Protecting Schools and Hospitals from Natural Hazards
Evidence from past events in the East Asia and Pacific Region demonstrates that such critical infrastructure as health and educational facilities is heavily exposed to natural disasters. In Myanmar in 2008, Cyclone Nargis damaged or destroyed nearl...
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okr-10986-101202021-04-23T14:02:48Z Protecting Schools and Hospitals from Natural Hazards Ferrucci, Matteo BUILDING CODE BUILDING CODES COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION DAMAGES DATES DISASTER DISASTER MANAGEMENT DISASTER MITIGATION DISASTER PREPAREDNESS DISASTER RECONSTRUCTION DISASTER REDUCTION DISASTER RISK DISASTER RISK REDUCTION DISASTER SIMULATIONS EARLY WARNING EARLY WARNING SYSTEMS EARTHQUAKE EMERGENCIES EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS EMERGENCY RESPONSE EVACUATION EXTREME EVENT EXTREME EVENTS FAULT LINES FEASIBILITY STUDIES FIRE FIRST AID HEALTH CARE HOSPITALS INTERNATIONAL STRATEGY FOR DISASTER REDUCTION IRON NATURAL DISASTER NATURAL DISASTERS NATURAL HAZARD NATURAL HAZARDS POST DISASTER ACTIVITIES QUALITY CONTROL RELIEF RISK ASSESSMENT SAFETY SAFETY EQUIPMENT SAFETY MEASURES SCREENING STEEL TYPHOON WARNING SYSTEMS WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION Evidence from past events in the East Asia and Pacific Region demonstrates that such critical infrastructure as health and educational facilities is heavily exposed to natural disasters. In Myanmar in 2008, Cyclone Nargis damaged or destroyed nearly 75 percent of the health facilities and more than half schools in the area affected3. Super Typhoon Durian hit the Philippines in 2006 and damaged more than half of the schools in five different cities, costing US$20 million. In this scenario, there is a growing necessity of preventing natural hazards from having such a devastating impact on critical infrastructure. Enhancing the resilience of schools and hospitals to natural disasters is a responsibility of all authorities and stakeholders involved and a priority for the Disaster Risk Management (DRM) agenda. Not only would lives and property be saved, but more effective emergency management will be enabled. In fact, schools and hospitals can serve as community shelters during a disaster or as a place to coordinate post disaster activities. Considering the critical role of schools and hospitals, priority should be placed on identifying and reducing the weaknesses of existing facilities and on improving the building standards for new construction. While damage and losses associated with extreme events may exceed a country's gross domestic product (GDP), the implementation of mitigation measures aimed at improving the resilience of existing facilities provides a cost-effective preventive solution, generally limited to 4 percent of the initial investment cost. 2012-08-13T10:28:42Z 2012-08-13T10:28:42Z 2010-12 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2010/12/13317126/protecting-schools-hospitals-natural-hazards http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10120 English EAP DRM Knowledge Notes; No. 22 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Brief Publications & Research East Asia and Pacific |
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BUILDING CODE BUILDING CODES COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION DAMAGES DATES DISASTER DISASTER MANAGEMENT DISASTER MITIGATION DISASTER PREPAREDNESS DISASTER RECONSTRUCTION DISASTER REDUCTION DISASTER RISK DISASTER RISK REDUCTION DISASTER SIMULATIONS EARLY WARNING EARLY WARNING SYSTEMS EARTHQUAKE EMERGENCIES EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS EMERGENCY RESPONSE EVACUATION EXTREME EVENT EXTREME EVENTS FAULT LINES FEASIBILITY STUDIES FIRE FIRST AID HEALTH CARE HOSPITALS INTERNATIONAL STRATEGY FOR DISASTER REDUCTION IRON NATURAL DISASTER NATURAL DISASTERS NATURAL HAZARD NATURAL HAZARDS POST DISASTER ACTIVITIES QUALITY CONTROL RELIEF RISK ASSESSMENT SAFETY SAFETY EQUIPMENT SAFETY MEASURES SCREENING STEEL TYPHOON WARNING SYSTEMS WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION |
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BUILDING CODE BUILDING CODES COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION DAMAGES DATES DISASTER DISASTER MANAGEMENT DISASTER MITIGATION DISASTER PREPAREDNESS DISASTER RECONSTRUCTION DISASTER REDUCTION DISASTER RISK DISASTER RISK REDUCTION DISASTER SIMULATIONS EARLY WARNING EARLY WARNING SYSTEMS EARTHQUAKE EMERGENCIES EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS EMERGENCY RESPONSE EVACUATION EXTREME EVENT EXTREME EVENTS FAULT LINES FEASIBILITY STUDIES FIRE FIRST AID HEALTH CARE HOSPITALS INTERNATIONAL STRATEGY FOR DISASTER REDUCTION IRON NATURAL DISASTER NATURAL DISASTERS NATURAL HAZARD NATURAL HAZARDS POST DISASTER ACTIVITIES QUALITY CONTROL RELIEF RISK ASSESSMENT SAFETY SAFETY EQUIPMENT SAFETY MEASURES SCREENING STEEL TYPHOON WARNING SYSTEMS WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION Ferrucci, Matteo Protecting Schools and Hospitals from Natural Hazards |
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Evidence from past events in the East
Asia and Pacific Region demonstrates that such critical
infrastructure as health and educational facilities is
heavily exposed to natural disasters. In Myanmar in 2008,
Cyclone Nargis damaged or destroyed nearly 75 percent of the
health facilities and more than half schools in the area
affected3. Super Typhoon Durian hit the Philippines in 2006
and damaged more than half of the schools in five different
cities, costing US$20 million. In this scenario, there is a
growing necessity of preventing natural hazards from having
such a devastating impact on critical infrastructure.
Enhancing the resilience of schools and hospitals to natural
disasters is a responsibility of all authorities and
stakeholders involved and a priority for the Disaster Risk
Management (DRM) agenda. Not only would lives and property
be saved, but more effective emergency management will be
enabled. In fact, schools and hospitals can serve as
community shelters during a disaster or as a place to
coordinate post disaster activities. Considering the
critical role of schools and hospitals, priority should be
placed on identifying and reducing the weaknesses of
existing facilities and on improving the building standards
for new construction. While damage and losses associated
with extreme events may exceed a country's gross
domestic product (GDP), the implementation of mitigation
measures aimed at improving the resilience of existing
facilities provides a cost-effective preventive solution,
generally limited to 4 percent of the initial investment cost. |
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Ferrucci, Matteo |
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Protecting Schools and Hospitals from Natural Hazards |
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Protecting Schools and Hospitals from Natural Hazards |
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Protecting Schools and Hospitals from Natural Hazards |
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Protecting Schools and Hospitals from Natural Hazards |
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Protecting Schools and Hospitals from Natural Hazards |
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protecting schools and hospitals from natural hazards |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2012 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2010/12/13317126/protecting-schools-hospitals-natural-hazards http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10120 |
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