SCALL como una alternativa para atención de emergencias por desastres en El Caribe por Diane Wells, GWP Caribe, durante el taller regional de intercambio de experiencias sobre SCALL. San Salvador, septiembre 2016.
10. SCALL como unaSCALL como una
alternativa para atención dealternativa para atención de
emergencias por desastresemergencias por desastres
en El Caribe.en El Caribe.
• EN CASO DEEN CASO DE
REALIZACIÓN DE TI ?REALIZACIÓN DE TI ?
11. Necesidades de seguridad yNecesidades de seguridad y
vigilanciavigilancia
• Seguridad del aguaSeguridad del agua
• evitar el peligroevitar el peligro
• circunstancias segurascircunstancias seguras
• EstabilidadEstabilidad
• ProteccionProteccion
• EstructuraEstructura
Cómo son estas
necesidades de seguridad y
protección afectados porel
desastre ?
12. SCALL /RWHS SE PUEDE INSTALARSCALL /RWHS SE PUEDE INSTALAR
EN :EN :
20. SCALL como unaSCALL como una
alternativa para atención dealternativa para atención de
emergencias por desastresemergencias por desastres
en El Caribe.en El Caribe.
• CUALES SON LOSCUALES SON LOS
BENEFICIOS?BENEFICIOS?
22. IN MORIAH TOBAGO RWH SYSTEMS WILL ACT AS A
SOLUTION TO REDUCE SURFACE RUNOFF ON
HILLSIDES
23. SCALL como unaSCALL como una
alternativa para atención dealternativa para atención de
emergencias por desastresemergencias por desastres
en El Caribe.en El Caribe.
• QUIÉNES SON LOSQUIÉNES SON LOS
CAMPEONES?CAMPEONES?
24.
25. SCALL como unaSCALL como una
alternativa para atención dealternativa para atención de
emergencias por desastresemergencias por desastres
en El Caribe.en El Caribe.
• CUÁLES SON LASCUÁLES SON LAS
RESPUESTAS?RESPUESTAS?
26. ACTIVACIÓN DE LA FUTURA GESTIÓN DE
DESASTRES CON LA DEFENSA
Industrial Wastewater:
Once considered a by-product, GE’s
water reuse technology is transforming
industrial wastewater into a sustainable,
new water source that can often be
used many times over—dramatically
reducing the strain on our precious
water resources.
Utility Solutions:
GE is optimizing system efficiency &
increasing uptime in cooling towers and
boilers by reducing energy usage and
greenhouse gas emissions. Advanced
monitoring systems reduce the risk of
pathogen growth, such as Legionella, in
cooling systems.
Process Chemicals &
Separations:
Silently working in pipes, tanks and
process fluids, GE’s advanced
chemicals protect valuable production
assets from corrosion and fouling faced
in day-to-day operations, while
improving overall manufacturing
efficiency and quality.
PARADIGMA
CAMBIO
COSTO
COMPARTIR
CRUZAR
SECTORIAL
INTRA
REGIONAL
CONSTRUIR
CAPACIDAD
POLÍTICO
BUY-IN
POLÍTICA
REVISIONES
27. ACTIVACIÓN DE LA FUTURA GESTIÓN DE
DESASTRES CON LA DEFENSA
Industrial Wastewater:
Once considered a by-product, GE’s
water reuse technology is transforming
industrial wastewater into a sustainable,
new water source that can often be
used many times over—dramatically
reducing the strain on our precious
water resources.
Utility Solutions:
GE is optimizing system efficiency &
increasing uptime in cooling towers and
boilers by reducing energy usage and
greenhouse gas emissions. Advanced
monitoring systems reduce the risk of
pathogen growth, such as Legionella, in
cooling systems.
Process Chemicals &
Separations:
Silently working in pipes, tanks and
process fluids, GE’s advanced
chemicals protect valuable production
assets from corrosion and fouling faced
in day-to-day operations, while
improving overall manufacturing
efficiency and quality.
GUARDAR:
Respondera
Una necesidad
IDEAR:
De abajo hacia arriba
Perspectiva
ENTENDER:
Alcanzar
PROTOTIPO:
Responder
a las preocupacione
Strategize:
implicara los usuarios
En la solución de
TRANSFORMAR:
crearImpacto
INSPIRAR:
distinguirel éxito
cuentos
where you are in the Caribbean will make a big difference to the chances of being slammed by Mother Nature. “The north-east Caribbean islands are the ones that get pummelled the most “So anywhere north of about Martinique tend to be the most vulnerable areas for significant hurricane strikes.”
That is why Trinidad is unlikely to get hit hard by a hurricane, and in Guyana there’s virtually no chance at all.
Hurricanes have been affecting the Caribbean for centuries and since there is no known way to prevent them, we can expect that they will continue to affect these islands for years to come. Natural hazards cannot be prevented, but it is possible to reduce their impacts by reducing the vulnerability of people and their livelihoods.
Climate modellers predict that the effects of global warming, coupled with natural weather events caused by El Niño and La Niña, have caused an escalating pattern of greater extremes in rainfall distribution across the Caribbean, together with more intense and frequent storms and prolonged periods of drought.
The forecasters also say that the Atlantic-Caribbean basin has moved into an era of heightened hurricane activity. Six out of the last seven years have seen an above average number of storms. The five-year period between 1995 and 1999 was the record breaker: 65 named storms and 41 hurricanes.
After an event, the situation can trend towards a disaster if potable water and adequate sanitation and hygiene conditions are compromised. Contaminated water is a major public issue that has implications for the health and well-being of the local community and nation. Water shortages after an event may also impact the economic recovery and resilience of a community.
Ecologically Climate change adaptation is in competition with these other vulnerability issues within the development landscape. Prioritizing these issues and placing them on the Local Government’s front burner is why we are gathered at this forum, to share information across the region and manage the uncertainties as we integrate climate change and disaster preparedness into the decision making process.
Who are the affected stakeholders in times of disaster? What areas are affected? What time frame are we looking at.
Minimizing the levels of Vulnerability after an extreme event allows for faster recovery times and less likelihood of disease and outbreaks.
Water as a critical component in the restoration of lives and livelihoods can be augmented by installing Rainwater Harvesting (RWH) systems at communal buildings and schools that are utilised as Emergency Shelters, ensuring communities a safe source of water after a disaster, in the event of contaminated water sources or lack of potable water.
Harvesting and storing rainwater during periods of high rainfall can also provide much needed supplies during the disaster recovery times.
At the Fishing Pond Presbyterian School, the retrofit process included the installation of rainwater supplemental tanks complete with solar powered water pumps. After heavy rains and flooding in November 2014, the school was the only one to remain open and also served as a source of water for the immediate neighbors. The school has since been organized as an Emergency Disaster Shelter.
Four Thousand gallons of water was added to the school supply
A solar powered water pump was also added.
If municipal water supplies are disrupted during storms or flood events (e.g. due to damaged pipes or contaminated water), a RWH system can provide an independent, community supply, equipping disaster shelters with the ability to build climate resilience.
The benefits are particularly apparent for initiatives that aim to build resilience to disasters and climate change, as local communities can be trained in adaptive practices to identify risks themselves and become more proactive within their homes and community.
Build climate resilience by water supply augmentation through RWH
GWP-C is working in this area in Trinidad, partnering with the National Institute for Higher Education, Research, Science and Technology (NIHERST), Water Resources Agency (WRA), Office of Disaster Preparedness and Management (ODPM) among others on the Environmental Solutions Project to equip disaster shelters in rural communities with RWH systems focusing initially on those communities that experience water scarcity and now expanded to 28 sites across the island.
Change the conversation to include mainstream SCALL/RWH adaptation strategies as an integral component in Disaster Management
Address RWH disaster Management solutions in the planning, policies, program and budgets of high level bodies, associations and Caricom to influence decision makers.
Encourage collaborative, regional arrangements for cost and idea sharing across sectors on the severity of disaster Management vulnerability impact on the economic social and environmental livelihoods of all our countries.
The Creation of Sustainable disaster resilient communities will only occur with the involvement of all the key stakeholders. Community Patriciapatory Methods.