INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR DISASTER REDUCTION Making Cities Disaster Resilient

1. INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR DISASTER REDUCTIONMaking Cities Disaster Resilient An Ongoing Activity and Opportunity for Cities that will be Highlighted on October 13th, 2010 Walter Hays, Global Alliance for Disaster Reduction, University of North Carolina, USA

2. A PART OF THE UNITED NATIONS’ WORLD DISASTER RISK REDUCTION CAMPAIGNCoordinated by the United Nations National Strategy for Disaster Reduction 2010-2011

3. DISASTER RISKS OF NATURAL HAZARDS

4. GOAL: To encourage actions by local governments that will reduce disaster risk and move their cities towards disaster resilience and sustainability.

5. FRAGILE EARTH Planet Earth is at greater risk than ever before with cities, people, buildings, infrastructure, and environments at increased risk

6. ENVIRONMENTS OF PLANET EARTH THAT ARE AT RISK • Oceans • Polar regions • Deserts • Grasslands • Wetlands • Mountains • Forests • Cities

7. CITIES (PEOPLE, PROPERTY, AND INFRASTRUCTURE) ARE AT RISK

8. Cities Have Unique Opportunity to Write a Success Story All cities have an opportunity to join with the 100 cities that have already agreed to adopt the international goal and work towards disaster resilience.

9. EVERY CITY EXPERIENCES NATURAL HAZARDS, WHICH CREATES AN URGENT NEED FOR PUBLIC POLICIES TO PREVENT, MITIGATE, AND PREPARE STRATEGICALLY TO REDUCE DISASTER RISKS

10. EXAMPLES OF SOME CITIES THAT CAN BENEFIT BY BECOMING DISASTER RESILIENT

11. TOWARDS DISASTER RESILIENT CITIES GOAL: Focus on Solutions For Reducing Disaster Rusks ISLAND NATIONS FOCUS ON PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS AND INNO-VATIVE IMPLEMENTATION BUILD ON CULTURAL DIVERSITY OF NATIONS IN THE REGION BUILD TECHNICAL AND POLITICAL CAPACITY FOR INCREASED COMMITMENT DEVELOP FINANCIAL RESOURCES IMPROVE COMMUNICATIONS INCREASE RESILIENCE OF COMMUNITIES BY REDUCING VULNERABILITIES INCREASE AND IMPROVE PARTNERSHIPS IMPROVE PUBLIC EDUCATION AND AWARENESS

12. ISLAND NATION’S HAZARDS • SEVERE WINDSTORMS • FLOODS • EARTHQUAKES • TSUNAMIS • WILDFIRES • LANDSLIDES • VOLCANIC ERUPTIONS

13. REYKJAVIK, ICELAND: 120,000

14. JAKARTA, INDONESIA: 9.8 MILLION

15. TOKYO: A MEGACITY OF 35 MILLION

16. TOWARD DISASTER RESILIENT CITIES GOAL: Focus on Solutions For Reducing Disaster Risks SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA ENHANCE PUBLIC HEALTH INCREASE PUBLIC AWARENESS REDUCE PHYSICAL, SOCIAL, AND ENTERPRISE VULNERABILITIES IIPROVE CAPACITY FOR PERFORMING LOSS ESTIMATIONS ACCELERATE EDUCATION (WITH FOCUS ON RISK REDUCTION TECHNIQUES ESTABLISH AN AFRICAN CENTER OF EXCELLENCE ON SUSTAINABILE DEVELOPMENT INCREASE CAPACITY TO MITIGATE DAMAGE/LOSS OF ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMS ESTABLISH SUB-REGIONAL CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE ON SUSTAINABILE DEVELOPMENT

17. AFRICA’S PROBLEMS AND HAZARDS • POLITICAL INSTABILITY • FLOODS • DROUGHTS • ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS ON AIR, WATER, AND SOIL • ENDANGERED SPECIES • HEALTH

18. LAGOS, NIGERIA: 13.5 MILLION

19. TOWARD DISASTER RESILIENT CITIES GOAL: Focus on Solutions For Reducing Disaster Risks CARIBBEAN BASIN NATIONS ASSESS AND REDUCE VULNERABILITIES ON NATIONAL SCALES INCREASE PUBLIC AWARENESS OF SOCIAL AND PHYSICAL RISKS INCREASE UNDERSTANDING OF RISKS IN EVERY NATION ASSESS AND REDUCE VULNERABILITIES ON REGIONAL SCALE ASSESS AND REDUCE VULNERABILITIES ON ISLAND-SPECIFIC SCALES CONTINUE BUILDING BASIN-WIDE PARTNERSHOPS ASSESS AND REDUCE VULNERABILITIES ON COMMUNITY SCALES

20. CARIBBEAN BASIN’S HAZARDS • HURRICANES • EARTHQUAKES • FLOODS • DROUGHTS • LANDSLIDES • VOLCANIC ERUPTIONS • ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS • TSUNAMIS

21. SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO: 422,000

22. PORT AU PRINCE, HAITI (BEFORE 01/12/2010): 2 MILLION

23. TOWARD DISASTER RESILIENT CITIES GOAL: Focus on Solutions For Reducing Disaster Risks EUROPE ADVANCE SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL PROGRAMS IMPROVE EARLY WARNING AND EARLY RESPONSE IMPROVE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ENGAGE POLITICAL LEADERS TO CHANGE POLICIES AND PRACTICES REDUCE VULNERABILITIES TO NATURAL AND TECHNOLOGICAL HAZARDS TOWARDS SUSTAINABLE SOCIETAL DEVELOPMENT INCREASE PROTECTION OF PEOPLE AND CULTURAL HERITAGE CREATE A FORUM ON DISAS-TER RISK REDUCTION

24. EUROPE’S HAZARDS • FLOODS • SEVERE WINDSTORMS • EARTHQUAKES • ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION

25. VENICE, ITALY: 271,000

26. ISTHANBUL, TURKEY, A MEGACITY OF 15 MILLION

27. TOWARD DISASTER RESILIENT CITIES GOAL: Focus on Solutions For Reducing Disaster Risks MEDITERRANEAN REGION ADVANCE SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL PROGRAMS INCREASE PUBLIC AWARENESS IN REGION IMPROVE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ENGAGE POLITICAL LEADERS IN CHANGUNG POLICIES AND PRACTICES REDUCE VULNERABILITIES TO NATURAL AND TECHNOLOGICAL HAZARDS TOWARDS SSUSTAINABLE SOCIETAL DEVELOPMENT INCREASE PROTECTION OF PEOPLE AND CULTURAL HERITAGE CONTINUE IMPROVING PARTNERSHIPS FOR DISASTER RISK REDUCTION

28. MEDITERRANEAN REGION HAZARDS • EARTHQUAKES • FLOODS • DROUGHTS • LANDSLIDES • TSUNAMIS • VOLCANIC ERUPTIONS • ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION

29. AMMAN, JORDAN: 1.3 MILLION

30. ALGIERS, ALGERIA: 3 MILLION

31. CAIRO: A MEGACITY OF 17 MILLION

32. TOWARD DISASTER RESILIENT CITIES GOAL: Focus on Solutions For Reducing Disaster Risks ASIA AND ITS SUB-REGIONS IMPROVE PUBLIC AWARENESS AND EDUCATION IMPROVE CAPABILITY TO AVOID DISASTERS AS PART OF LAND-USE PLANNING IMPROVE CAPABILITY TO MATCH STRUCTURAL DESIGN WITH HAZARD DEMAND IMPROVE HAZARD CHARACTERIZATION MODELS AND MAPS IMPROVE EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS, RESPONSE, AND RECOVERY DEVELOP COMMUNITY PLANS TO REDUCE URBAN VULNERABILITIES IMPROVE DISASTER SCENARIOS IMPROVE RISK ASSESSMENTS

33. ASIA’S HAZARDS • FLOODS • EARTHQUAKES • TSUNAMIS • CYCLONES/TYPHOONS • VOLCANIC ERUPTIONS • LANDSLIDES • DROUGHTS • ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION

34. DHAKA, BANGLADESH: 10.6 MILLION

35. MUMBAI. INDIA: 18 MILLION

36. KARACHI, PAKISTAN: 11.8 MILLION

37. BAKGKOK, THAILAND: 7.2 MILLION PEOPLE

38. SHANGHAI, CHINA: 20 MILLION

39. TOWARD DISASTER RESILIENT CITIES GOAL: Focus on Solutions For Reducing Disaster Risks THE AMERICAS IMPROVE PUBLIC AWARENESS AND EDUCATION IMPROVE CAPABILITY TO AVOID DISASTERS AS PART OF LAND-USE PLANNING IMPROVE CAPABILITY TO MATCH STRUCTURAL DESIGN WITH HAZARD DEMAND IMPROVE HAZARD CHARACTERIZATION MODELS AND MAPS IMPROVE EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS, RESPONSE, AND RECOVERY DEVELOP COMMUNITY PLANS TO REDUCE ALL URBAN VULNERABILITIES IMPROVE DISASTER SCENARIOS IMPROVE ENVIRONMENTAL VULNERABILITY AND RISK ASSESSMENTS

40. TOWARD DISASTER RESILIENT CITIES GOAL: Focus on Solutions For Reducing Disaster Risks THE AMERICAS(CONTINUED) IMPROVE DATA COLLECTION AND MANAGEMENT IMPROVE MITIGATION AND PREPAREDNESS MODELS TO MANAGE RISK IMPROVE THE NEXT GENERATION OF BUILDING CODES AND STANDARDS IMPROVE PROCESS FOR SHARING KNOWLEDGE AND EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES IMPROVE UNDERSTANDING OF INTERACTION OF HAZARD AND BUILT ENVIRONMENTS ENHANCING MULTIPLE EFFORTS IN CAPACITY BUILDING INCREASED COLLECTION AND SHARING OF KNOWLEDGE CLOSE “IMPLEMENTATION GAP “

41. THE AMERICA’S HAZARDS • FLOODS • HURRICANES • EARTHQUAKES • TORNADOES • ICE STORMS • VOLCANIC ERUPTIONS • LANDSLIDES

42. GREATER NEW ORLEANS, LA: ONLY 300,000 AFTER KATRINA

43. SAN FRANCISCO, CA: 744,000

44. LOS ANGELES.CA: A MEGACITY OF 13.1 MILLION

45. MIAMI (SOUTH BEACH), FLORIDA: 1 MILLION

46. BOSTON, MASS: 600,000

47. MANHATTAN ISLAND, NEW YORK CITY

48. MEXICO CITY: A MEGACITY OF 21 MILLION

49. RIO DE JANERIO: 10.6 MILLION

50. BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA: 12.4 MILLION