PROLONGED LACK OF PRECIPITATION
DROUGHTS DROUGHTS
LOSS OF SOIL MOSTURE
LOSS OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY
DEPLETION/POLLUTION OF GROUND WATER
LOSS OF VEGETATION
INSECT INFESTATION
PROGRESSIVE LOSS OF LAND BY DESERTIFICATION
CAUSES OF RISK
CAUSES OF RISK
CASE HISTORIESCASE HISTORIES
• CLIMATE CHANGE CAUSED BY EL NINO AND LA NINA CONDITIONS
• LOCATIONS IN SHADOW OF MOUNTAIN RANGE
EARTHQUAKES
EARTHQUAKES
- Perspectives
- Perspectives
On Science, Policy,
On Science, Policy,
And Education
And Education
Earthquakes occur as the result of interactions between and within tectonic plates in the lithosphere, which are slowly converging, diverging, or sliding past each other as a result of stresses created by ongoing heat flow within the Earth.
INADEQUATE RESISTANCE TO HORIZONTAL GROUND SHAKING
EARTHQUAKESEARTHQUAKES
SOIL AMPLIFICATION
PERMANENT DISPLACEMENT (SURFACE FAULTING & GROUND
FAILURE)
IRREGULARITIES IN ELEVATION AND PLAN
TSUNAMI WAVE RUNUP
LACK OF DETAILING AND CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS
INATTENTION TO NON-STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS
CAUSES OF RISK
CAUSES OF RISK
CASE HISTORIESCASE HISTORIES
• ENHANCED GROUND SHAKING CAUSED BY A SHALLOW FOCAL DEPTH
• ENHANCED GROUND SHAKING CAUSED BY BEING IN OR CLOSE TO THE FAULT RUPTURE ZONE
• AMPLIFICATION OF GROUND SHAKING CAUSED BY SOFT SOILS
• LONG DURATION ACCELERATION CAUSED BY FLING OF FAULT
• BUILDINGS UNABLE TO WITHSTAND LATERAL GROUND SHAKING
• LIFELINE SYSTEMS UNABLE TO WITHSTAND PERMANENT DISPLACEMENT ASSOCIATED WITH FAULT RUPTURE, LANDSLIDES, AND LIQUEFACTION
FLOODS
FLOODS
- Perspectives
- Perspectives
On Science, Policy,
On Science, Policy,
And Education
And Education
BUILDING IN FLOOD PLAIN
FLOODSFLOODS
INUNDATION
INTERACTION WITH HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
EFFECTS OF WATER ON STRUCTURE & CONTENTS
INCREASED POTENTIAL FOR HEALTH PROBLEMS, DEATH AND
INJURY
LOSS FUNCTION OF INFRASTRUCTURE
VULNERABILITY OF NON-STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS
CAUSES OF RISK
CAUSES OF RISK
CASE HISTORIESCASE HISTORIES
Flooding occurs when the local river channels, floodplains, wetlands, and water tables are not able to contain, store, or transmit local precipitation and runoff.
• COMMUNITY’S BUILDINGS AND INFRASTRUCTURE LOCATED IN THE FLOODPLAIN
• PROLONGED RAINFALL
• EXTENDED DRAINAGE IN A LARGE BASIN
• HIGH VELOCITY FLOW
SEVERE
SEVERE
WINDSTORMS
WINDSTORMS
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BOOK OF KNOWLEDE SEVERE WINDSTORMS
WIND AND WATER INSIDE BUILDING ENVELOPE
SEVERE
WINDSTORMS
SEVERE
WINDSTORMS
UPLIFT OF ROOF SYSTEM
FLYING DEBRIS
UNDERESTIMATING WIND SPEEDS AND STORM SURGE
FLOODING FROM STORM SURGE AND RAIN
QUALITY OF WORKMANSHIP
IGNORING NON-STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS
CAUSES OF RISK
CAUSES OF RISK
CASE HISTORIESCASE HISTORIES
ATLANTIC BASIN TROPICAL STORMS AND HURRICANES: 2010
• Alex (H) June 21
• Bonnie July 27
• Colin Aug 3
• Danielle (H) Aug 21
• Earl (H) Aug.29
• Fiona Aug 30
ATLANTIC BASIN TROPICAL STORMS AND HURRICANES: 2010
• Gaston Sept 1
• Hermine Sept 6
• Igor H Sept 8
• Julia H Sept 12
• Karl Sept 14
• Lisa (Pending)
LANDSLIDES
LANDSLIDES
- Perspectives
- Perspectives
On Science, Policy,
On Science, Policy,
And Education
And Education
BUILDING ON UNSTABLE SLOPES
LANDSLIDESLANDSLIDES
SOIL AND ROCK SUCEPTIBLE TO FALLS
SOIL AND ROCK SUCEPTIBLE TO TOPPLES
SOIL AND ROCK SUCEPTIBLE TO SPREADS
SOIL AND ROCK SUSCEPTIBLE TO FLOWS
EXCESSIVE PRECIPITATION OR GROUND SHAKING
BARE, OVERSTEEPENED SLOPES
CAUSES OF RISK
CAUSES OF RISK
CASE HISTORIESCASE HISTORIES
LANDSLIDES ALTER LAND SURFACES: 2005
Once tropical forests (a carbon sink) are cleared for cattle ranching or community development, the cleared land can becomes a major source of methane, a greenhouse gas.
• SLOPES COVERED WITH LOOSELY CONSOLIDATED SOIL AND ROCK
• REDUCTION IN SLOPE STABILITY CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE PRECIPITATION OR EARTHQUAKE GROUND SHAKING
WILDFIRES
WILDFIRES
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BOOK OF KNOWLEDGEWILDFIRES
LIGHTNING
WILDFIRESWILDFIRES
MANMADE FIRES
PROXIMITY OF URBAN-WILDLANDS INTERFACE
WIND SPEED AND DIRECTION
CUTTING FORESTS
DENUDED SLOPES
HOT, DRY WEATHER
CAUSES OF RISK
CAUSES OF RISK
CASE HISTORIESCASE HISTORIES
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BOOK OF
BOOK OF
KNOWLEDGE
KNOWLEDGE
- Perspectives
- Perspectives
On Science, Policy,
On Science, Policy,
And Education
And Education
BOOK OF KNOWLEDGEVOLCANIC ERUPTIONS
VOLCANIC
VOLCANIC
ERUPTIONS
ERUPTIONS
- Perspectives
- Perspectives
On Science, Policy,
On Science, Policy,
And Education
And Education
PROXIMITY TO LATERAL BLAST
VOLCANIC
ERUPTIONS
VOLCANIC
ERUPTIONS
IN PATH OF PYROCLASTIC FLOWS
IN PATH OF FLYING DEBRIS (TEPHRA)
IN PATH OF VOLCANIC PLUME AND ASH (AVIATION)
IN PATH OF LAVA FLOWS
IN PATH OF LAHARS
INADEQUATE WARNING ANO EVACUATION
CAUSES OF RISK
CAUSES OF RISK
CASE HISTORIESCASE HISTORIES
AFTER 10,000 YEAR DORMANCY, CHAITEN ERUPTS IN CHILE:
2008
TSUNAMIS
TSUNAMIS
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- Perspectives
On Science, Policy,
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And Education
And Education
BOOK OF KNOWLEDGETSUNAMIS
HIGH VELOCITY OF INCOMING WAVES
TSUNAMIS TSUNAMIS
DISTANCE OF WAVE RUNUP AND RUNOFF
VERTICAL HEIGHT OF WAVE RUNUP
INADEQUATE RESISTANCE OF BUILDINGS
FLOODING
INADEQUATE WARNING SYSTEMS
PROXIMITY TO SOURCE OF TSUNAMI
CAUSES OF RISK
CAUSES OF RISK
CASE HISTORIESCASE HISTORIES
SOLOMON ISLANDS: 2007
COMMUNITYCOMMUNITYCOMMUNITYCOMMUNITYDATA BASES DATA BASES AND INFORMATIONAND INFORMATIONDATA BASES DATA BASES AND INFORMATIONAND INFORMATION
HAZARDS: GROUND SHAKING GROUND FAILURE SURFACE FAULTING TECTONIC DEFORMATION TSUNAMI RUN UP AFTERSHOCKS
•HAZARD MAPS•INVENTORY•VULNERABILITY•LOCATION
RISK ASSESSMENTRISK ASSESSMENT
RISK
ACCEPTABLE RISK
UNACCEPTABLE RISK
BOOKS OF KNOWLEDGEBOOKS OF KNOWLEDGE
•PREVENTION & MITIGATION•PREPAREDNESS•EMERGENCY RESPONSE•RECOVERY and RECONSTRUCTION
POLICIES FOR RISK POLICIES FOR RISK MANAGEMENTMANAGEMENT