Effective Disaster Coordination

Effective CoordinationInternational Perspective

Gísli ÓlafssonDisaster Management – Technical Advisor

Microsoft Corporation

Climate Change

Live Media Coverage

Social Networks

Move from Response to Risk Management

Comprehensive Approach

Risks ConstituentsFull Cycle

Needs to be sharedDisaster Risk Information

Scientists CitizensResponders

Legislation

Training

Organization

Disaster Preparedness

Legislation

Organization

Training

Coordination

Politics

Beyond capacity

Disaster Response

Disaster• Relate as People• Orgs are the problem• People are the

solution

Normal (routine emergencies)• People relate as roles• People are the problem• Orgs are the solution

Catastrophe• Society breaks down• No relationships –

survival• Only happened a few

times (Hiroshima)

E=mc2 of disasters

Coordination

Cluster Approach

Information Management

OneResponse

Beyond Capacity

Disaster Politics

We cannot ignore the fact that disasters are by their

nature political events - they trigger intense discussions over “who gets what” from

government.

Disaster Recovery

“People who are alive after a disaster are not ‘victims,’ they are ‘survivors,’ with the

ability and resources to respond to and recover from disasters.”

Craig Fugate, FEMA Director

Knowledge Management