resiliency in times of disaster william m. lokey program director witt associates strengthening...
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RESILIENCY IN TIMES OF DISASTER
William M. LokeyProgram Director
Witt Associates
Strengthening Community Resilience
Bad Stuff Happens!
Historical Perspective of Resiliency
Inherent strength
Sustainability
Assess and respond
Repair or restore in a timely manner
Infrastructure
Organizations and Institutions
People
Economy
Understand the risks Understand the complexity Understand the interdependencies Look for mitigation opportunities Engage in planning Exercise and train Create partnerships Keep the public informed
So………
Barriers to Progress
It won’t happen here.
If it happens here, it won’t affect me.
If it does effect me, it won’t be that bad.
If it is that bad, I can’t do anything
about it anyway, so……
Posted by the Washington Sun-Sentinel on May 29, 2009
President Obama said today that ``a huge percentage of people in hurricane-prone ��areas are unprepared for major storms. They don't have a plan…..”
Obama was apparently referring to a Mason-Dixon poll of coastal residents released on Thursday, which found that 55 percent did not have a family disaster plan and 83 percent have not taken steps to protect their homes.
“History is always a race between education and catastrophe.”
H.G. Wells
or….
Some training for a lot of people is better than a lot
of training for some people.
Disaster resiliency requires improvisational problem solving…..
Most disaster problems are management problems not skills
problems; yet, most disaster training is skills training!
There are decisions that belong in the boardroom
There are decisions that belong on the production floor
It is a journey,not a destination
Remember the glacier…
Any force no matter how small, can move any object no matter how large, if it is applied
consistently and for a long enough time
It takes a Community to be resilient