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FLOODING IN ALEXANDRIA, EGYPT
November 3, 2015
Walter Hays, Global Alliance for Disaster Reduction, Vienna,
Virginia, USA
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EACH COUNTRY MUST BE READY FOR THE INEVITABLE
FLOOD EVENT THAT WILL CHALLENGE ITS STATE-OF-
PREPAREDNESS AND RESILIENCE
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THAT EVENT HAPPENED IN ALEXANDRIA IN THE FORM OF A SECOND STORM THAT HIT ON NOVEMBER 3, 2015
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STORM APPROACHING ALEXANDRIA
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STORM APPROACHING ALEXANDRIA
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FLOODING IN ALEXANDRIA FROM 5 X NORMAL RAIN
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FLOODING IN ALEXANDRIA
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FLOODING IN ALEXANDRIA
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FLOODING IN ALEXANDRIA
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FLOODS
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A FLOOD DISASTER is ---
--- the set of failures that occur when the continuums of: 1) people, 2) community (i.e., a set of habitats, livelihoods, and social constructs), and 3) flood-causing events (e.g., too much water, ...,) intersect at a point in space and time, when and where the people and community are not ready.
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YOUR YOUR COMMUNITYCOMMUNITY
YOUR YOUR COMMUNITYCOMMUNITYDATA BASES DATA BASES
AND INFORMATIONAND INFORMATIONDATA BASES DATA BASES AND INFORMATIONAND INFORMATION
HAZARDS: GROUND SHAKING GROUND FAILURE SURFACE FAULTING TECTONIC DEFORMATION TSUNAMI RUN UP AFTERSHOCKS
•FLOODS •SEVERE WIND STORMS•EARTHQUAKES …ETC
A DISASTERA DISASTER
CAUSES
FAILURES IN POLICIES
FAILURES IN PRACTICES
COUNTERMEASURESCOUNTERMEASURES
• BEST POLICIES•BEST PRACTICES
DISASTER RESILIENCE
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POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR DISASTER RESILIENCE
Anticipatory Preparedness
Adoption and Implementation of a Modern Engineering Building Codes & Standards
Timely Early Warning and Evacuation
Timely Emergency Response (including Emergency Medical Services)
Cost-Effective Recovery/Reconstruction
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THE END GAME CHALLENGEBEST POLICIES AND BEST PRACTICES
INNIVATIVE ACTIONS: CREATE, ADJUST, AND REALIGN PROGRAMS, PARTNERS AND PEOPLE UNTIL YOU HAVE CREATED THE PARA-DIGM SHIFTS THAT ARE NEEDED FOR MOVING TOWARDS DISASTER RESILIENCE
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BEST POLICIES AND BEST PRACTICES
WILL IDENTIFY/CLOSE KNOWLEDGE DIVIDES AND GAPS,
AND IDENTIFY/FIX WEAK LINKS IN THE
COMMUNITIES AT RISK
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BEST POLICIES AND BEST PRACTICES WILL
CALL FOR INNOVATIVE USE OF TECHNOLOGY
AND STRATEGIC PLANNING
BEST POLICIES AND BEST PRACTICES WILL
CALL FOR INNOVATIVE USE OF TECHNOLOGY
AND STRATEGIC PLANNING
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EMERGING TECHNOLOGIESEMERGING TECHNOLOGIES
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EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES
• REAL TIME WEATHER FORCASTING AND WARNING SYSTEMS
• MEASURMENT TECHNOLOGIES (E.G., STREAM GAGUES)
• RISK MODELING (E.G., HAZUS, INSURANCE UNDERWRITING)
• REAL TIME WEATHER FORCASTING AND WARNING SYSTEMS
• MEASURMENT TECHNOLOGIES (E.G., STREAM GAGUES)
• RISK MODELING (E.G., HAZUS, INSURANCE UNDERWRITING)
• DATABASES • MAPS: 100-YEAR AND
500-YEAR FLOODS• FLOOD DISASTER
SCENARIOS• DRONE PLANES• HAZMAT
MANAGEMENT
• DATABASES • MAPS: 100-YEAR AND
500-YEAR FLOODS• FLOOD DISASTER
SCENARIOS• DRONE PLANES• HAZMAT
MANAGEMENT