Transcript SISMO 15.08.09

Emergency Management CEO Seminar
12 al 14 de agosto, 2008
Lessons Learned from South
Earthquake in Peru
August 15, 2007
Eng. Alberto Bisbal Sanz
National Director of Prevention
National Insititute of Civil Defense of Peru
INTRODUCTION
Having made a comprehensive analysis of all
elements, facts and circumstances that have
taken part in the process of managing the
emergence of august 15, 2007, is narrated
below, in an abstract theme which reflects
objectively
the
value
judgements
and
assessments that have experienced the
National System of Civil Defense - SINADECI,
compared with the disaster.
INTRODUCTION
In the framework outlined are designed 5 core
aspects, which in the opinion of INDECI - as the lead
agency system - consolidate all the multiplicity of
actions, facts and circumstances that have developed
various processes that demanded the attention of the
emergency, taken from one's own self-critical
expressions, experiences and reflections of the actors
in the emergency, collected and consolidated on the
occasion of "International Event Lessons Learned
from South Earthquake", developed at the Museo de
la Nacion on November 14-15, 2007, organized by
INDECI.
COMPILATION OF THE CORE ASPECTS OF LESSONS
LEARNED
(PREPAREDNESS AND PREVENTION ACTIVITIES)

Operativity of SINADECI - level initial coordination.

Communications of Emergencies.

System Resources.

Aspects of training and public awareness.

Planning aspects
OPERATIVITY OF
COORDINATION.
SINADECI
-
LEVEL
INITIAL
Lessons:
 The development of a management mechanism
properly articulated, for coordination and
information flow between authorities and
institutions of all levels of government, including
the private sector, constitutes a priority need, in
order to respond better provision, emergencies
and disasters in the country.
OPERATIVITY OF
COORDINATION.
SINADECI
-
LEVEL
INITIAL
Lessons:
 It is an urgent matter to entrust the institutes of the
Consultative Council of Scientific Technological of
INDECI, the formulation of coordination protocols,
which allow a supply of information networking,
ongoing and timely basis, to facilitate decisionmaking on scientific bases in emergencies and / or
disasters.
 The socialization and dissemination of strategies
and contingency plans at the actors operating
system, both public institutions, foreign teams, and
organizations involved in caring for the affected
population, is a priority need to be resolved.
COMMUNICATIONS OF EMERGENCIES.
Lessons:

Communication is an essential element in any process
of emergency management, so that establishing an
emergency communication system at the national
level, which is permanently active, providing
information
management
and
decision-making
emergency and / or disaster, is a topic of primary
interest.
In the same order, promote the participation of radio
amateurs in support of emergency operations,
especially in disaster constitutes a necessary
complement to the emergency communication system
proposed.
COMMUNICATIONS OF EMERGENCIES.
Lessons:

The development of protocols to interact with
members of SINADECI in operational activities and
response, based on a sectoral communication
network for reporting damage assessment and
needs analysis (EDAN) and the distribution of aid
Humanitarian to the affected population, is an
aspect that must be dealt with immediately and
concerted way.
COMMUNICATIONS OF EMERGENCIES.
Lessons:
 Having mechanisms auto companies call for telecom
operators to facilitate the actions of the first response
teams in case of emergency and / or disaster, is a
necessity, to deal with better provision, emergencies and
disasters. These aspects must be considered and
implemented as public policy concessions in the state,
respect for service operators.
 The testing of cross-communications is a necessity to
ensure the quality of communications and improve
preparedness for users, in order to better cope with
emergencies and disaster readiness.
SYSTEM RESOURCES
Lessons:
 It is vitally important to understand that financial resources
earmarked for prevention constitute an investment rather
than an expense, it is therefore imperative to ensure that
regional and local governments consider in their
institutional and participatory budgets, resources for
prevention and care disaster.
 It is strategically important to have a Seismic Network
Satellite and Tsunami Alert Network that allows data
transmission in real time to the institutions responsible for
prevention, to take preventive actions respective, this is a
clear need for cope with better provision, emergencies
and disasters.
SYSTEM RESOURCES
Lessons:
 Having funding for the empowerment of a system of
automatic gauges to sub regional level, in order to facilitate
monitoring and tracking of a possible wave along the coasts
of the countries of Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Chile, is a
necessity, to deal with better provision, emergencies and
disasters.
 Hygiene is a key component to prevent diseases and
epidemics after an earthquake, therefore, have appropriate
health systems to treat sewage in the shelters also have
stocks of supplies water disinfection and control vectors
and rodents, is an urgent need in these processes.
SYSTEM RESOURCES
Lessons:
 There is a need for pumping equipment on trucks to
supply water to elevated tanks or provide storage
tanks that are located at ground level.
 It demonstrates the importance of nationally with
Network Systems Water Drainage and earthquake
resistant, to prevent such occurrence before the
collapse of a seismic movement because our
country because of its geographical location is
constantly exposed to this type of events.
SYSTEM RESOURCES
Lessons:
 It is necessary to consider in installing shelters
and organization of the following aspects to better
care for the affected population:
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Provision of family-size tents.
Respecting the protocol installation of
shelters to avoid fires, disease outbreaks and
others.
Monitoring multisectoral (Sanitation Security).
Temporary facilities housing more resistance
if the reconstruction process requires longer
terms to one year.
SYSTEM RESOURCES
Lessons:
 It showed the need for the Armed Forces have
basic equipment to help the population in
emergency situations.
 Having overcome the emergency, there was need
for standardized basic modules of classrooms to
join with others to provide classrooms for greater
capacity when necessary to maintain the
continuity of school classes.
ASPECTS OF TRAINING AND PUBLIC AWARENESS.
Lessons:
 It was found the need to increase and strengthen the
mechanisms for training to the authorities and population
in the doctrine of Civil Defense to improve their
preparedness to act in disaster prevention and care,
helping to improve the perception of the population
regarding the role and powers of INDECI and members of
SINADECI.
 It showed the need to train medical personnel and care in
health care in disasters and prepare staff and technical
assistance, for the proper handling of dead bodies in
disaster situations.
 It is necessary to develop information campaigns for the
general public about the handling of excreta and solid
waste in order to disseminate it, the danger his handling
inappropriate.
ASPECTS OF TRAINING AND PUBLIC AWARENESS.
Lessons:
 The training of personnel who will participate in the actions of
care in the emergency shelters and health, the armed field
hospitals and tents as well as in managing the medical
instruments used (syringes, needles, etc.), which can risking the
health of the population, is an urgent need that must be
addressed.
It has become evident the need for ongoing training programmes
at the national level, in search and rescue techniques for
collapsed structures of light and medium level in order to
improve preparedness for rescue units Corps General
Firefighters.
It has shown the strategic nature of establishing permanent
training programmes at the national level, to manage
telecommunications equipment to improve the preparation of the
communications operators of the Committees of Civil Defense.
PLANNING ASPECTS
Lessons:
 A key challenge for improving the management
processes of emergencies and disasters in general lies in
making the concept of prevention is incorporated into
strategic planning at all levels of the country, as a
mandatory component, should institute mechanisms for
verification thereof . In that order, it is vital that regional
and local governments have their plans for Disaster
Prevention and Response approved; requiring that the
respective Civil Defence Committees are formed and
operate.
It showed the need to strengthen capacities for planning,
monitoring and supervision of the tasks of cleaning and
removal of rubble, incorporating planning technical
advice, equipment and machinery employment in other
sectors if necessary, to achieve greater efficiency in these
tasks.
PLANNING ASPECTS
Lessons:
 It is necessary to strengthen the organizational units of
regional and local governments responsible for land
management, packaging and territorial supervision of urban
development and buildings to reduce vulnerability, promoting
the use of hazard maps and studies of soils in urban planning.
 Have an internal organization within the Ministry of Foreign
Affairs, in emergencies, coordinate with foreign governments
to send humanitarian aid in order to facilitate their remove from
customs, is a necessity that must be addressed to more short
term.
 The monitoring of compliance of earthquake resistant
construction in all types of buildings, in order to lessen the
vulnerability in the event of medium or large earthquakes of
magnitude, is an urgent need for implementation, greater
willingness to deal with emergencies and disasters.
PLANNING ASPECTS
Lessons:
 The updating of contingency plans for big
earthquakes, incorporating planning installation of
shelters, the model of organizing soup kitchens
and common pots, as an effective way of
addressing food mass is a necessity that must be
implemented.
 It is essential to develop a Plan of Care Mental
Health and Environmental disaster, both for
victims and for those involved in addressing the
emergency.
THANKS