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EDUCATIONAL SURGES

EDUCATIONAL SURGES. USING EXISTING GLOBAL KNOWLEDGE TO BENEFIT MILLIONS OF PEOPLE. Walter Hays, Global Alliance for Disaster Reduction, Vienna, Virginia, USA. BOOKS OF KNOWLEDGE - Policies for Disaster Resilience.

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EDUCATIONAL SURGES

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  1. EDUCATIONAL SURGES USING EXISTING GLOBAL KNOWLEDGE TO BENEFIT MILLIONS OF PEOPLE Walter Hays, Global Alliance for Disaster Reduction, Vienna, Virginia, USA

  2. BOOKS OF KNOWLEDGE - Policies for Disaster Resilience

  3. WHERE ARE THE COMMUNITIES THAT NEED EDUCATIONAL SURGES SUB-SAHARA AFRICA CARIBBEAN BASIN EUROPE 200 NATIONS AND 7+ BILLION PEOPLE NORTH AMERICA MEDITER- RANEAN SOUTH AMERICA ISLAND NATIONS ASIA

  4. AN EXAMPLE: THE MEDITERRANEAN REGION

  5. MEDITERRANEAN REGION

  6. MEDITERRANEAN REGION

  7. THE MEDITERRANEAN REGION PERCEIVED STRENGTH: Professionals in the Region are Cooperating and Networking in Ongoing Successful Programs. PERCEIVED WEAKNESS: Widely Varying Cultural, and Political Factors can Cause Instabilities over night.

  8. TOWARDS DISASTER RESILIENT COMMUNITIES Educational Surges: Focus on strategic Solutions For Achieving Disaster Resilience MEDITERRANEAN REGION EXPAND AND FOCUS SCIENTIFIC AND TECH-NOLOGICAL PROGRAMS INCREASE PUBLIC AWARE-NESS IN EVERY COMMUNITY IMPROVE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT SKILLS MANDATE NEW PARADIGMS FOR POLICIES AND PROFESSIONAL PRACTICES PROF REDUCE VULNERABILITIES IN NEW AND EXISTING CONSTRUCTION MANDATE DISASTER RESILIENCE GOALS INCREASE PROTECTION OF PEOPLE, BUILDINGS, AND INFRSTRUCTURE EXPAND STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS FOR DISASTER RESILIENCE

  9. THE WAY FORWARD PUTTING A FACE ON EDUCATIONAL SURGES IN EACH COMMUNITY THROUGHOUT THE REGION

  10. FACTS OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY! COMMUNITY AND REGIONAL ALLIANCES! CHANGE IN THINKING! EDUCATION THAT BUILDS EQUITY AND INCREASES CAPACITY! F A C EIS THE KEY

  11. COLLECT GLOBAL KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE AND INTEGRATE INTO STRATEGIC POLICIES SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY RESILIENT INFRASTRUCTURE CONSTRUCTION TECHNIQUES SEED BED FOR EDUCATIONAL SURGES THAT INCREASE REGIONAL CAPACITY DISASTER RESILIENT DEVEL- OPMENT ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION NATURAL & TECH. HAZARDS POLICY DEVELOPMENT RESILIENT ENTERPRISE

  12. PUTTING A FACE ON A REGIONAL EDUCATIONAL SURGE 1) VISUALIZE THE FACES OF THOSE WHO NEED HELP, 2) DESIGN AN EDUCATIONAL SURGE, 3) CONTINUE THE SURGE UNTIL IT PENETRATES ALL COMMUNITIES OF THE NATION, 4) MANDATE A REDUCTION OF DISASTER RISK

  13. THE REGION’S NEW CONSTRUCTION • $ BILLIONS/YEAR

  14. THE REGION’S NATURAL HAZARDS • EARTHQUAKES • TSUNAMIS (some places) • FLOODS • DROUGHTS • LANDSLIDES • VOLCANIC ERUPTIONS (a few places)

  15. THE REGION CAN BENEFIT FROM EXPANDED: • PUBLIC AWARENESS • EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT SKILLS • VULNERABILITY REDUCTION • SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL PROGRAMS • COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT • POLITICAL WILL

  16. THE REGION CAN BENEFIT FROM EXPANDED: • PROTECTION OF PEOPLE, THEIR HABITAT AND INFRASTRUCTURE • PROTECTION OF CULTURAL HERITAGE • PROGRAMS TO MAKE NEW AND EXISTING DEVELOPMENT DISASTER RESILIENT • COOPERATION AND COLLABORATION FOR RISK REDUCTION

  17. MEDITERRANEAN REGION GOAL: DISASTER RISK REDUCTION FUNCTIONAL NETWORKING INFORMATION NETWORKING EDUCATIONAL SURGE ORGANIZATION NETWORKING PRIVATE SECTOR PUBLIC SECTOR NATIONAL LEADERSHIP ACADEMIA Stratec Consulting

  18. DISASTER RESILIENCE REQUIRES A “24/7” EFFORT • PREPAREDNESS (BE READY FOR THE INEVITABLE) • PROTECTION (BUILD TO WITHSTAND) • EARLY WARNING ((TIMELY INFOR-MATION)

  19. DISASTER RESILIENCE REQUIRES A “24/7” EFFORT • EMERGENCY RESPONSE (TIMELY ACTIONS IN DIVERSE CRISIS SITUATIONS) • RECOVERY AND RECONSTRUCTION (RESTORE TO NORMAL OR BETTER )

  20. CAPACITY FOR DISASTER RESILIENCE DISASTER RESILIENCE EDUCATION THAT BUILDS CAPACITY HOW TO FAIL GOALS: ERROR: WORKING ALONE. FACT: NO COMMUNITY CAN REDUCE DISASTER RISK BY WORKING ALONE.

  21. PHYSICAL SCIENCES POLITICAL PROCESS ENGINEERING SCIENCES HOW TO SUCCEED STRATEGIC GOAL: WORKING TOGETHER TO INCREASE CAPACITY IN EVERY COMMUNITY IN THE REGION MANDATED GOAK: REDUCING DISASTER RISKS IN EVERY COMMUNITY

  22. THE STATE OF THE WORLD REALITY: 200 Nations and 7+ Billion People are Investing Over 6 Trillion Dollars Each Year in Urban Development and Billions More in Education. REALITY:Each Year, approximately 700 Events Cause Economic losses in the multi $ Billions With Large Tolls in Mortality and Morbidity and a Loss Potential That is Increasing Exponentially With Time.

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