Operationalising Societal

Resilience
PER BECKER
Agenda
Framework for operationalising societal resilience
Example of framework put into practice
Rasmussens hierarchy of functional abstraction

Purpose

Function

Form
Resilience
The capacity of a human-environment system to
continuously develop along a preferred expected
trajectory, while remaining within human and
environmental boundaries
Resilience
The capacity of a human-environment system to
continuously develop along a preferred expected
trajectory, while remaining within human and
environmental boundaries

In order to do that, we need to protect what human beings

value, now and for the future
Function
Function - Anticipate
Function - Recognize
Function Recognize - Monitoring
Function Recognize Impact
assessment
Function - Adapt
Function Adapt - Prevent

Can we prevent everything?

Why/why not?

Exemplify
Function Adapt - Mitigate

Are all events possible to mitigate?

Why/why not?

Exemplify
Function Adapt - Prepare
Function Adapt Respond
Function Adapt Recover
Function - Adapt
Function - Learn
Function
Function
Form
1. Knowledge, skills, tools and other resources
2. Organisation at all levels
3. Rules, regulations and other formal institutions
4. Norms, values and other informal institutions
Framework for societal
resilience put to practice
BOTSWANA SCOPING STUDY
 Scoping study/project planning for partner
driven cooperation in disaster risk management
between Sweden and Botswana
Agenda
Overview of the planning process

Methodology used

Sources of information

Main findings of scoping study

Objectives and Activities

 Logical Framework Approach (LFA)
The current situation
part of LFA
Situation analysis
Analysis of risk

Analysis of capacity to manage risk

Nine general functions

Important factors for capacity (form)
General functions
Important factors for capacity (form)
Legal and institutional framework

System of organisations

Organisation

Resources
Sources of information
Interactions at all administrative levels
Two meetings and one internal workshop with NDMO
One village level workshop with the village development
committee (VDC) in Ramotswa
One district level workshop with the District Disaster
Management Committee (DDMC) in Maun
Two national workshops with the National Disaster
Management Technical Committee (NDMTC)
One meeting with the Ministry of Local Government
One meeting with district commissioner (DC) for South
Eastern District
One prioritisation meeting with NDMO

Documentation
National Policy on Disaster Management (1996)
The National Disaster Risk Management Plan (2009)
The Hazard Identification, Vulnerability and Risk
Assessment for the Republic of Botswana (2008)
Conclusions main challenges
Conclusions main challenges
 Conclusions main challenges

Risk
Assessment
No clear legal and institutional framework for
risk assessment

Little/scattered coordination between

stakeholders
Resources
trained professionals (village, district, national)
methods and procedures
information management system
funding
Conclusions main challenges
Conclusions main challenges
 Conclusions main challenges

Preparedness Weak implementation of all-encompassing

approach to preparedness planning

Recovery receives little attention

Resources
trained professionals
Methods and processes
information management system
funding
Conclusions main challenges
Conclusions main challenges
 Conclusions main challenges

Impact No effective system for communicating output

assessment
from impact assessment between different
administrative levels as well as for
disseminating the aggregated picture to
relevant stakeholders
Conclusions main challenges
 Logical framework approach (LFA)

Capacity
development
7,5 hp
 Example - Plan of activities

A variety of
activities
Sensitization Conference
Strengthen the capacity of NDMO to implement
activities
Review of Disaster Management Legislation, Policies
and SOPs
Workshop on Societal Risk Mapping
Training (ToT) on Risk- and Vulnerability Analysis
Scoping Study on Existing RVA-information
Training on Contingency Planning
Enhance Information Management System for Impact
Assessment