Military - Business Cooperation to Reduce Disaster Losses

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Military - Business Cooperation to Reduce
Disaster Losses

• Oliver Davidson
• Center for Disaster Management and Humanitarian
  Assistance (CDMHA)
• INTERHANDS
• June 17, 2003

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OBJECTIVE

• Discuss how the military can include companies
  and industry in disaster humanitarian
  activities

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BUSINESS INDUSTRY

• Small and Large Companies
• Business Trade Associations
• e.g. Chambers of Commerce and Industry
• Professional Organizations
• e.g. Engineers, Insurance agents
• Labor Unions Cooperatives

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CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE MEMBERS

• USA
• - 3 Million Companies
• - 3,000 State Local Chambers

Latin America - 87 American Chambers - 77
Countries - 18,000 Member Companies
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BUSINESS INDUSTRY

• Electricity, Telecom
• Transportation
• Food, Fuel Supplies
• Medical/Health
• Building Materials

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COMMON THREATS

• Natural Events
• Manmade Activities
• Industrial accidents, terrorism
• Governmental Actions
• Government Inaction
• Untested Assumptions

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COMMON NEEDS

• HAZARD INFORMATION
• Accurate and realistic?
• Industrial Plant Information
• Military threat Information

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COMMON VULNERABILITY

• General plan NOT focused
• Economic impact NOT calculated
• Untested assumptions
• OLD BOYS NETWORK

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PLANNING PRIORITIES

• Evaluate All Hazards
• Mitigate to Reduce Losses
• Identify Critical Facilities
• Engage Major Players
• Identify All Resources
• Develop an Integrated Plan

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WHO HAS RESOURCES?

• Civilian Government
• Military Organizations
• Business Industry
• Community Groups

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PLANNING OBJECTIVES

• Law and Order
• Save Lives/Medical, Water, etc.
• Economy Protected/Restored
• Infrastructure Strengthened
• Employee/Family Protection
• Communities Protected/Ready

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BUSINESS PLANNING

• Business Continuity and Recovery
• Employees and Family Disaster Plans
• Company Plan Coordinated with Government and
  Community Plans
• Supplier Plans and Readiness
• Tennant Plans, Employees

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EMPLOYEE FOCUS

• Employee Protection and Readiness, with
  Government Information
• Employees Lead Community Preparedness Activities
• REDUCE RELIEF COSTS
• RETURN TO WORK FASTER
• SAVINGS PAY FOR PREPAREDNESS

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BUSINESS BENEFITS

• COMMUNITY SERVICE
• PROMOTE NAME BRAND
• STRENTHENS YOUR MARKET
• EMPLOYEE MORALE
• TAX FINANCIAL BENEFITS

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BUSINESS INDUSTRY LESSONS

• NO SECTOR CAN BE INDEPENDENT
• INACURATE VIEW OF GOVERNMENT CAPABILITY
• CRITICAL SERVICES WILL FAIL,
• MAJOR BUSINESS IMPACT
• TELEPHONE, ELECTRIC, WATER
• ROADS, AIRPORTS, BRIDGES, ETC.

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CORPORATE LESSONS

• INADEQUATE PLANS, PROCEDURES
• PLANNED FOR INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENTS, NOT DISASTERS
• COMPANIES WITH DAILY THREATS BETTER PREPARED
• e.g. CHEMICAL, OIL, TRANSPORT

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REFOCUS PUBLIC PRIVATE PRIORITIES

• PROTECT ECONOMIC CAPABILITY
• PUBLIC-PRIVATE PLANS
• TAKE LOSS REDUCTION ACTION
• PROTECT PRODUCTION, EMPLOYEES
• PROTECT CRITICAL FACILITIES
• TERRORISM UNUSUAL EVENTS
• NATURAL AND MANMADE EVENTS

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A PUBLIC - PRIVATE PROCESS

• IDENTIFY LEADERSHIP
• CIVIL, MILITARY, BUSINESS, NGO
• MEASURE THE IMPACT OF AN EVENT
• MITIGATE TO REDUCE VULBERABILITY
• DEVELOP SPECIFIC PLANS
• ORGANIZE TECHNICAL RESOURCES
• MUTUAL ASSISTANCE AGREEMENTS

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PARTNERSHIP CAUTIONS
DIFFERENT STYLES
Business Products

• Government Process

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ATTITUDES

• MISCONCEPTIONS
• GOVERNMENT INEFFICIENCY
• COMPANIES PROFIT
• POST ENRON ATTITUDES

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PARTNERSHIP LESSONS

• Public Private Leadership
• Build Mutual Trust
• Establish Shared Objectives
• Demonstrate Commitment
• Cash In-Kind Resources

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BUILDING PARTNERSHIPS

• DONATIONS VS PARTNERSHIPS
• BUILD ACTIVITIES TOGETHER
• CORPORATE SPECIALISTS
• FOCUSED OBJECTIVES

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DISASTER RESOURCE NETWORK MISSION

• The mission of the DRN is to leverage the
  resources of the international business community
  to mitigate human suffering associated with
  disasters
• Temporary loan of staff
• Emergency availability of goods
• Emergency availability of services

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Corporations, Humanitarian Organizations and
Academia
Engineers Without Borders
Global Village Engineers
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WHY MEMBER COMPANIES PARTICIPATE

• Employees
• Social contribution
• Learning experience
• Pride in their company
• Line management
• Employee development
• Employee retention
• Business development
• Building relationships
• Commercial opportunities

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MILITARY CAPABILITIES

• LEADERSHIP AND DISCIPLINE
• BUSINESS LIKE STYLE
• CIVIL AND MILITARY TECHNICAL SKILLS (RESERVISTS)
• UNDERSTAND PLANNING
• TRAIN FOR AND TEST PLANS

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PRACTICAL SOLUTIONS

• PUBLIC PRIVATE COOPERATION
• WRITE SPECIFICATIONS
• IDENTIFY FINANCING
• USE LOCAL- REGIONAL EXPERTS
• FORM MUTUAL ASSISTANCE
• TRAINING EXERCISES (FAHUM)

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REGIONAL PLANNING

• MUTUAL ASSISTANCE RESOURCS
• CEPREDENACPLANNING,MITIGATION
• CDERA EMERGENCY PLANNING
• PAHO HEALTH/MASS CASUALTIES
• OAS HAZARD INFORMATION
• COCATRAM PORTS/MARITIME
• COCESNA AIR TRANSPORT
• CHAMBERS COMMERCE INDUSTRY

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CIVIL MILITARY PLANNING

• Military Govt
• Key Facilities
• Law Order
• Hazard Info
• Technical Skills
• Citizens
• Positive Image

• Private Interest
• Key Facilities
• Stability
• Hazard Info
• Technical Skills
• Customers
• Positive Image

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A NATIONAL PLAN

• Mobilize all resources into an Integrated Plan to
  reduce the impact of any event on the human,
  economic, physical, social structures and the
  environment

(Bill Gowen, World Bank Consultant, St. Lucia,
2002)
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Military - Business CooperationTO REDUCE
DISASTER LOSSES

• NEEDS YOUR LEADERSHIP

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• DISASTER RESOURCE NETWORK
• ROBERT BELLHOUSE
• http//www.weforum.org/site/homepublic.nsf/Content
  /DisasterResourceNetwork
• Robert.Bellhouse_at_WEForum.Org