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Microsoft Word - Assignment 1.docx Assignment1:Canada’snaturaldisastermitigationstrategy TheobjectiveofthisassignmentistoexploreCanada’snaturaldisastermitigation strategiesaswellasanearthquakeeventintheCascadiasubductionzone. Deadline February4,2021at11:59:59PMEST(1secondbeforemidnight) UploadyourfileasaPDF. Assignment Tocompletethiswrittenassignment,youshoulddiscussthefollowing: 1. ReviewPriority3oftheEmergencyManagementStrategyforCanada(Reference1) andanswerthefollowing: a. AccordingtoPriority3,whatisthemosteffectiveemergencymanagement activity?(1pt) b. Whatarethefoundationalobjectivesinthisstrategy?(4pts) c. Whataretheoutcomesthegovernmentistryingtoachieve?(2pts) 2. TheEmergencyManagementStrategyforCanadaspecifiesthereturnoninvestment foramitigationstrategyisapproximatelya$6savingsforevery$1spent.Wewill examinethesourceofthisstatement. a. Whichorganizationmadethisconclusion(seeReference2)?(1pt) b. Howwasthe$6to$1ratiocalculated?(4pts) c. Whyisthe$6to$1ratioapplicabletoCanadianevents?Whyhasitbeen adoptedinCanadianpolicy?(2pts) 3. LookuptheDisasterMitigationandAdaptationFundandanswerthefollowing: a. Describethefund.(4pts) b. Whatprojectsarecurrentlybeingfunded?(2pts) 4. RegardingtheCascadia1700earthquake,reviewthearticleinHakaiMagazineby AnnFinkbeiner(Reference3),andanswerthequestionsbelow.Notethatyouare expectedtousecorrectterminologywhenreferringtoIndigenouscommunities.An attachmentinBrightspace,IndigenousWritesChapter1(Reference4),hasbeen providedbyCarleton’sCentreforIndigenousInitiativesasreference. a. WhichFirstNationscommunitieswereaffectedbythisevent?List2 communitiesthatarelocatedinCanada.(2pts) b. WhatstorydidtheFirstNationsusetoexplainthisevent?Whatdoesthe ThunderbirdandWhalerepresenttotheFirstNationscommunitiesinthis region?(5pts) Hint:SeethelistofReferencesforapotentialreferencetouse. c. WhatarecommonelementsintheseFirstNationsstoriesthatdescribethe Cascadiaevent.(5pts) d. Whatwasthelong-termimpactonFirstNationscommunitiesfromthis event?(1pt) 5. Describetheeventusinggeologictermsusedinthecourse(5pts) Otherrequirements 1. Maximum3pages.Formattinginstructionsarebelow. 2. Inadditiontotheabove,theoverallqualityofyourassignmentwillbeworth5pts. 3. Atleast6referencesshouldbeusedinyourassignment.YoumayuseReferences1 to3aspartofyour6. a. Theremainingreferencesshouldbefromcrediblesourcessuchas governmentwebsites,governmentpublications,andnewspaperarticles. b. Socialmediawillnotcounttowardsyour5references. c. Wikipediawillnotbeacceptedasareference. d. Referencescanbeona4thpage Format Atemplateisprovidedforyoutouse. Ifyoudonotwishtousethisdocument,yourassignmentmustadheretothefollowing: - 3pagemaximumforthepaper,referencesona4thpage - 1inchmarginsonallsides - Fonttypes:Cambria,CalibriorArial - Fontsize:12 - Linespacing:1.5line Grading Theassignmentwillbegradedoutof50ptsandisworth10%ofyourfinalgrade. Thefollowingpenaltiescanbeapplied: 1. Maximum5ptsdeductedifthepagelimitisexceeded. 2. 5ptpenaltyforeachdaytheassignmentislate.Themaximumdeductionwillbe15 pts. 3. Maximum5ptsremovediftheformattingguidelinesnotfollowed. 4. 2.5ptpenaltyforeachmissingreference. Questions QuestionsregardingtheassignmentshouldbepostedontheForum. AdditionalTips 1. Useall3pages. a. Referencescanbeona4thpagewhichwillnotcounttowardsthepagetotal 2. Eachdiscussionpointaboveshouldbecontainedinitsownparagraph (theTAsaremarking350assignments,makeiteasyforthemtogiveyoumarks!!) 3. Atitlepageisnotnecessary 4. Reviewthemarkingscheme. a. Eachsectionisweigheddifferently,souseyourspacewisely. 5. Writeobjectively a. Bebriefandstraighttothepoint. b. Usenumberswhenpossible.Adjectivesaresubjectivebutcanprovide context. 6. ReferencesshoulduseAPAstyleorastyleusedinpublicationsinyourareaofstudy. Youwillnotbegradedbasedonthereferencingstyleyouchoose,butthestyle shouldbeconsistentlyappliedforallreferences. References 1.GovernmentofCanada.(2019,January25).EmergencyManagementStrategyfor Canada:TowardaResilient2030. https://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/cnt/rsrcs/pblctns/mrgncy-mngmnt-strtgy/index-en.aspx 2.MultihazardMitigationCouncil.(2017).NaturalHazardMitigationSaves2017Interim Report:AnIndependentStudy.Principal.NationalInstituteofBuildingSciences, Washington. 3.Finkbeiner,Ann.(2015,September14).TheGreatQuakeandtheGreatDrowning. https://hakaimagazine.com/features/great-quake-and-great-drowning/ AdditionalReferences 4.Vowel,C.(2016).TheTerminologyofRelationships.InIndigenousWrites:AGuideto FirstNations,Métis,andInuitissuesinCanada(pp.5–22).Winnipeg,Canada:Portage& MainPress. 5.Queen’sUniversity.(undated).OfficeofIndigenousInitiatives https://www.queensu.ca/indigenous/ways-knowing/terminology-guide AdditionalreferencesprovidedbyCarleton’sCentreforIndigenousInitiativesthatcanhelp withthemeaningbehindtheThunderbirdandWhale. https://spiritsofthewestcoast.com/collections/the-thunderbird-symbol https://spiritsofthewestcoast.com/collections/the-orca-symbol-or-killer-whale
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1. The most effective emergency management activity being followed is the proactive prevention /mitigation measures which helps in minimizing the risks during the disaster. Both structural and non-structural mitigation services are being followed as a part of the disaster management by either construction of flood ways, insurance, land-use planning etc [1] .
The fundamental objectives of this emergency management strategy are:
1. The non-structural mitigation activities and structural mitigation projects are encouraged by the FPT government to address the hazards and incentivising investment respectively [1].
2. The FPT government encourages and educates the interdisciplinary approaches between the DRR and other disciplines (climate adaptions etc) to keep update with the upcoming risk landscape [1].
3. The government collaborates with the private sector to develop private flood insurance which also includes mitigation of the flood risks for the entire population [1].
4. The government empowered the communities to conduct evidence based mitigation planning measures as well as to implement the projects to reduce the risk by giving assess [1].
The outcomes are:
1. To create the awareness of the hazards among the public by the government and other engaged EM partners.
2. To support and promote the public with the associated risks by confirming privacy and security.
2. The Federal agency performed the Interim study and concluded that Federal Mitigation Grants save $6 per $1 spent [2].
This interim report is based on the two-high level BCRs which represent the benefits by exceeding provisions of the federal programs. It includes both the addition of EDA and HUD benefits which results in the and it is a direct replacement to the original 4:1[2].
It is calculated by studying the new mitigation strategies and these were added to the aggregate number. The BCRs of each mitigation strategy was elected and if sufficient number of the BCRs for the strategies were identified and aggregated and it represent the overall benefits of the mitigation. The measures taken to reduce the impact of the disasters are called Mitigation. The emergency preparedness in Canadian is based on the Mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery. The disaster mitigation saves lives, safety, reduce risks, create jobs etc. during the disasters by anticipating the risks in advance. It was also published by the National Institute of...
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