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FLOODING IN ALEXANDRIA, EGYPT
November 3, 2015
Walter Hays, Global Alliance for Disaster Reduction, Vienna,
Virginia, USA
EACH COUNTRY MUST BE READY FOR THE INEVITABLE
FLOOD EVENT THAT WILL CHALLENGE ITS STATE-OF-
PREPAREDNESS AND RESILIENCE
THAT EVENT HAPPENED IN ALEXANDRIA IN THE FORM OF A SECOND STORM THAT HIT ON NOVEMBER 3, 2015
STORM APPROACHING ALEXANDRIA
STORM APPROACHING ALEXANDRIA
FLOODING IN ALEXANDRIA FROM 5 X NORMAL RAIN
FLOODING IN ALEXANDRIA
FLOODING IN ALEXANDRIA
FLOODING IN ALEXANDRIA
FLOODS
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.
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
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
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
BEST POLICIES AND BEST PRACTICES
WILL IDENTIFY/CLOSE KNOWLEDGE DIVIDES AND GAPS,
AND IDENTIFY/FIX WEAK LINKS IN THE
COMMUNITIES AT RISK
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
EMERGING TECHNOLOGIESEMERGING TECHNOLOGIES
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