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2016 TURKEY'S BEST PRACTICES IN DISASTER MANAGEMENT FOREWORD Fuat OKTAY, Ph.D. AFAD President Due to its geological, geomorphological and climatic structure, Turkey is one of the countries most affected by natural disasters. Earthquakes, landslides, floods, rockfalls and avalanche disasters are common in our country, with earthquakes ranking first in terms of the level of damage caused. A look at the past 60 years of disaster records indicates that the level of economic losses caused directly and indirectly by natural disasters in Turkey equals nearly 3% of the GDP. As the Prime Ministry Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD), we believe that the first and foremost prerequisite for dealing with natural disasters is a change of social perspective, or mentality. Based on this belief, we have embraced the mission of creating a "disaster resilient society." Our motto is to become an organization that learns, establishes systems, evolves constantly, profits from past experiences. August 17, 1999 has been a turning point for disaster management strategy in our country. After establishment of AFAD in 2009; Integrated Disaster Manage- ment System centered around preparedness, planning and mitigation efforts and focused on risk management has been introduced. Thus all stages of disaster and emergency management in the framework of systems approach began to be managed under the coordination of AFAD. AFAD has changed a major paradigm shift related to natural disasters and rather than to improve their impact after the occurrence of natural disasters in Turkey, we believe that we must prioritize measures to prevent the occurrence of this effect and risk reduction efforts. Turkey Disaster Risk Reduction Plan, (TARAP) to be es- tablished with all ministries, institutions, and organizations will put this vision into practice, and create a rational system to protect our national gains more effectively by spending less of our common sources. Since our establishment, we have endeavored to establish systems in every area we are responsible for and to manage the risks. We have developed the Turkey Disaster Response Plan (TAMP) which uses systematic, sustainable, information technology and advanced technology systems, such as satellite and aviation in one integrated system. With the coordination of TAMP and AFAD, and together with our ministries, central and local institutions and organizations, governorships, lo- cal administrations and NGOs; we have created a structure that can act as a joint force for Turkey during the "Zeroth Minute" of disasters.Our work in disaster man- agement is not limited to TAMP. We are continuously working to build a Turkey that is resistant to disasters. While only 25 percent of schools in our country was resistant to earthquakes and natural disasters at the time of the earthquake of 1999, this percentage has reached 80 percent now. As a result of these effort, the UN has chosen Turkey as the leading country of Southeastern Europe in terms of improving school safety. 2 With immediate and effective response in all kinds of disasters and humanitarian crises, AFAD is serving all humanity by becoming an international brand in disaster readiness, humanitarian crises, recovery efforts, mitigation and risk management. To accelerate the change in mentality that is essential to create a Turkey more resilient to disasters, we launched a training campaign with the slogan "Disaster Ready Turkey". With the campaign launched by the President of the Republic of Turkey Mr. Recep Tayyip ERDOĞAN, up to 5 million students, teachers and citizens have learned about the proper behavior and actions to follow in face of disasters. AFAD constantly endeavors to create a country that is better prepared against disasters and emergencies. With our projects and activities in recent years, we have established a disaster management model considered as exemplary around the world in disaster management. And in terms of humanitarian aid, our country has evolved from an aid recipient country to one which provides aid. But we never become complacent with the progress we have made, and will continue to set even higher goals for ourselves to become a country that is better prepared for disasters, and a world leader in this area. With its developed capabilities, human resources and the projects it creates, AFAD assists Turkey in its drive towards a sustainable development model, and achieving a significant system. And as we fast approaching the Turkey envision for the year 2023, AFAD is undergoing a significant system and technology transfor- mation in disaster management. With immediate and effective intervention in all kinds of disasters and humani- tarian crises, AFAD is serving all humanity by becoming an international brand in disaster readiness, humanitarian crises, recovery efforts, mitigation and risk man- agement. In addition, the Prime Ministry's AFAD also carries out the actions defined under "Enabling the Emergency and Humanitarian Assistance" section of the "Develop- ment of International Cooperation Infrastructure for Progress Program (KAGEP)" within the scope of Priority Transformation Program designed to enhance the ap- plicability and effectiveness of the Tenth Development Plan. In this context, we hope that this work entitled "Turkey's Best Practices in Dis- aster Management," which represents one of the Actions of the aforementioned Program, will help contribute to future studies. Fuat OKTAY, Ph.D. AFAD President 3 TURKEY'S BEST PRACTICES IN DISASTER MANAGEMENT CONTENTS Area Responsible agency Pg. PRE-DISASTER Disaster Training Trucks Project AFAD 8 Disaster Ready Turkey Awareness and Training Project AFAD 10 CBRN Glossary AFAD 12 Annotative Disaster Management Glossary AFAD 12 CBRN Information Portal And Informative Website AFAD 13 Disaster Data Bank of Turkey AFAD 14 Integrated Disaster Risk Maps AFAD 16 Project For The Establishment Of AFAD Logistics Warehouses AFAD 18 Turkish Disaster Sensitive Settlement Convenience System (TDSSCS) AFAD 20 Critical Infrastructure Sectors AFAD 21 Roadmap For Technological Disasters AFAD 22 Project For Earthquake Early Warning And Preliminary Damage Assessment Systems AFAD 24 Deep Borehole Seismometer Network Project (GONAF) AFAD 26 “Revision of Turkey Earthquake Hazard Zoning Map - 1996” And AFAD 27 "Specifications For Buildings To Be Built In Seismic Zones - 2007" Turkey Earthquake Data Center System Project AFAD 28 Project For The Development of a National Seismic Network (USAG) AFAD 30 National Earthquake Strategy and Action Plan (UDSEP-2023) AFAD 34 Earthquake Research Programme of Turkey AFAD 38 Common Disaster Relay AFAD 40 School Safety Project Ministry of Education 41 Instant Relief and Disaster Management Department Undergraduate Program Mehmet Akif Ersoy University 42 Emergency Management Master Program TODAİE 43 Crisis And Disaster Management Courses Dokuz Eylül University 44 Our Schools Are Gaining Strength Project İstanbul Aydın University 45 Evaluation Report: Governance and Accountability in Disaster Risks Reduction TODAİE 46 Preparation Of Disaster Risk Reduction Country Situation Report TODAİE 47 Disaster Management Training in Local Administrations TODAİE 48 Disaster Preparedness and Response Training Turkish Red Crescent 49 Disaster Damage Reduction Programme Turkish Red Crescent 50 Safe Life With Red Crescent Turkish Red Crescent 51 Law No 6306 On Transformatıon of Areas Under Risk Ministry of Environment and Urbanization 52 Law No 6305 On Disaster Insurances Undersecretariat of Treasury 53 4 ZEROTH MINUTE IN DISASTERS Turkey Disaster Response Plan (TAMP) AFAD 56 Disaster Management and Decision Support System (AYDES) AFAD 58 Mobıle Coordination Trucks AFAD 60 Disaster and Emergency Response Services Regulation AFAD 62 AFAD HF Radio Network AFAD 63 Civilian Administrative Authorities Training in Planning and Implementing Ministry of Interior Affairs 64 Response Services During Disasters Ministry of Maritime, Transport and Disaster and Emergency Satellite Phones 65 Communications Ministry of Maritime, Transport and Emergency Mobile Base Stations 66 Communications 2011Van And Erciş Earthquakes Humanitarian Relief Operation Turkish Red Crescent 68 POST-DISASTER Van Disaster Houses AFAD 72 Syria Coordination Circular Numbered 2014/4 AFAD 74 Temporary Disaster City Management System (AFKEN) AFAD 76 Post-Disaster Image Processing Software For Damage Analysis Purposes AFAD 78 Crowdsourcing Platform For Imagery Intelligence and Remote Sensing AFAD 79 Post-Earthquake Education Activities in Van Ministry of National Education 80 A New Approach For Forecasting The Demands of Buildings to Move Permanently in İstanbul Aydın University 81 The Post-Earthquake Period Child Protection Project in The Context of Emergency Response To The Syria Crisis Turkish Red Crescent 82 Deniz Feneri Social Cooperation and Deniz Feneri Disaster Houses 84 Solidarity Association Cansuyu Solidarity Rawalpindi Rehabilitation Center 85 Association 5 PRE-DISASTER 6 7 TURKEY'S BEST PRACTICES IN DISASTER MANAGEMENT Responsible agency AFAD External • UNICEF Stakeholders Date of 22.04.2015 DISASTER TRAINING commencement Date of completion Continuous TRUCKS PROJECT completion The project aims to increase the efficiency of disaster and emergency training. In this context, a total of 3 Mobile Disaster Training Centers were commissioned. In these Mobile Disaster Training Centers; • 3DOF servo hydraulic earthquake simulator with classroom decor • Parabolic display 3D animation and 3D seismic landslide-avalanche-flood