“Scien+fic Knowledge and the Risks implied by DRR and CCA Legisla+ons”

1. Enabling Knowledge for Disaster Risk Reduction
in integration to Climate Change Adaptation
National Seminar Workshop
Scientific Knowledge and the Risks implied
by DRR and CCA Legislations
Residencia de Estudiantes. Madrid, Spain. 17-18 November 2014
KNOW-­‐4-­‐DRR
Na+onal
Seminar
Workshop
17-­‐18
November
2014.
Residencia
de
Estudiantes,
Madrid,
Spain
“Scien+fic
Knowledge
and
the
Risks
implied
by
DRR
and
CCA
Legisla+ons”
CSIC
(María
José
Jiménez,
Mariano
García-­‐Fernández)

2. Enabling Knowledge for Disaster Risk Reduction
in integration to Climate Change Adaptation
National Seminar Workshop
Scientific Knowledge and the Risks implied
by DRR and CCA Legislations
Residencia de Estudiantes. Madrid, Spain. 17-18 November 2014
Workshop
Day
1:
Monday,
17th
November
2014
13:30-­‐14:30 Welcome
and
Coffee/Tea/light
Lunch
A@ernoon
Session
1
(Chair:
Mariano
García-­‐Fernández)
14:30
–
14:45 Brief
presenta+on/update
of
KNOW4DRR
Scira
Menoni
KNOW-­‐4-­‐DRR
Coord.
Politecnico
Milano
14:45
–
15:00 Introduc+on
of
Par+cipants All
15:00
–
15:15 Introduc+on
to
the
Workshop
María
José
Jiménez
&
Mariano
García
IGEO
–
CSIC,
Madrid
15:15
–
15:45
“Disaster
mi+ga+on
and
climate
change
adapta+on
in
+mes
of
economic
crisis:
Summary
of
results
of
KNOW4DRR
Workshop
in
Athens,
Greece
on
April
7,
2014”
Miranda
Dandoulaki
Harokopio
University
Athens
15:45
–
16:15
“Scien+fic
knowledge,
disaster
risk
reduc+on
and
adapta+on
to
climate
change:
problems
and
opportuni+es
in
Spain.
Summary
of
results
of
KNOW4DRR
preparatory
workshop
in
Madrid,
Spain
on
April
29,
2014”
María
José
Jiménez
IGEO
–CSIC,
Madrid
16:15
–
16:30 Coffee
break

3. Enabling Knowledge for Disaster Risk Reduction
in integration to Climate Change Adaptation
National Seminar Workshop
Scientific Knowledge and the Risks implied
by DRR and CCA Legislations
Residencia de Estudiantes. Madrid, Spain. 17-18 November 2014
Workshop
Day
1:
Monday,
17th
November
2014
A@ernoon
Session
2
(Chair:
Mariano
García-­‐Fernández)
16:30
–
17:00 “Natural
Hazards
and
Climate
Change
in
the
Na+onal
Security
Strategy
(Spain)”
José
Luis
González
Depart.
of
Homeland
Security,
Spain
17:00
–
17:30 “CCS
and
Risk
Management:
Legisla+on
and
Regula+ons”
Alfonso
Nájera
Consorcio
Compensación
Seguros,
MEC,
Spain
17:30
– Guided
visit
to
“Residencia
de
Estudiantes”
20:00
– Workshop
Dinner
(“La
Tierruca”
Avda.
Nazaret,
8,
28009
Madrid)

4. Enabling Knowledge for Disaster Risk Reduction
in integration to Climate Change Adaptation
National Seminar Workshop
Scientific Knowledge and the Risks implied
by DRR and CCA Legislations
Residencia de Estudiantes. Madrid, Spain. 17-18 November 2014
Workshop
Day
1
Monday,
17th
November
2014

5. Enabling Knowledge for Disaster Risk Reduction
in integration to Climate Change Adaptation
National Seminar Workshop
Scientific Knowledge and the Risks implied
by DRR and CCA Legislations
Residencia de Estudiantes. Madrid, Spain. 17-18 November 2014
Economic
crisis:
No
relevant
trend
on
increasing
losses
in
Spain.
Actually,
CCS
lowered
the
fees
because
excess
on
accumula+on
of
resources.
Sta+s+cs
show
no
effect
in
last
35
years
(A.
Nájera,
CCS)
Economic
crisis:
Slowing
down
trend
of
increased
flood
risk
associated
to
increased
building
construc+on
in
exposed
areas
in
Spain
(J.
Marquínez,
INDUROT)
Economic
crisis:
Increased
risk
in
the
case
of
forest
fires
in
Greece
(M.
Dandoulaki,
Harokopio
Univ.)
Corrup+on
diminishes
with
crisis:
“Cake”
smaller
size
(B.
de
Marchi,
POLIMI)

6. Enabling Knowledge for Disaster Risk Reduction
in integration to Climate Change Adaptation
National Seminar Workshop
Scientific Knowledge and the Risks implied
by DRR and CCA Legislations
Residencia de Estudiantes. Madrid, Spain. 17-18 November 2014
Economic
crisis:
Relevant
effect
in
competencies
in
Italy
(F.
Puma,
Po
River
Basin
Auth.,
cited
by
S.
Menoni,
POLIMI)
Before
crisis,
high
budgets
→
subcontrac+ng
At
present,
work
carried
out
internally
→
Fostering
collabora+on
among
ins+tu+ons
Spanish
Na+onal
Security
Strategy
2013.
CC
major
environmental
&
socioeconomic
challenge
of
the
21st
c.
CC
key
element,
can
become
a
threat
mul+plier.
CC
provides
opportunity
for
a
more
sustainable
model
of
development
(J.L.
González,
NSD)
Losses
put
pressure
on
legal
rules:
Governments,
Policyholders,
Insurers
(A.
Nájera,
CCS)

7. Enabling Knowledge for Disaster Risk Reduction
in integration to Climate Change Adaptation
National Seminar Workshop
Scientific Knowledge and the Risks implied
by DRR and CCA Legislations
Residencia de Estudiantes. Madrid, Spain. 17-18 November 2014
Workshop
Day
2:
Tuesday,
18th
November
2014
Morning
Session
1
(Chair:
Bruna
de
Marchi)
09:00-­‐09:30 "Legisla+on
to
hydrological
extremes:
Effec+ve
risk
reduc+on
measure?"
Jorge
Olcina
University
of
Alicante
09:30-­‐10:00 Flood
risk
management
in
Spain
and
European
Flood
Direc+ve
Jorge
Marquinez
INDUROT,
Spain
10:00
–
10:30 “Seismic
Risk
Protec+on
Regula+ons:
from
Na+onal
to
local
scales”
Mercedes
Feriche
Inst.
Univ.
Andaluz
de
Geoesica
y
Prevención
de
Desastres
Sísmicos
10:30
–
11:00 "Insurance
and
regula+ons
in
DRR
&
CCA:
cri+cal
issues"
Roland
Nussbaum
Mission
Risques
Naturels,
Paris
11:00
–
11:30 “Accountability
issues
in
emergency
management
and
opera+ons”
Rosa
Mata
Civil
Protecfon
Catalonia
11:30
–
12:00 Coffee
break

8. Enabling Knowledge for Disaster Risk Reduction
in integration to Climate Change Adaptation
National Seminar Workshop
Scientific Knowledge and the Risks implied
by DRR and CCA Legislations
Residencia de Estudiantes. Madrid, Spain. 17-18 November 2014
Workshop
Day
2:
Tuesday,
18th
November
2014
Morning
Session
2
(Chair:
Scira
Menoni)
12:00
–
12:30 “Natural
hazards
in
legal
prac+ce”
Eduard
De
Ribot
DA
Advocats,
Barcelona
12:30
–
13:00
“Scien+sts
facing
courts.
Today’s
challenges
of
providing
scien+fic
exper+se
on
risk
issues
in
uncertain
environments”
Davide
Amato
Cima
Foundafon,
Italy
12:30
–
13:00
"Problems
of
scien+fic
advice
in
emergency
communica+on
and
management"
Bruna
de
Marchi
Politecnico
Milano
13:30
–
14:00 “Challenges
for
governance
in
the
risk
society”
Urbano
Fra
Paleo
Univ.
Extremadura
14:00
–
15:00 Lunch
break

9. Enabling Knowledge for Disaster Risk Reduction
in integration to Climate Change Adaptation
National Seminar Workshop
Scientific Knowledge and the Risks implied
by DRR and CCA Legislations
Residencia de Estudiantes. Madrid, Spain. 17-18 November 2014
Workshop
Day
2
Tuesday,
18th
November
2014

10. Enabling Knowledge for Disaster Risk Reduction
in integration to Climate Change Adaptation
National Seminar Workshop
Scientific Knowledge and the Risks implied
by DRR and CCA Legislations
Residencia de Estudiantes. Madrid, Spain. 17-18 November 2014
Last
30
years
increased
popula+on,
housing
&
economy
in
coastal
areas
of
Spain.
New
factor:
Foreign
residents
&
labour
immigrants
(J.
Olcina,
Univ.
Alicante)
+
popula+on
→
+
vulnerability
Foreign
popula+on
→
more
vulnerable
“Risk
landscapes”:
hazardous
areas
with
high
vulnerability.
Risk
depending
on
type
of
land
occupa+on
and
social
acceptance
of
risk
(J.
Olcina,
Univ.
Alicante)
“Decoupling”
between
land
use
planning
and
risk
management
Regional
spa+al
planning
failed.
Land
use
by
municipali+es
without
formal
spa+al
planning
(using
60’s
70’s
plans)
(J.
Olcina,
Univ.
Alicante)

11. Enabling Knowledge for Disaster Risk Reduction
in integration to Climate Change Adaptation
National Seminar Workshop
Scientific Knowledge and the Risks implied
by DRR and CCA Legislations
Residencia de Estudiantes. Madrid, Spain. 17-18 November 2014
Cost/Benefit
analysis:
Challenge
for
new
plans
on
flood
management
(J.
Marquínez,
INDUROT)
Local
Emergency
Plans
for
municipali+es
in
Andalucía
compulsory
above
a
threshold.
No
budget
allocated
(M.
Feriche,
IAG)
Core
risk
financing
op+ons:
Risk
Reten+on,
Risk
Transfer,
Risk
Sharing
(R.
Nussbaum,
ONRN)
Cost
for
insurance
companies:
70-­‐80%
Risk,
20-­‐30%
Management
(R.
Nussbaum,
ONRN)

12. Enabling Knowledge for Disaster Risk Reduction
in integration to Climate Change Adaptation
National Seminar Workshop
Scientific Knowledge and the Risks implied
by DRR and CCA Legislations
Residencia de Estudiantes. Madrid, Spain. 17-18 November 2014
Household
&
Business
Insurance
main
tool
for
increasing
resilience
against
disasters
(R.
Nussbaum,
ONRN)
Map
of
Civil
Protec+on
of
Catalunya:
Public
Web
app
hnp://taure.icc.cat/pcivil/map.jsp
(R.
Mata,
CPC)
Precau+onary
Principle
(scien+fic
data
insufficient,
inconclusive
or
uncertain
/
preliminary
scien+fic
evalua+on
shows
poten+ally
dangerous
effects
reasonably
be
feared)
to
be
included
in
land
use
and
urban
planning
(E.
De
Ribot,
DAA)
Many
laws
and
regula+ons
for
natural
hazards.
There
should
be
a
Comprehensive
Law
(E.
De
Ribot,
DAA)

13. Enabling Knowledge for Disaster Risk Reduction
in integration to Climate Change Adaptation
National Seminar Workshop
Scientific Knowledge and the Risks implied
by DRR and CCA Legislations
Residencia de Estudiantes. Madrid, Spain. 17-18 November 2014
Sufficient
laws
exists,
but
reality
is
s+ll
in
progress.
What
Is
and
What
Ought
to
Be
(E.
De
Ribot,
DAA)
The
“Performance
Paradox”
in
forecast/predic+on
(D.
Amato,
CIMA)
Dis+nc+on
between
voluntary
choices
vs
contractual
obliga+ons
(D.
Amato,
CIMA)
Community
par+cipa+on
to
emergency
planning
(D.
Amato,
CIMA)
Contamina+on
of
knowledge
–
Common
Glossary
(D.
Amato,
CIMA)

14. Enabling Knowledge for Disaster Risk Reduction
in integration to Climate Change Adaptation
National Seminar Workshop
Scientific Knowledge and the Risks implied
by DRR and CCA Legislations
Residencia de Estudiantes. Madrid, Spain. 17-18 November 2014
Science
advice
is
largely
sought
in
dealing
with
sensi+ve
maners
of
high
public
concern
and
inevitably
associated
with
uncertainty
and
considerable
scien+fic
and
poli+cal
complexity
(P.
Gluckman,
cited
by
B.
De
Marchi,
POLIMI)
R.A.
Pielke,1999.
“Nine
fallacies
of
floods”
(U.
Fra
Paleo,
Univ.
Extremadura)
The
unfolding
of
risk
governance:
Disaster
Response
→
Disaster
Management
→
Emergency
Preparedness
→
Risk
Management
→
Risk
Governance
(U.
Fra
Paleo,
Univ.
Extremadura)

15. Enabling Knowledge for Disaster Risk Reduction
in integration to Climate Change Adaptation
National Seminar Workshop
Scientific Knowledge and the Risks implied
by DRR and CCA Legislations
Residencia de Estudiantes. Madrid, Spain. 17-18 November 2014
Workshop
Day
2:
Tuesday,
18th
November
2014
A@ernoon
Session
1
(Chair:
María
José
Jiménez)
15:00
–
16:00
Panel
Discussion
1
“Approaches,
scales
and
methods
in
laws,
regulafons,
codes
and
standards:
are
those
most
adapted
always
implemented
in
legislafons?”
Patrick
Pigeon
(Chair)
Miranda
Dandoulaki
Jorge
Olcina
16:00
–
16:15 15’
Break
16:15
–
17:15
Panel
Discussion
2
“DRR
and
CCA
legislafon:
Roles,
responsibilifes,
and
accountability
among
the
different
actors”
Funda
Atun
(Chair)
Scira
Menoni
Urbano
Fra
Paleo
17:15 Closing
and
Coffee/Tea/Drinks

16. Enabling Knowledge for Disaster Risk Reduction
in integration to Climate Change Adaptation
National Seminar Workshop
Scientific Knowledge and the Risks implied
by DRR and CCA Legislations
Residencia de Estudiantes. Madrid, Spain. 17-18 November 2014
Workshop
Day
2
Tuesday,
18th
November
2014
Panel
Discussion
1
&
2

17. Enabling Knowledge for Disaster Risk Reduction
in integration to Climate Change Adaptation
National Seminar Workshop
Scientific Knowledge and the Risks implied
by DRR and CCA Legislations
Residencia de Estudiantes. Madrid, Spain. 17-18 November 2014
Legisla+on
in
Spain:
Weak
link
between
land
use
planning
and
risk
management.
Failure
of
regional
scale
(J.
Olcina,
Univ.
Alicante)
Not
assumed
local
scale
is
most
important
in
risk
reduc+on
and
management
(J.
Olcina,
Univ.
Alicante)
Legisla+on
in
Greece:
Massive
issue
of
“legal
formalism”
which
stands
in
the
way
of
effec+ve
and
efficient
governance
(M.
Dandoulaki,
Harokopio
Univ.)
WWF
Hellas
2013
Annual
Report:
Severe
drawback
in
environmental
policies,
both
in
terms
of
loss
of
established
environmental
rights
and
deteriora+on
of
environmental
law
(M.
Dandoulaki,
Harokopio
Univ.)

18. Enabling Knowledge for Disaster Risk Reduction
in integration to Climate Change Adaptation
National Seminar Workshop
Scientific Knowledge and the Risks implied
by DRR and CCA Legislations
Residencia de Estudiantes. Madrid, Spain. 17-18 November 2014
France:
Discrepancies
between
DRR
policies
and
building
code
implementa+on
(P.
Pigeon,
Univ.
Savoie)
Challenges:
(a)
Living
with
uncertain+es;
(b)
What
tools
to
create
a
shared
culture
around
the
necessity
of
DRR
policies
and
their
limita+ons
(P.
Pigeon,
Univ.
Savoie)
Available
resources
and
legisla+on
changes
might
exacerbate
hazard
consequences
(F.
Atun,
POLIMI)
Two
fundamental
tools:
(1)
Land
use
(Interacfon
among
elements);
(2)
Communica+on
(Need
for
“brokers”.
Olen
media
is
focusing
on
“sufferers/heroes”).
(F.
Atun,
POLIMI)

19. Enabling Knowledge for Disaster Risk Reduction
in integration to Climate Change Adaptation
National Seminar Workshop
Scientific Knowledge and the Risks implied
by DRR and CCA Legislations
Residencia de Estudiantes. Madrid, Spain. 17-18 November 2014
Need
for
a
shir
to
a
transparency
culture
in
which
all
informa+on
and
knowledge
should
be
shared
within
ins+tu+ons
to
build
a
social
construc+on
of
risk
(U.
Fra
Paleo,
Univ.
Extremadura)
Share
the
building
of
future
scenarios.
Key
to
socially
construct
risk
governance
(U.
Fra
Paleo,
Univ.
Extremadura)
Try
to
avoid
li+ga+on;
e.g.,
by
insurance
(R.
Nussbaum,
ONRN)

20. Enabling Knowledge for Disaster Risk Reduction
in integration to Climate Change Adaptation
National Seminar Workshop
Scientific Knowledge and the Risks implied
by DRR and CCA Legislations
Residencia de Estudiantes. Madrid, Spain. 17-18 November 2014