Resilient Communities build Resilient Cities
Learned lessons from Chile on DRR
Víctor Orellana Acuña
National Deputy Director ONEMI
Integrated Approach to Enhance Urban Resilience in Bangladesh
December 2015
TOPICS
1. Introducing Chile: A history about disasters and resilience
2. Resilient Community = Resilient Cities
3. Growing through lessons learned and sharing
experiences
TOPICS
1. Introducing Chile: A history about disasters and resilience
2. Resilient Community = Resilient Cities
3. Growing through lessons learned and sharing
experiences
Chile 2014-2015
Iquique
Atacama
Valparaíso
Calbuco
Villarrica
Coquimbo
Chile / Disaster Recurrency (1960-2015)
2015
Terremoto
Canela
2015
Aluvión
Tocopilla
1972
Aluvión
Chañaral
JA
EF
SA
1997
Aluvión
Copiapó
AP
PA
EF
RL
MB
SP
MB
2006
Tormenta
Bio Bio
Tormenta
JA
Periodos presidenciales
Fuente: CIGIDEN (2015)
2011
Tormenta
Coquimbo
2012
2008
Tormenta
Tormenta
Araucania Atacama
Stories of Resilience
That day was sunny,
Night came and we went to
sleep.
Suddenly it began a great
movement …
I quickly put my shoes
My emergency kit was ready
We arrived at the security
island... it was like a movie:
We watched the neighbors as
they walked with their flashlights,
In small groups..
We were prepared for the
earthquake
The fact that we had a drill the
week before… was blessed!
CALM DOWN, THINK AND ACT
FOR YOU'RE ALWAYS READY
IN CASE OF EARTHQUAKE
ONEMI / Chile
TOPICS
1. Introducing Chile: A history about disasters and resilience
2. Resilient Community = Resilient Cities
3. Growing through lessons learned and sharing
experiences
Community Emergency Response Team / Chile
Ministry of Housing / Neighborhood Recovery Program
Concepción city / Urban lagoons
Concepción city / Urban lagoons
From: Daniela García, Architect
TOPICS
1. Introducing Chile: A history about disasters and resilience
2. Resilient Community = Resilient Cities
3. Growing through lessons learned and sharing
experiences
Chile / Improving from lessons learned
1906: The National Seismological Service is created
1928: Ordinance of Planning and Construction: The first
step of the seismic rule is created
1939: The earthquake with the highest number of victims
(30,000) .It creates the National Corporation of
Develpoment and Reconstruction.
1960-1965: Creation of the National Emergency Office,
the National Tsunami Warning System and the current
Seismic Standards
1985-1995: Update seismic standards and incorporation of
new technologies (seismic isolators)
2010-2015: National Policy for Disaster Risk Reduction
(based on Hyogo & Sendai) and new Institutional
Framework for Risk & Emergency Management
Chile & Japan / Technical and Scientific Cooperation
1988: Design of earthquake-resistant structures
1994: Technics of seismic mitigation for disaster on
structures
2010: Visit of specialists in diagnosis of buildings
damaged by the earthquake
2010-2011: Internships and sending Chilean
experts to Japan:
• Plan of emergency response and reconstruction
plan
• Seismic structure for public buildings and soil liquefaction
• Anti-seismic structure for adobe housing
2011-2015: Technological enhancement to create
resilient communities to tsunami. SATREPS
Tsunami Project
Pacific Ocean Ring of Fire
MAULE 2010
Magnitud 8,8
TOHOKU 2011
Magnitud 9,1
Pacific Ocean Ring of Fire
VALDIVIA 1960
Magnitud 9,5
Valdivia Earthquake 1960 / Outshore
Goto Kazuma / tsunami survivor storyteller
KIZUNA Project
KIZUNA Project / exchanging experiences
KIZUNA Project / exchanging experiences
KIZUNA Project / exchanging experiences
SUMMARY
1. Disasters significantly affect developing countries, affecting their
economy and development, but create a cultural base of resilience.
2. The disaster is an opportunity for learning and growth for the people.
The lessons learned should be incorporated into the development of
policies and regulations.
3. Economic and cultural development must build more resilient
communities and cities. People living safely, in safer cities.
4. International cooperation and exchange of experiences is a key for
the development of countries in Disaster Risk Reduction.
Resilient Communities build Resilient Cities
Learned lessons from Chile on DRR
Víctor Orellana Acuña
National Deputy Director ONEMI
Integrated Approach to Enhance Urban Resilience in Bangladesh
December 2015