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I Thematic Session: Disaster Resilient cities, schools and hospitals

I Thematic Session: Disaster Resilient cities, schools and hospitals. Learning on Urban Disaster Risk in the Caribbean summary of findings Oxfam GB Isabelle Bremaud. 14-03-2011. 4 case studies of DP experiences by Oxfam GB and Intermon Oxfam – by Mark Pelling

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I Thematic Session: Disaster Resilient cities, schools and hospitals

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  1. I Thematic Session: Disaster Resilient cities, schools and hospitals Learning on Urban Disaster Risk in the Caribbean summary of findings Oxfam GB IsabelleBremaud 14-03-2011

  2. 4 case studies of DP experiencesby Oxfam GB and Intermon Oxfam – by Mark Pelling • Workshop – August 2010 70 participants – 19 countries 48 institutions- organizations And in collaborationwiththeurbanriskplatform

  3. Generation of risk in Caribbeancities • Accumulation (contermporydevelopment gaps + unresolvedpastchallenges) • Coastalareas • Concentration of services in a single exposedcity + visibility of risk

  4. Main learning - facilitating factors Un(der) employment can provideopportunitiestoengagethroughmoneyorfoodforworkschemes Logisitics are easier, bothtomobilisepeople and materials Inter-agencycommunicationiseasier

  5. Main learning – hindering factors Hazard • Oftengeneratedoutsideurbanspaces • natural and social hazardsoverlap Vulnerabilities • Intense and concentrated populations • Concentrated land use means fewer options for mitigation measures

  6. Mainlearning – hinderingfactors (cont.) • Rapid demographicgrowthexceedsmanagementcapacity • Failuretoregulateland use and building • Heterogeneouscommunitiesgeneratetensions • In-migrantshave no knowledge of local disasterhistory • Skills, knowledge and social connectionslostthroughout-migration

  7. Mainlearning – hinderingfactors (cont.) • Little flexibility and longworking-commutinghours in theurbaneconomylimits time forparticipation • Drugscrimeis a barrierespeciallyforyouth • Little establishedsolidarityorhistory of collectiveaction • Volunteersmaybeavailablebutwant-needpaiment • Leadersputthemselves at personnal – politicalrisk

  8. Mainlearning – hinderingfactors (cont.) • City and local government are too busy to take on new policy agendas, even if mandated • Overlapping roles between municipal, regional and national government entities • Few urban social development NGOs that could act as actors - implementers • Need agreement from government for interventions

  9. Mainlearning – hinderingfactors (cont.) • Educational system, policy system etc may be oriented towards rural development e.g. restricting access to technical skills like civil engineering • Relocation is difficult and costly • Risk may be seen as only amenable to large scale engineering projects.

  10. Otherconsiderationsfromtheaugust 2010 workshop • infrastructure-based vs socially-based responses • The importance of scale • climate change key issue in urban context

  11. Remaining gaps: forresearch and assessment • Root causes and symptoms • Social difference • Measuring effectiveness

  12. Remaining gaps: forpolicydevelopment • Decentralisation • Grassrootframework • Private sector • Structure of thesystem - Local committesfunction and scope in urbancontext

  13. ThankyouGracias Información de contacto: IsabelleBremaud Institución Oxfam GB Correo electronico Presentador ibremaud@oxfam.org.uk

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