Climate change adaptation impacts for emergency management

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Climate change adaptation impacts for emergency
management

• Alain Normand
• Manager, Emergency Measures, City of Brampton
• Past-president, Ontario Association of Emergency
  Managers

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adaptation

• Emergency Management
• History
• Legislation
• Para-military structure vs social services model
• Five pillars (Z1600 standard)
• Prevention, mitigation, recovery
• Response all hazards plans
• Preparedness

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Vacuum?
Academic community
Management
X
X
Politicians
Bureaucrats
X
X
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Interest groups
X
X
People
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Vacuum
Academic community
Management
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Bureaucrats
Politicians
Interest groups
People
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Case study

• B.E.N. program
• Connecting academics
• Hands-on practice to foster useful research
• Connecting management
• Mentoring opportunities
• Connecting politicians
• Enhancing economic resiliency and long-term
  growth
• Program for the constituents

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Case study

• B.E.N. program
• Connecting bureaucrats
• Change from policy making to useful programs
• Connecting businesses (people)
• Provide tools and support

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Case study

• Vision
• Year one Brampton, pilot project, define tools,
  develop a process
• Year two expand to two other communities,
  Hamilton Guelph, fine-tune process, enhance
  tools
• Years three to five roll-out to provincial
  program

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Case study

• What is missing?
• Funding, sponsorship
• Support
• Mentors
• More institutions involved, more students
• Marketing to business
• Administrative support
• Provincial and national structure

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Summary

• Adaptation
• Is an action word
• Is a team effort
• Is needed now

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