Introducing Projects Legacy and Survival

1. INTRODUCING PROJECTS LEGACY AND SURVIVAL DR. WALTER HAYS US GEOLOGICAL SURVERY (Retired) GLOBAL ALLIANCE FOR DISASTER REDUCTION

2. LAWS THAT FACILITATE REACHING THE GOAL OF ELIMINATING CATASTROPHES A FRAMEWORK FOR: THE JOURNEY TOWARDS DISASTER RESILIENCE LAW OF SIGNIFICANCE LAW OF THE BIG PICTURE LAW OF MOUNT EVEREST LAW OF THE PRICE TAG LAW OF THE COMPASS LAW OF THE CHAIN LAW OF THE CATALYST LAW OF THE NICHE

3. EXAMPLE: WE CAN AND SHOULD GO FROM “GEM“ TO - - -

4. EXAMPLE CONTINUED-- “GERR"

5. LET’S AGREE THAT AN EDUCATIONAL SURGE TO BUILD EDUCATIONAL, TECHENICAL AND POLITICAL CAPACITY IN EVERY COMMUNITIY OF THE WORLD, STARTING WITH OUR OWN , IS REALISTIC

6. LET’S ENVISION A GLOBAL SURGE IN EDUCATIONAL , TECHNICAL AND POLITICAL CAPACITY BUILDING THAT MAKES ALL COMMUNITIES OF THE WORLD DISASTER RESILIENT

7. LET’S AGREE THAT OUR OWN PAST “DISASTER LABORATORIES” ARE THE BEST FRAMEWORK FOR 1,000,000 + TARGETED EDUCATIONAL SURGES

19. A GLOBAL PLATFORM - Strategic Interactions - LINKED SURGES A GLOBAL RESOURCE KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE DISASTER LABORATORIES LATIN AMERICA AND CARIBBEAN REGION PARTNERS: DISASTER RISK REDUCTION FOR COMMUNITIES NORTH AMERICAN REGION PARTNERS: CONTINUING EDUCATION AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE ISLAND NATIONS PARTNERS: MEDITERRANEAN REGION PARTNERS: EUROPEAN REGION PARTNERS: TURNING POINTS FOR CHANGE EDUCATIONAL SURGES CAPACITY BUILDING PRIMERS MEETINGS ASIAN REGION PARTNERS: SUBSAHARA AFRICA REGION PARTNERS:

20. GLOBAL KNOWLEDGE - Perspectives On Science, Policy, And Change

21. COMMUNITY KNOWLEDGE - Perspectives On Science, Policy, And Change

22. GLOBAL EXPERIENCES - Perspectives On Science, Policy, And Change