Making Cities Resilient Report 2012
Making Cities Resilient Report 2012
Making Cities Resilient Report 2012
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CONCLUSIONS OF THE REPORT<br />
How adequate are<br />
the measures being<br />
taken to protect<br />
critical public facilities<br />
and infrastructure<br />
from damage during<br />
disasters<br />
See essentials 5 and 6<br />
5<br />
Assess the safety<br />
of all schools and<br />
health facilities and<br />
upgrade these as<br />
necessary<br />
To what extent have<br />
local schools, hospitals<br />
and health facilities<br />
received special<br />
attention for “all hazard”<br />
risk assessments in your<br />
local authority<br />
Makassar, Indonesia: safe schools prioritised in DRR strategy<br />
Kampala, Uganda: windbreaker trees planted outside schools<br />
How safe are all main<br />
schools, hospitals and<br />
health facilities from<br />
disasters so that they<br />
have the ability to<br />
remain<br />
operational during<br />
emergencies<br />
Makati, Philippines; Cape Town, South Africa; Quito, Ecuador; Makassar, Indonesia;<br />
Cairns, Australia: all have undertaken school and hospital safety assessments<br />
To what degree do local<br />
government or other<br />
levels of government<br />
have special<br />
programmes in place<br />
to regularly assess<br />
schools, hospitals<br />
and health facilities<br />
for maintenance,<br />
compliance with<br />
building codes, general<br />
safety, weather-related<br />
risks etc.<br />
Makati, Philippines: Hospital Safety Index designed to assess all hospitals<br />
Cape Town, South Africa: Safer Schools Programme has trained ‘high risk’ school<br />
clusters to formulate emergency plans; mandatory safety inspections of schools by<br />
Health and Safety Committee.<br />
Quito, Ecuador: LG conducting structural studies of schools and essential city<br />
buildings against seismic hazards<br />
How far are regular<br />
disaster preparedness<br />
drills undertaken in<br />
schools, hospitals and<br />
health facilities<br />
See essential 9<br />
6<br />
Enforce risk<br />
compliant building<br />
regulations and<br />
land use planning,<br />
identify safe land for<br />
low-income citizens<br />
How well enforced are<br />
risk-sensitive land use<br />
regulations, building<br />
codes, and health and<br />
safety codes across all<br />
development zones and<br />
building types<br />
Makati, Philippines: annual inspections to ensure National Building Code compliance<br />
Bhubaneswar, India: enforcement enabled by training building professionals<br />
How strong are existing<br />
regulations (e.g. land<br />
use plans, building<br />
codes, etc.) to support<br />
disaster risk reduction in<br />
your local authority<br />
Bhubaneswar, India: updated planning by-laws in line with risk assessment<br />
Quito, Ecuador: developing risk sensitive land use planning<br />
Makati, Philippines; Makassar, Indonesia: any development in high-risk area requires<br />
environmental compliance certificate<br />
Makati, Philippines: risk sensitive land use plan in place<br />
Albay, Philippines: supported 18 municipalities in preparing Comprehensive Land Use<br />
Plans<br />
Cairns, Australia: linking of urban plans and DRM through planning guidance codes<br />
Cape Town, South Africa: by-law in place to enforce Coastal Protection zone<br />
Istanbul, Turkey: Earthquake Master Plan<br />
Albay, Philippines; Makati, Philippines; San Francisco, Philippines; Quito, Ecuador:<br />
relocation programmes<br />
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