The Sasakawa Award Nominee: Centre for Disaster Resilience (CDR), University of Salford, UK Address: Centre for Disaster Resilience (CDR) Maxwell Building 4th floor University of Salford The Crescent Salford, UK Contact: Professor Dilanthi Amaratunga & Professor Richard Haigh tel: +44 161 295 4471 email: r.d.g.amaratunga@salford.ac.uk Photographs of selected events and activities summarised in the table below can be viewed online at: https://plus.google.com/u/0/photos/117838961918809467323/albums “Acting as one - bring out examples where CDR plays its rightful part to bring about a disaster resilient society” Supporting documentation summary No Category Key theme from the award criteria CDR example with brief summary Document name (in Dropbox) 1 Review criteria Relevant proposal for use of prize Use of award is directly relevant to disaster risk reduction - ‘Capacity building to reduce the impact of disasters and build resilience among the Local Governments of Sri Lanka’. CDR1 2 Review criteria Criteria - Demonstrates sustained contribution to disaster risk reduction objectives which demonstrates clear benefits for the targeted community. No Category Key theme from the award criteria CDR example with brief summary Document name (in Dropbox) 2.1 Ideas have turned into established practice Role of built environment professionals in disaster management, Continuous Professional Development Event, organised by the Association of Construction Professionals, Sri Lanka. CDR2, CDR3 Capacity building for rehabilitation and reconstruction, at the Seminar on Rehabilitation and Reconstruction of the Northern and Eastern Provinces, organised by the Chamber of Construction Industry, Sri Lanka. CDR4 Making Batticaloa a resilient city, presentation at the workshop held on 14th June 2010, Divisional Secretariat at Batticaloa, organised by the Chamber of Construction Industry, Sri Lanka. the Government Agent, Additional Government Agent, Divisional Secretaries in addition to the Mayor, Deputy Mayor, Municipal Commissioner and key senior public servants along with prominent citizens of Batticaloa, including the Chairman of the Batticaloa District Chamber of Commerce and Industry were in attendance. CDR5 Developing links with University of Salford, UK & international academia - National Disaster Management Coordinating Committee, Ministry of Disaster Management, Sri Lanka, July 2011. CDR6 Letter from UNHABITAT Programme Manager on the CIB W89: International Conference in Building Education and Research (BEAR 2008), Kandalama, Sri Lanka 10th - 15th February 2008. The conference addressed many aspects of building education and research and also had a special focus on the construction professional’s ability to anticipate and respond to unexpected events that damage or destroy an infrastructure project – from earthquakes and climate change to terrorist attacks – and reflect construction’s on-going responsibility toward an infrastructure’s users. This activity demonstrates CDR involvement in DRR Activities over a sustained period of time CDR7 Letters from the beneficiaries of the EURASIA project. In partnership with institutions in Estonia and Lithuania as well as Sri Lanka itself, Salford took the leading role in the EURASIA – European and Asian Infrastructure Advantage project. To this effect, EURASIA is an international research project that involves CDR8 2.2 Ideas have taken root with strong institutional base 2.3 Accomplishments extend over a period of time (not solely related to performance of official duties) No Category Key theme from the award criteria CDR example with brief summary Document name (in Dropbox) collaboration between Asian and European higher education Institutions. The programme specifically aims to enhance the capacity of the partner institutions for training, teaching and research activities required for the creation and long-term management of public and commercial facilities and infrastructure. In doing so, the project will support the on-going recovery programmes set up in Sri Lanka following the Indian Ocean Tsunami of December 2004. 2.4 Ideas are being considered for replication in other settings 3 Review criteria CDR provided input to the University of Newcastle, Australia Masters of Disaster Preparedness and Reconstruction. CDR9, CDR10 Criteria: Demonstrates attention to multiple elements essential to disaster risk reduction 3.1 Gender perspective 3.2 Community participation 3.3 Capacity building PhD project on Mainstreaming Women into Decision Making in Disaster Reduction in the Built Environment. CDR11 PhD project on Empowering Women during Post Disaster Reconstruction. CDR12 Risk Management for Community Based Post Disaster Reconstruction – A presentation made at the Mini-Symposium entitled “Best Practices for Disaster Management” Organized by the International Institute for Infrastructure, Renewal and Reconstruction (IIIRR), Schulich School of Engineering, University of Calgary, Feb. 11, 2010. CDR13 PhD project on Project Risk Management for Community Based Post Disaster Housing Reconstruction. CDR14 Workshop on Capacity Development for Disaster Risk Reduction in the Built Environment CIB World Congress 2010, Meeting Society’s Challenges – Disaster Management. CDR15, CDR16 Capacity building of disaster waste management for disaster risk reduction. Presentation at the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) Construction, Building and Real Estate International Research Conference (COBRA), Université CDR17 No Category Key theme from the award criteria CDR example with brief summary Document name (in Dropbox) Paris-Dauphine in Paris, France, September 2010. 3.4 Technology transfer Impacts of flooding on SMEs and their relevance to Chartered Surveyors – The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors report & presentation. CDR18, CDR19 3.5 Training and education CDR brochure and set of slides which explains the depth and breath of training and education activities we are doing: PhD programme CPD programme Curriculum development Other capacity building events Capacity development for a resilient built environment workshop at the at the UNDP National Training Workshop on Disaster Risk Assessment and Management for the Coastal Zone of Sri Lanka - Developing a knowledge base on Hazards, Vulnerabilities and Capacities for Disaster Risk Reduction, “Capacity building for preparedness and reconstruction, risk and resilience”. CDR20, CDR21 Stakeholder identification and engagement in disaster risk reduction workshop, at the at the UNDP National Training Workshop on Disaster Risk Assessment and Management for the Coastal Zone of Sri Lanka - Developing a knowledge base on Hazards, Vulnerabilities and Capacities for Disaster Risk Reduction, “Capacity building for preparedness and reconstruction, risk and resilience”. CDR23, CDR24 CDR is leading a project entitled CEREBELLA: Community Engagement for Risk Erosion in Bangladesh to Enhance Lifelong Advantage, CEREBELLA, a project funded by the British Council INSPIRE strategic partnership, promotes the UN disaster resilient city concept by getting the involvement of communities in designing and engaging in disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation activities to develop a strong local information base on hazards, vulnerability and risk of community. Patuakhali region in Bangladesh is used as a case study to carry out this study as this region is highly affected by natural Hazards and our Bangladesh partner is Patuakhali Science and Technology University (PSTU). CDR25 Resilience of SMEs against extreme weather, CREW Final Conference, RICS, London, CDR19 3.6 Climate change adaptation CDR22 No Category Key theme from the award criteria CDR example with brief summary Document name (in Dropbox) 25th November 2011 3.7 Cultural diversity 4 Review criteria CDR led a project entitled ‘Conflict prevention through infrastructure reconstruction’. This work has focused on understanding how infrastructure reconstruction programmes are impacting upon social cohesion among local communities in conflict-affected areas of Sri Lanka. The beneficiaries belonged to diverse communities with a post-history of inter-community conflict and tension CDR26 Criteria: Excellence in innovation, outreach, impact and collaboration to improve the resilience of nations and communities to disasters 4.1 Ideas changed behaviour within community 4.2 Actions have an impact on people in varied settings (government, civil society, education, scientific and private sector community) Presentation on the Concept of Empowerment , UNDP National Training Workshop on Disaster Risk Assessment and Management for the Coastal Zone of Sri Lanka Developing a knowledge base on Hazards, Vulnerabilities and Capacities for Disaster Risk Reduction, “Capacity building for preparedness and reconstruction, risk and resilience”, Kandy, Sri Lanka – June 2010. CDR27 An exploration of the built environment field’s contribution to an inter-disciplinary strategy for disaster resilience, presentation made at the Mini-Symposium entitled “Best Practices for Disaster Management” Organized by the International Institute for Infrastructure, Renewal and Reconstruction (IIIRR), Schulich School of Engineering, University of Calgary, Feb. 11, 2010 CDR28 Seminars on inclusive development (9th March 2012, Batticaloa and 10th March in Vavuniya) attended by 64 representatives from NGOs and contractors operating in the East. Co-organised (in conjunction with the Ministry for Disaster Management) and led an “inclusive development” session at training workshop (Batticaloa, 9th March 2012) attended by 46 representatives from Mannar and Eravur Urban councils and Batticaloa Municipal council CDR29 Session on “Ten-point Checklist - Essentials for Making Cities Resilient”, Resilient City Programme, Sri Lanka - Disaster Risk Management Training Program for Local Government Councils, organised by the Ministry of Disaster Management Sri Lanka and Disaster Management Centre, Sri Lanka in Batticaloa, Sri Lanka, March 2012. Participants included representatives from Mannar UC, Eravur UC and Batticaloa MC, CDR30 No Category Key theme from the award criteria CDR example with brief summary Document name (in Dropbox) District DMC Assistant Directors, Resource Persons and Facilitators 4.3 Helped trigger successful partnerships Experts from across Europe have joined together in a new academic network funded by the European Union to improve disaster preparedness in cities worldwide. CDR31 The project, called ANDROID (Academic Network for Disaster Resilience to Optimise Educational Development), aims to promote co-operation and innovation among European higher education institutions to increase society’s resilience to disasters of human and natural origin – such as earthquakes or the damage caused by ongoing wars. ANDROID, supported by an EU grant worth €800,000, will run for three years and is led by University of Salford’s Centre for Disaster Resilience, based in the UK. A consortium of partners from 64 European higher education institutions has embarked on the project, joined by three institutions from Australia, Canada and SriLanka. 4.4 Are cited by others as being influential in other fields CDR members’ work has been extensively cited by peers in the field and other users from other fields. CDR32 4.5 Have impact not just locally but nationally, region-wide or globally 2 members of the CDR are the editors of the International journal of Disaster Resilience in the Built Environment is the leading academic journal to promote research and scholarly activity associated with the UNISDR “Making Cities Resilient” Campaign. In particular, it aims at developing the skills and knowledge of the built environment professions and will strengthen their capacity in strategic and practical aspects of disaster prevention, mitigation, response and reconstruction to mitigate the effects of disasters nationally and internationally. The journal publishes original and refereed material that contributes to the advancement of the research and practice, and provides contributing authors with an opportunity to disseminate their research and experience to a broad audience. It is indexed in prestigious indexing services including SCOPUS. CDR33 The Journal is edited by Professors Dilanthi Amaratunga & Richard Haigh from the Centre for Disaster Resilience, University of Salford, UK, which is a key partner of the No Category Key theme from the award criteria CDR example with brief summary Document name (in Dropbox) UNISDR “Making Cities Resilient” Campaign. Editors are also the Advisory Panel members of the Campaign. 5 Review criteria Criteria: Demonstrates propensity for innovative approaches 5.1 Actions taken were the “first-ever” within nominee’s network or community “There is now recognition of the need for collaboration on a large scale that involves a plurality of actors. ANDROID project, led by CDR is based on an inter-disciplinary consortium of partners that comprises scientists from applied human, social and natural disciplines. Addressing disaster risk is an endless or continuous process that cannot stop,” Professor Amaratunga from the Centre for Disaster Resilience said. CDR34 5.2 Actions triggered new types of partnerships There was growing recognition that achieving conflict sensitive reconstruction requires inter-disciplinary solutions; those professions traditionally involved in reconstruction of infrastructure – the construction industry – must understand the sensitive environment in which they will be operating. In response to these challenges, this project (www.reconstructionforpeace.org) brought together a creative international collaboration that was inter-disciplinary, multi-cultural and inter-sectoral. This exceptional collaboration was between the University of Salford in the UK and the University of Colombo, Eastern University & the University of Jaffna in Sri Lanka. It was thus able to draw upon an international team of academics who represented the built environment, sociology and archaeology disciplines. At the outset, the research teams worked together intensively in a series of residential workshops to plan the research. The collaboration benefited from having partners based in the conflict affected and remote regions of Sri Lanka, where much of the field work was undertaken, as well as experienced partners based in Colombo, and the University of Salford who had been working in Sri Lanka for over 25 years and employed several Sri Lankan researchers. This international and multi-ethnic research team was therefore able to interact with and collect data from diverse communities. CDR26, CDR35, CDR36 EURASIA – European and Asian Infrastructure Advantage is an international research collaboration between Asian and European higher education Institutions, and CDR was the lead partner. The programme specifically aims to enhance the capacity of the partner institutions for training, teaching and research activities required for the CDR37 No Category Key theme from the award criteria CDR example with brief summary Document name (in Dropbox) creation and long-term management of public and commercial facilities and infrastructure. In doing so, the project will support the on-going recovery programmes set up in Sri Lanka following the Indian Ocean Tsunami of December 2004. This project is funded under the ASIALINK programme of the European Commission. 6 7 Characteristic Characteristic 5.3 Ideas make use of technology in ways rarely seen before Due to the challenges and opportunities associated with globalisation of the research agenda and advancements in information and communication technologies, research collaborations (both international and national) have become increasingly popular over the last decade. The concept of Virtual Research Environments is emerging as a way of addressing the complex challenges associated with conducting collaborative research. This report introduces research that has attempted to develop and use a Virtual Research Environment in support of managing and administering a large international research project, led by CDR. VEBER – Virtual Environment for the Built Environment Research – is a web based collaborative tool based on a state-of-the-art online communication framework. CDR38 5.4 Ideas constitute a “breakthrough” Work on integrating disaster risk reduction practices into infrastructure reconstruction. It also included the details of an approach to assess the influence on socio-economic development. CDR39 Heightening People’s awareness of their vulnerability to disaster; Key note address entitled “Post Disaster Re-construction Challenges: Case Studies from Post-tsunami Sri Lanka”, 4th International i-Rec Conference 2008 Building resilience: Achieving effective post-disaster reconstruction, Christchurch, New Zealand, April 2008 – slides. CDR40 CDR has published numerous newspaper and magazine articles aimed at creating wider awareness of peoples’ vulnerability to disasters. CDR41, CDR42, CDR43 The International Conference on Building Resilience (www.buildresilience.org) welcomed over 125 international and Sri Lankan academics, practitioners, professionals and policy makers concerned with interdisciplinary approaches to disaster risk reduction, and the development of sustainable communities and cities. The conference had a particular focus on the challenges associated with CDR44 Transmitting new insights and knowledge to the larger community on how to build resilience to No 8 9 Category Characteristic Characteristic Key theme from the award criteria CDR example with brief summary disaster reconstruction of communities in a post-war environment. The Conference was chaired by Centre for Disaster Resilience, University of Salford, UK. The conference programme incorporated keynote addresses by respected government officials, leading industrialists and implementers, and distinguished local and international academics. The proceedings were widely publicised via web links to a much wider audience. Document name (in Dropbox) “A Resilient City – A myth or a reality?” The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) Annual Research Conference on Building and Construction (COBRA), Dauphine Université Paris, France, on 2-3 September 2010. CDR45 An Exploration of the Construction Industry’s Role in Disaster Preparedness, Response and Recovery. Presentation at the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) Construction, Building and Real Estate International Research Conference (COBRA), UCL, London, September 2006. CDR46 Engaging the larger community in activities – economic, financial, legal, educational, social or cultural – that help strengthen society’s preparedness against disaster; CDR, along with the Chamber of Construction Sri Lanka, helping to empower communities in post conflict areas in Sri Lanka mainly in capacity building in the reconstruction process. With the Chamber Salford partnership provided expertise in the field of Disaster Mitigation and Reconstruction to those who have been entrapped for nearly three decades. This formed the basis of the University of Salford Times Higher international collaboration of the year award submission. CDR47 Working closely with the Chamber of Construction Sri Lanka with a view to incorporate conflict transformation concepts into training curricular so that the trainers of USAID funded “Conflict transformation and rebuilding of social and economic security through Construction Craftsman Training of persons in conflict affected and poverty stricken areas in the Northern Province and the bordering districts of Sri Lanka” project will receive training on the application of conflict transformation tools. CDR48 Engaging in any other activities recognized as essential in promoting CDR is helping Patuakhali Science and Technology University (PSTU) in Bangladesh to understand and explore disaster management activities carried out in Bangladesh and to formulate a Masters Curricular with the support of the British Council CDR49 No Category Key theme from the award criteria CDR example with brief summary disaster mitigation and building disaster resilience, such as early warning, education or similar activities. Bangladesh and the University Grants Commission, Bangladesh. Launch of the Making Cities Resilient: My City is Getting Ready, Kandalama, Sri Lanka on 19 July 2011, In association with International Conference on Building Resilience: Interdisciplinary approaches to disaster risk reduction, and the development of sustainable communities and cities (www.buildresilience.org) Document name (in Dropbox) CDR57 The Ministry of Disaster Management and CDR led the national launch of the “Making Cities Resilient: My City is Getting Ready”, also in partnership with Ministry of Local Government and Practical Action, UNDP Sri Lanka and UNISDR. 10 11 Strategic goal… Strategic goal… The more effective integration of disaster risk considerations into sustainable development policies The development and strengthening of institutions, mechanisms and capacities at all levels, in particular at the community level, that can systematically contribute to building Invited speech on "Community based disaster risk reduction – examples from post disaster reconstruction" at Patuakhali Science and Technology University (PSTU) in Bangladesh. CDR50 Presentation on Integrate disaster risk reduction in the city development plans, as part of the Resilient City Programme, Sri Lanka Disaster Risk Management Training Program for Local Government Councils organised by the Disaster Management Centre and Ministry of Disaster Management, Sri Lanka from 8th and 9th March 2012. Participants included representatives from Mannar UC, Eravur UC and Batticaloa MC, District DMC Assistant Directors, Resource Persons and Facilitators. CDR51 Presentation on Integrating disaster risk reduction within the infrastructure reconstruction sector, international symposium on disaster resilience, RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia, November 2010. CDR52 Reflective Discussion: Development of Societal Resilience to Disasters, at International Conference on Building Resilience: Interdisciplinary approaches to disaster risk reduction, and the development of sustainable communities and cities (www.buildresilience.org). CDR53 Working with local authorities in Sri Lanka - The International Conference on Building Resilience: Interdisciplinary approaches to disaster risk reduction, and the development of sustainable communities and cities held in July 2011 in Sri Lanka represented an opportunity to gain important feedback in relation to the campaign’s CDR54 No 12 13 Category Characteristic Characteristic Key theme from the award criteria CDR example with brief summary Document name (in Dropbox) resilience to hazards. ten point criteria for reducing disaster risk, as well as to get some early input from local government as to their capacity in these areas. The systematic incorporation of risk reduction approaches into the design and implementation of emergency preparedness, response and recovery programmes in the reconstruction of affected communities Presentation entitled Disaster Resilient Built Environment: A Community Based Disaster Risk Reduction Approach, Patuakhali Science and Technology University, Bangladesh, September 2011. CDR58 PhD project on Gender mainstreaming in sustainable post disaster reconstruction: Earthquake regions in Indonesia. CDR55 Making clear proposals and recommendations to influence disaster risk reduction policy based on evidence Sri Lanka welcomed 110 local and international delegates for a major international conference on building resilience to disasters at Kandalama, Sri Lanka, 19th – 21st July, 2011. This event was led by the CDR and the major findings were presented during the conference by leading scientists and practitioners. They are provided as a means to inform policy for national and local government, thereby helping to ensure that the conference results in positive action towards sustainable development and reduced disaster risk. CDR56