AGREEMENT OF COOPERATIONbetween

UNITED NATIONS HUMAN SETTLEMENTS PROGRAMME

Global Platform for Disaster ReductionRisk Identification and National Capacity to Manage Risks

PILOT PROJECT: Risk Mapping for Strategic Planning of Shelter Response in Tijuana, Baja California, México.

Other cities: Katmandu Nepal and Maputo, Mozambique

Laura Gurza JaidarGeneral Coordinator,

National Civil Protection of Mexico

May 8-13, 2011 Geneva, Switzerland

GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION

Long-term UN-Baja California collaboration

• RADIUS Tijuana Project (UN-Municipality) 1998-1999- Earthquake damage scenario and Action Plan for Disaster Risk

Management

• GESI Project (Global Earthquake Safety Initiative) with GeoHazards International and UNCRD 2000-2001- Application of a risk index to rank urban areas and identify mitigation

options

• UNESCO – CCTI Project 2004- Incorporation of Disaster Risk Management in Urban Planning- Incorporation of Risk Management in school education

Creation of a Culture of Prevention• RADIUS Tijuana Program 1999-2011 (http://radius-tij.cicese.mx)• 215 monthly meetings of RADIUS Group (Jan. 1999-Apr. 2011)• 9 Simulation drills with participation of all sectors of community• 12 Workshops on Prevention issues• 8 Seminars for Media

RADIUS Group meeting No. 213 (Feb. 2011)

This project

• Objective: To prepare, before the disaster, a Shelter Plan that is:– Based on realistic impact estimates (damage scenarios)– Developed with the participation of all related institutions– Agreed by all the relevant authorities and institutions– Communicated and disseminated among the community

• Process:– Preparation of damage scenarios due to plausible events– Estimation of shelter needs– Analysis of the legal and institutional frameworks fro shelter provision– Preparation of a Shelter Plan with the participation of all relevant authorities

and institutions– Dissemination of the Shelter Plan among the community– Implementation of a simulation exercise to apply the plan

MUNICIPIODE

TIJUANA B.C.

6 possible earthquakes were selected

Damage Evaluation

          c c                                    c c c                                  c c c c c                                c d c c c                                b d d c c c b                            c c c c c c b a b c                    a c c c b c c c c c b                a a a c c c c b c c d c b c              b a a c c c b b c c c d c b a            c b b b c c a a c c d d c b a            a b c b c b a a b c b c b c b            a a b a b a a a a a b c a b b                  a a a a a a a a a a b                    a a a a a a a a a a b b                  a a a a a a a a a a a a a                a a a a a a a a a a a a a b a                a a a a a a a a a a a b b a                a a b a a a a a a b a b b b            a a a a b b a a a b b b b b a a

          a a a b b b b a a b a a b a a a

          a a a a a a a a a b b a a a a a

        a a a a a a a a a a a b a a a a a

        a a a a a a a a a a a a     a a a

          a a a a a a a a a a         a a

            a a a a a a a a                            a a a a a a                

Color ID

Automatic Range Manual Range

From To From Toa 0 18 0 18b 18 35 18 35c 35 53 35 53d 53 70 53 70

Estimated distribution of buildings damage

Estimation of shelter needs

SAB CEN CTO CCO CVE LME PRE OTA PLA TAB TotalEQ1 10,000 4,622 8,917 3,282 1,226 5,839 7,276 4,497 6,372 6,246 58,277EQ2 12,392 4,593 6,853 3,661 3,184 7,012 8,576 3,341 5,335 9,503 64,449EQ3 3,025 2,792 1,942 2,400 1,360 2,751 8,457 1,266 947 3,648 28,588EQ4 12,465 10,140 11,085 6,676 1,703 9,942 15,133 7,984 6,019 10,169 91,316EQ5 4,986 4,504 2,900 4,289 2,581 5,317 16,561 1,993 1,456 6,338 50,925EQ6 6,411 6,063 5,761 3,581 1,032 4,979 8,437 3,985 3,216 4,979 48,444

Number of persons with shelter needs estimated for the six earthquake scenarios

Shelter Plan Preparation

• Participants: • Municipality.• State.• Federation.• National Defense Secretary.• Marine Secretary• Red Cross• Volunteers• International Humanitarian Institutions and other countries.

Dissemination among the community

Shelter plan uploaded on Google Map

Simulation exercise with all sectors of society

18 – September – 2009

The steps forward

Replication in other cities and states of Mexico

Mayors of 5 cities of Baja California sign collaboration agreement

Challenges

• General approach– Still emphasis is in emergency response– Competing needs and priorities – no funding– Lack of political commitment

• Technical– Limited sharing of information– Lack of multi-disciplinary approaches

Challenges

• Impact– Sustainability of efforts is not guaranteed– Continuity of programmes is not guaranteed– Incorporation of risk considerations in decision making is

still minimum– Incorporation of the community is still limited

Recommendations

• Move from short-term projects to long-term, comprehensive programs to ensure continuity and impact

• Enhance support to local authorities and efforts instead of focusing only in central-government oriented initiatives

• Make local capacity development a priority to ensure sustainability and self-sufficiency