Capacity building of disaster waste management

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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)
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Key theme from the
award criteria
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(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
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award criteria
CDR example with brief summary
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(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).
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Resilience of SMEs against extreme weather, CREW Final Conference, RICS, London,
CDR19
3.6 Climate change
adaptation
CDR22
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award criteria
CDR example with brief summary
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(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
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award criteria
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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
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award criteria
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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
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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.
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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
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9
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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
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award criteria
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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.
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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
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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
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