Progressing the Concept of Resilience in Risk Reduction and Disaster Management

Progressing the concept of resilience in risk reduction and disaster management Charlie Dowdall Global Risk Forum GRF Davoswww.grforum.org

Resilience; the capacity of a system towithstand shocks due to internal or externalforcing, to rebuild itself with efficiency, andto improve on the pre-existing statewherever possible www.grforum.org

The phases of a disaster cycle www.grforum.org

Schematic of Resilience Event Resilience is high if A is small (Vulnerability) Functionality AFunctionality Loss in Robustness Recovery Time Time t event t recovery www.grforum.org

Resilience VulnerabilityFunctionality Recovery Time t event Time t recovery www.grforum.org

Resilience Vulnerability ResilienceFunctionality Recovery Time t event Time t recovery www.grforum.org

Resilience VulnerabilityFunctionality Recovery Time t event Time t recovery www.grforum.org

Resilience Vulnerability ResilienceFunctionality Recovery Time t event Time t recovery www.grforum.org

Resilience Robustness Vulnerability ResilienceFunctionality Recovery Time t event Time t recovery www.grforum.org

Conclusions• Present thinking on risk reduction, disaster management and climate change adaptation would be better served if they were to harmonise more effectively• The challenge going forward for resilience theory will be to achieve such an holistic direction, and to more readily understand and better explain the nature of uncertain futures• Resilience measures are implemented during all phases of the disaster cycle, enabling societies to be more adaptable to future shock• Resilience theory has great potential to strengthen sustainability and to contribute enormously to a more safe and secure future www.grforum.org

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Progressing the Concept of Resilience in Risk Reduction and Disaster Management

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