The document is a presentation about living with risk from natural hazards in Switzerland. It discusses Switzerland's approach to risk management, which includes assessing risks, evaluating risks, and planning measures to avoid, limit, or transfer risks. The key aspects of the Swiss approach are integrated risk management, increasing knowledge of hazards, raising risk awareness, holistic planning of measures, designing structures to withstand excess loads, emergency preparedness, and timely identification of hazard events. On the international level, the presentation calls for reflecting the concept of resilience in sustainable development goals and setting the starting point for negotiations on replacing the Hyogo Framework for Action.

1. Nationale Plattform Naturgefahren PLANAT
Plate-forme nationale „Dangers naturels“
Plattaforma nazionale „Pericoli naturali“
Piattaforma
National Platform of Natural Hazards
Living with risk
Andreas Götz
GRF - Davos August 26, 2012

2. Living with risk
 Introduction
 Dealing with risk
 Swiss experience
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3. Introduction
Safety
is a basic human need and one of the key
requirements of the welfare of society.
Protection from natural hazards
is one of the key
requirements of the welfare of society.
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4. Safety
1/4
Safety
Structural and Recognition of
non-structural competence
measures
Political support
Assessment
of risks
Ressources
Consulting,
Instruments Education,
Capacity
building
Know - how
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5. Safety
2/4
Safety
Readyness of acteurs
Manpower
Structural and Recognition of
National Level non- competence
Cantonal Level structural
Local Level measures
International Level
Political support
Assessment
of risks
Ressources
Consulting,
Instruments Education,
Capacity
building
Know - how
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6. Safety
3/4
Safety
Readyness of acteurs
Manpower + Money
Structural and Recognition of
National Level non- competence
Cantonal Level structural
Local Level measures
International Level
Political support
Assessment
of risks
Financial support
Ressources
Consulting,
Instruments Education,
Capacity
building
Know - how
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7. Safety
Development of economy
4/4
Safety Welfare
Readyness of acteurs
Manpower + Money
Structural and Recognition of
National Level non- competence Budget
Cantonal Level structural
Local Level measures
International Level
Political support
Assessment
of risks
,
Financial support
Ressources
Consulting,
Instruments Education,
Capacity
building
Know - how
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8. Switzerland
„In the heart of Europe“
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9. Switzerland
„Fountain of Europe“
 Surface
42’000 km2
 Population density
190 inh / km2
 Precipitation
1’450 mm / y
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10. Switzerland
Landuse
Yesterday
Today
Tomorrow
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11. Switzerland
Specific problems in mountainous regions
 Space for living and livelihood is limited
 Access in times of disaster is difficult
 Multi-hazard conditions prevail
 Processes are fast and warning time is short
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12. Living with risk
 Introduction
 Dealing with risk
 Swiss experience
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13. Target
 guarantee the same safety
for everyone in Switzerland
„Mittelland“
„Jura“
„Alps“ Multi-
hazard
conditions
prevail
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14. Target and trends
trend Events
Damage potential
Target:
Reach and keep
a defined safety
Availability of space
time
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15. Events
 Outlook 2050
Summer mean temperature + 3 oC (2-7)
Winter mean temperature + 3 oC (2-5)
more extreme events
increasing intensity and water volumina
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16. Damage potential
 Landuse
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17. Living with risk
 Introduction
 Dealing with risk
 Swiss experience
Swiss Federal Council
Know the risks and be prepared
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18. Target of Swiss Federal Council
Sustainable and consistent level of safety
for human beings, buildings and infrastructure
within a period of 20 to 30 years.
Level of safety has to be
ecologically acceptable
economically viable
socially acceptable
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19. Extraparlamentary Commission PLANAT
 National Platform for Natural Hazards – PLANAT
18 members of
- federal agencies
- cantons
- private sector
- research
inst. -
insurance comp.
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20. PLANAT - Main questions and answers
 «From protection against natural hazards to the
management of risks»
(strategic work – creation of awareness – coordination)
What is allowed
What can happen?
to happen?
Assessment Evaluation
of risks of risks
Mesures to take?
Planning
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21. Assessment of risks
 All kinds of natural hazards must be analized
red zone
substantial danger for constructions and people inside houses
• no new constructions allowed
blue zone
medium danger
• constructions allowed with restrictions
yellow zone
low danger
• informations for the land-owners
cross-hatched yellow-white zone
remaining danger
• pay attention in case of special objects /
planning of emergency measures
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22. Evaluation of risks
 High protection only for high risks
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23. Planning
 Use all possibilities to influence risks
 Avoiding risks
 Landuse panning
 Limiting risks
 Constructive measures,
organisational measures,
 Transferring risks
 Insurance, …
 Accepting remaining risk
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24. Integrateded Risk Management
Protect life Save life
Resilience
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25. 1 Knowledge of hazards and risks
 Hazard-appropriate behaviour in
spatial planning
 National level defines the legal
framework and provides financial
support
 Provinces and communes are
responsible for the compilation
of hazards
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26. 2 Increased awareness of natural hazards
 Inform the population about the
relevant natural hazards
 Conserve and promote the
knowledge by a dialogue on risk
 Easily accessible information
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27. 3 Holistic planning of measures
 Integrated management
has to settle priorities
for actions
 Measures must be
adaptable to changing
hazard situations
 There is a need for good
cost-benefit relation
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28. 4 Structures designed to accomodate excess load
 Old protective structures often
fail in the „overload case“
 Measures are needed to
prevent an uncontrolled collapse
in case of „overload situation“
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29. 5 Emergency preparedness
 Careful emergency planning to
reduce damage in case of extreme
events
 Emergency concepts on local level
 Good cooperation between local
administration and experts /
emergency staff
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30. 6 Timely identification of hazard events
Timely action at community level
necessitates
 perfect functioning of forecasting
and warning systems
 professional interpretation of the
available information
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31. International level
Swiss Federal Council
Risk level
High
Medium
Low
Disaster Risk Reduction – Words are not enough
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32. International level
1. Welfare of communities is built on sustainability.
2. Concept of resilience must be reflected in
sustainable development goals
3. Disaster risk reduction action plans for each
country to undertake hazards and risk assessments
in a timely manner
4. Set the starting point for negotiations about the
post Hyogo Framework for Action (HFA) 2015
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33. International level
UN – Global Assessment Report 2011
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34. Final message
"Even if you think you're on the right track, you'll get
run over if you just sit there."
(Will Rogers)
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