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Forum On RISK MANAGEMENT AND ASSESSMENTS OF NATURAL HAZARDS

Forum On RISK MANAGEMENT AND ASSESSMENTS OF NATURAL HAZARDS “Toward a Safer America: Building Natural Hazard Resistant Communities Through Risk Management and Assessments” February 5 - 6, 2001. NEXT STEPS / ACTION PLAN. Mr. Samuel P. Williamson Federal Coordinator for Meteorology

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Forum On RISK MANAGEMENT AND ASSESSMENTS OF NATURAL HAZARDS

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  1. Forum On RISK MANAGEMENT AND ASSESSMENTS OF NATURAL HAZARDS “Toward a Safer America: Building Natural Hazard Resistant Communities Through Risk Management and Assessments” February 5 - 6, 2001

  2. NEXT STEPS / ACTION PLAN Mr. Samuel P. Williamson Federal Coordinator for Meteorology Ms. Margaret Lawless Chairperson of the Subcommittee for Natural Disaster Reduction (SNDR) and Acting Executive Associate Director for Mitigation, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

  3. OVERVIEW • TYPES OF HAZARDS • FORUM OBJECTIVES • OVERARCHING ISSUES • NEXT STEPS / ACTION PLAN • PRESENTATION AVAILABILITY • THANK YOU

  4. Thunderstorms and Lightning Windstorms TYPES OF HAZARDS Natural Hazards Tropical Cyclones Tornadoes Hailstorms Severe Winterstorms

  5. Droughts Floods TYPES OF HAZARDS Natural Hazards Snow Avalanches Landslides, Land Subsidence, and Expansive Soils

  6. Volcanoes TYPES OF HAZARDS Natural Hazards Coastal Erosion Earthquakes and Tsunami Events Wildfires

  7. TYPES OF HAZARDS Natural Hazards - Space Environmental Disturbaces Electromagnetic Radiation EARTH Electrically Charged Particles • Sun continuously emits electromagnetic radiation and electrically charged particles • Solar activity (solar flares, etc.) can greatly enhance emitted energy • Interact with Earth’s magnetic field and near-earth atmosphere to create an adverse environment

  8. TYPES OF HAZARDS Technological Hazards Dam Failures Nuclear Accidents Fires Hazardous Material Events

  9. FORUM OBJECTIVES Overarching objectives are to: • Examine risk assessment processes / approaches that evolved from legislation or agency guidance • Review risk assessment research and its applications to manage / reduce natural hazards • Identify / characterize areas of vulnerability and exposure, probability of occurrence, consequences, and mitigation opportunities • Highlight efforts in developing national standards and capabilities for data monitoring, data collection, and model development • Examine methods to quantify and publicize the social and economic impacts of natural hazards

  10. FORUM OBJECTIVES Overarching objectives are to: • Develop a consensus leading to coordinated risk assessment and management of natural hazards through: • Legislative proposals • Policy guidance • Agency cooperation

  11. OVERARCHING ISSUES • Consensus to proceed with national natural hazard assessment • Attack in “bite-size chunks” • Develop an action plan to proceed • Define roles / responsibilities of public / private entities • There is a need for: • Integrating efforts with Congressional Natural Hazards Caucus • Developing improved partnerships between users and developers • Publicize ongoing and planned research among all entities

  12. OVERARCHING ISSUES • There is a need for: • Standardization of terminology / language • Risk assessment methodology for all natural hazards • Compilation of available risk assessment tools / models and designating a clearinghouse for consistency of information • Leverage existing programs and entities / agencies • Improved public outreach, and education and training • Include all sectors of society

  13. PRESENTATION AVAILABILITY Presentations and other material will be available on the OFCM web site shortly after the forum. Click on “Special Projects” and navigate to the Risk Management / Assessment section. http://www.ofcm.gov/

  14. SPECIAL RECOGNITION Participants Moderators / Panelist / Rapporteurs Co-Sponsoring Partners - OFCM & CENR/SNDR Forum Coordinators: Cynthia Nelson, Dr. Stuart Nishenko, Dr. Dave Cleaves Hotel Washington

  15. THANK YOU! Thank you for attending and participating in this forum! On behalf of the Office of the Federal Coordinator for Meteorology and the Subcommittee on Natural Disaster Reduction... Have a safe trip home... And Thanks Again!

  16. BACKUPS

  17. COORDINATING INFRASTRUCTURE Federal Committee for Meteorological Services and Supporting Research (FCMSSR) Federal Coordinator for Meteorology Interdepartmental Committee for Meteorological Services and Supporting Research (ICMSSR) Program Councils Standing Committees National Space Weather Program Environmental Services, Operations, and Research Needs Operational Processing Centers National Aviation Weather Program Environmental Information Systems and Communications Climate Monitoring and Services Cooperative Research Integrated Observing Systems

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