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Dealing with urban risk – how can the private sector contribute?

Dealing with urban risk – how can the private sector contribute?. Resilient Cities Urban Risk Forum, May 2012 Kathrin Mohr, Deutsche Post DHL. Earthquake Relief – Bam, Iran 2003. After natural disasters, airports often become logistics bottlenecks.

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Dealing with urban risk – how can the private sector contribute?

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  1. Dealing with urban risk– how can the private sector contribute? Resilient Cities Urban Risk Forum, May 2012 Kathrin Mohr, Deutsche Post DHL

  2. Earthquake Relief – Bam, Iran 2003 After natural disasters, airports often become logistics bottlenecks • Airport apron and taxiways blocked with cargo, trucks and aircraft • Unsafe airport operation

  3. GoHelp – Disaster management program of Deutsche Post DHL Global platforms* DRT (DHL Disaster Response Teams) DisasterResponse DisasterPreparedness GARD (Get Airports Ready for Disaster) Recovery WHEO (We Help Each Other) *) additionally: many local projects in disaster response and recovery

  4. DRT-Footprint Febr. 2004: Al Hoceima, Morocco, Earthquake Oct. 2005: Northern Pakistan and India – Earthquake in South East Asia Aug. 2005: Gulf Coast, USA - Hurricane Katrina Oct. 2005: Cancún, Mexico, and Florida, USA – Hurricane Wilma May 2008: Myanmar – Typhoon Nargis South East Asia August/September 2010: Flooding Pakistan Katrina Bam Jan. 2010: Earthquake Haiti June 2010: Flooding Guatemala Myanmar Dec. 2006: Philippines - Typhoon Durian Oct. 2009: Philippines – Typhoon Ketsana Wilma Sep. 2008: Turks, Caicos – Hurricane Ike Durian, Ketsana Oman Oct/Nov. 2008: Honduras, Panama - Floods Indian Ocean Oct. 2011: Floodings El Salvador Padang Dec. 2003: Bam, Iran, Earthquake Pisco Yogyakarta Aug. 2007: Pisco, Peru – Earthquake Oct. 2009: Samoa – Tsunami Dec. 2004: Indian Ocean, Tsunami March 2010: Earthquake Chile February 2011: Earthquake New Zealand June 2007: Oman, Cyclone Gonu June 2006: Java, Indonesia – Earthquake Oct. 2009: Padang,Indonesia – Earthquake Floodings Earthquake

  5. Mission: Preparing airports for emergencies in the aftermath of natural disasters • Cooperation with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) • DHL Aviation trainers train airport personnel and disaster related authorities • Surge capacity assessment and development of detailed action plans for emergencies • GARD trainings completed: Indonesia/Sulawesi (2009), Nepal (2010), Bangladesh (2011) and Indonesia/Bali and West-Timor (2011) GARD “Get Airports Ready for Disaster”

  6. Lessons learnt for a sustainable private sector engagement in managing urban risks • Bilateral or multilateral partnerships • Contribute with core competencies and key assets • Scalability and sustainability • Local ownership • Top management commitment

  7. Thank you for your attention! Kathrin Mohr Program Manager Disaster Response Teams Corporate Responsibility GoHelp Deutsche Post DHL kathrin.mohr@deutschepost.de

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