A megacity facing high risks from natural hazards
Megacities can be seriously susceptible to various natural hazards potentially posing negative impacts on human health, economy and sustainability. With the global population living in urban cities projected to increase to 66% by 2050, building disaster resilient in big cities has become a global focus in the last decade.
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2019
23/05/2019
Since December 2018, the HKJCDPRI has collaborated with HKSKH Lady Maclehose Centre on the "More Knowledge, Less Risk" Community Education Campaign. Through a range of activities, disaster preparedness knowledge will be disseminated to the community members to strengthen their response capacities during emergencies.
22/05/2019
Two representatives of the Hong Kong Jockey Club Disaster Preparedness and Response Institute (HKJCDPRI) participated in the World Association for Disaster and Emergency Medicine (WADEM) Congress held on 7 – 10 May 2019. The WADEM Congress is a biennial international event which provides an interactive and stimulating environment for participants to share research and findings, exchange ideas and best practices and network with peers.
20/05/2019
The Hong Kong Jockey Club Disaster Preparedness and Response Institute (HKJCDPRI) has started a weekly column at the HK01 online news portal since 17 May 2019.
Everyone is exposed to disaster risks in any place, at any time. Yet everyone can take actions to reduce their risks and protect themselves. The HKJCDPRI's "Get Preparedness for Disasters 【防災零距離】column will feature stories of past disasters and analyse lessons learned. We will also share with readers useful information and tips to prepare for, respond to and mitigate emergencies.
The column articles (only available in Chinese) can be found here:
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2019
10/07/2019
The Hong Kong Jockey Club Disaster Preparedness and Response Institute (HKJCDPRI) works with the XVR simulation which develops Virtual Reality (VR) simulation software for emergency response professionals. On 26-28 June 2019, two representatives of the HKJCDPRI participated in the XVR User’s Group Meeting 2019 held in Manchester, United Kingdom.
The user group meeting is a global platform for VR simulation training providers to learn about the latest developments in VR simulation tools, learning pedagogy and exchange innovative ideas with other VR disaster simulation users around the world.
The Hong Kong Jockey Club Disaster Preparedness and Response Institute (HKJCDPRI) works with the XVR simulation which develops Virtual Reality (VR) simulation software for emergency response professionals. On 26-28 June 2019, two representatives of the HKJCDPRI participated in the XVR User’s Group Meeting 2019 held in Manchester, United Kingdom.
The user group meeting is a global platform for VR simulation training providers to learn about the latest developments in VR simulation tools, learning pedagogy and exchange innovative ideas with other VR disaster simulation users around the world.
Mr Gary Law, Manager (Innovative Learning) delivered a presentation on the integration of online VR simulation exercise into traditional lecture-based e-learning courses which is a pioneer project in the field. This pilot project is in collaboration with the Emergency Medicine Unit of the HKU Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine. Participants of the e-learning course will be put at different VR simulated disaster scenarios online to handle various emergency responses.
The meeting was ended with a learning tour to the Coventry University and the Simulation Centre, Health and Life Science Building and National Transport Design Centre.
It is hoped that the new knowledge shared and learned at the meeting will help the global VR disaster simulation training community to strive for excellence in VR disaster simulation training!
The HKJCDPRI staff, Mr Gary Law, Manager (Innovative Learning) presented on “Update on the development of the HKJCDPRI E-learning with the XVR 360 Viewer”
Mr Jeffrey Shum, Project Officer, experienced the new VR training tools
The learning curve interactive screen and real-life scenarios was used in the Simulation Centre of the Coventry University
The virtual reality environment was adopted into the research project in the National Transport Design Centre of the Coventry University
10/07/2019
Mr/Ms Ready (防災達人) is out to meet with children in cartoons as well as real persons! They will visit primary schools to disseminate the knowledge on risks reduction and awareness. A Multimedia Creation Competition is also launched to inspire children to think outside the box how they can help themselves and others during emergencies.
With an aim of raising disaster awareness among primary school students, the Hong Kong Jockey Club Disaster Preparedness and Response Institute (HKJCDPRI) has created a cartoon character called Mr Ready and a theme song entitled Get Ready! to disseminate the knowledge on risks reduction and awareness to children It is hoped that children's awareness on disaster preparedness can be aroused and together, a safe community can be built.
Mr/Ms Ready (防災達人) is out to meet with children in cartoons as well as real persons! They will visit primary schools to disseminate the knowledge on risks reduction and awareness. A Multimedia Creation Competition is also launched to inspire children to think outside the box how they can help themselves and others during emergencies.
With an aim of raising disaster awareness among primary school students, the Hong Kong Jockey Club Disaster Preparedness and Response Institute (HKJCDPRI) has created a cartoon character called Mr Ready and a theme song entitled Get Ready! to disseminate the knowledge on risks reduction and awareness to children It is hoped that children's awareness on disaster preparedness can be aroused and together, a safe community can be built.
Mr Ready is "communicable", "carefully watchful", "capable of keeping his ears wide open", "bold but cautious". These attributes enable students to understand that they have to always stay alert of risks surrounding them by looking for signs and listening to information. He learns about skills in coping with different kinds of emergency situations so that he can always keep confident and helpful to others in face of any catastrophes. Mr Ready is a role model for children to prepare themselves for any emergency!
Since mid-June, HKJCDPRI has co-organised six sessions of the "Disaster Preparedness cum Creative Workshop for Primary School Students" with Mr Peter Ng, Creative Director of Mr Ready. Using Mr Ready as a backbone, the Workshop educates primary school students on disaster preparedness by means of interactive question-and-answer session, animation and creative drawing. Among the topics covered were the definition of disasters, ways to cope with commonly seen disasters in Hong Kong and preparation of disaster survival kits, through which students were encouraged to think about how they should act in times of emergency, thus bolstering their resilience.
In the later part of the Workshop, Mr Ng did a demonstration on drawing Mr Ready and some colouring techniques. The students were curious and wanted to have a try! When they received a Mr Ready colouring paper, they were all very excited about colouring and creating a Mr Ready of their own!
An education talk on disaster preparedness hosted by Ms Audrey Chan, Manager (Community Engagement) of HKJCDPRI
Creative Colouring Work by students
10/07/2019
To create public awareness and understanding on potential hazards in the community, the Hong Kong Jockey Club Disaster Preparedness and Response Institute (HKJCDPRI) collaborates with different organisations and schools to launch edcuation programmes of“Community Campaign on Disaster Resilience".
Since this March, we have collaborated with our local partner, the Community Development Enhancement Fund (CEDF) on the “Disaster Preparedness in Hung Fuk Estate” Public Housing Education Campaign. It aims at enhancing residents' awareness and knowledge towards typhoon and infectious disease outbreak, so as to equip them with a higher level of preparedness and response capacities.
To create public awareness and understanding on potential hazards in the community, the Hong Kong Jockey Club Disaster Preparedness and Response Institute (HKJCDPRI) collaborates with different organisations and schools to launch edcuation programmes of“Community Campaign on Disaster Resilience".
Since this March, we have collaborated with our local partner, the Community Development Enhancement Fund (CEDF) on the “Disaster Preparedness in Hung Fuk Estate” Public Housing Education Campaign. It aims at enhancing residents' awareness and knowledge towards typhoon and infectious disease outbreak, so as to equip them with a higher level of preparedness and response capacities.
Located in Yuen Long, Hung Fuk Estate is a new public housing established in 2015. According to the statistics obtained by the CEDF, nearly 70% of the residents used to live in inadequate housings such as subdivided flats and interim housing flat before moving in. They have been much longed for a stable, safe and hygienic living environment, and therefore are more passionate in joining efforts to build a community that is more resilient.
A range of educational activities have been carried out based on the needs of the residences in Hung Fuk Estate. Among which, the mobile education booth has been launched in June, covering topics on how to be prepare and stay safe during the typhoon season, as well as measures to prepare for infectious disease outbreak at both the household and estate level.
For details about our “Community Campaign on Disaster Resilience” programme, please visit: http://www.hkjcdpri.org.hk/community-engagement-1
09/07/2019
Humanitarian organizations are often involved in different stages of disaster management, including preparedness, response, recovery, and mitigation. Such involvement takes the form of networks among humanitarian organizations as well as between humanitarian organizations and the affected communities. But an enduring question is the extent to which the humanitarian networks can be sustained over time across and between disasters, even without the trigger of disaster...
Humanitarian organizations are often involved in different stages of disaster management, including preparedness, response, recovery, and mitigation. Such involvement takes the form of networks among humanitarian organizations as well as between humanitarian organizations and the affected communities. But an enduring question is the extent to which the humanitarian networks can be sustained over time across and between disasters, even without the trigger of disaster...
