Much of the above is preparedness with a capital P (i.e. the preparedness of the global supply chains). However, if we look at a more operation (field) level, then preparedness becomes all about the local communities, and the households within it. Preparing households for pandemics is a major challenge. Work is needed along multiple networks to communicate the needs, moving through the various socio-economic strata involving unique approaches to each. Of particular importance are strategies to reach the poorest and most vulnerable populations, engaging a fully representative group from the international organizations down to the community based human services organizations most connected with these populations. Small- and medium-sized businesses have a particularly important role in developing nations (who typically do not have continuity planning). We need to find ways to encourage total community resilience all the way from global supply chains, to local households in crisis hit areas.
All these challenges become even more complex when facing a pandemic in a “global city”: a city with extensive global air, sea, and land connections like London, Singapore, Hong Kong, New York, or Dubai. While there have been thousands of deaths linked to Ebola in 2014, it could have been worse. One of the reasons that it did not spread more rapidly was the nature of the virus itself (it is not airborne) and the simple luck in that it did not reach any urban population centers . Should the virus have taken hold in Lagos or Monrovia, the morbidity and mortality figures would likely exploded.
Urbanization is on an increasing trend, today an estimated 54% of the world’s population lives in urban areas , and it is predicted that by 2050 about 64% of the developing world and 86% of the developed world will be urbanized. The threat of a pandemic in global cities cannot be left to luck or be dealt with in a reactive mode. We need a blueprint for preparedness and response to govern how the local government, international humanitarian community, and private sector can collaborate to prepare to respond to a pandemic in an aerotroplis such as Dubai.
Dubai’s Opportunity to Lead the World in Preparedness
Dubai has one of the world’s most transient populations with over 75 million air passengers flying through the Dubai International Airport in 2015. The city is also home to one of the world’s busiest sea ports (Jebel Ali), ranked 9th by container volume. It is a global city in all aspects, with all the commensurate risks and benefits to its 2.2 million residents.
Stakeholders participating in our roundtable discussion agreed that Dubai can be a leader in developing and adopting appropriate measures and protocols to prevent the spread of the contamination in case of an outbreak (pandemic preparedness). There are three main levels to such a blueprint;
The first level “City Protection”, is simply preparedness to respond to a disease outbreak within the city. Protecting lives and livelihoods of Dubai’ citizens through effective treatment and management. The critical success factor at this level is to develop local capacity to rapidly mobilize sufficient human and physical resources under the duress of emergency measures.
The second level “Global Containment”, is by virtue of Dubai’s status as a global air and sea hub. At this level, Dubai not only needs to have a plan to rapidly contain any outbreak and ensure it limits the spread via its ports, but also that core operations remain viable.
The third level “Global Response”, such an air and sea logistics hub must also have a strategy to facilitate the transport and consolidation of supply cargos (also considering prepositioning in certain
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كثيرا ما ورد أعلاه هو الاستعداد برأس مال ف (أي الاستعداد لسلاسل التوريد العالمية). ومع ذلك، إذا ألقينا نظرة على مستوى عملية (الميدانية) أكثر، ثم التأهب ليصبح كل شيء عن المجتمعات المحلية، والأسر داخله. إعداد الأسر المعيشية للأوبئة يشكل تحديا رئيسيا. ويلزم العمل على طول شبكات متعددة للاتصال الاحتياجات، وتتحرك من خلال مختلف الطبقات الاجتماعية-الاقتصادية التي تنطوي على نهج فريد لكل. أهمية خاصة ترتبط استراتيجيات الوصول إلى السكان الأكثر فقراً وضعفا، إشراك مجموعة تمثيلية بالكامل من المنظمات الدولية وصولاً إلى المجتمع على أساس منظمات الخدمات الإنسانية أكثر مع هذه الشعوب. أن الشركات الصغيرة والمتوسطة الحجم دوراً بالغ أهمية في تطوير الأمم (الذي عادة ما يكون عدم استمرارية التخطيط). نحن بحاجة إلى إيجاد سبل لتشجيع المجتمع مجموع كل وسيلة من سلاسل التوريد العالمية، والقدرة على التكيف مع الأسر المحلية في أزمة ضرب المناطق. All these challenges become even more complex when facing a pandemic in a “global city”: a city with extensive global air, sea, and land connections like London, Singapore, Hong Kong, New York, or Dubai. While there have been thousands of deaths linked to Ebola in 2014, it could have been worse. One of the reasons that it did not spread more rapidly was the nature of the virus itself (it is not airborne) and the simple luck in that it did not reach any urban population centers . Should the virus have taken hold in Lagos or Monrovia, the morbidity and mortality figures would likely exploded. Urbanization is on an increasing trend, today an estimated 54% of the world’s population lives in urban areas , and it is predicted that by 2050 about 64% of the developing world and 86% of the developed world will be urbanized. The threat of a pandemic in global cities cannot be left to luck or be dealt with in a reactive mode. We need a blueprint for preparedness and response to govern how the local government, international humanitarian community, and private sector can collaborate to prepare to respond to a pandemic in an aerotroplis such as Dubai. Dubai’s Opportunity to Lead the World in PreparednessDubai has one of the world’s most transient populations with over 75 million air passengers flying through the Dubai International Airport in 2015. The city is also home to one of the world’s busiest sea ports (Jebel Ali), ranked 9th by container volume. It is a global city in all aspects, with all the commensurate risks and benefits to its 2.2 million residents.Stakeholders participating in our roundtable discussion agreed that Dubai can be a leader in developing and adopting appropriate measures and protocols to prevent the spread of the contamination in case of an outbreak (pandemic preparedness). There are three main levels to such a blueprint; The first level “City Protection”, is simply preparedness to respond to a disease outbreak within the city. Protecting lives and livelihoods of Dubai’ citizens through effective treatment and management. The critical success factor at this level is to develop local capacity to rapidly mobilize sufficient human and physical resources under the duress of emergency measures. The second level “Global Containment”, is by virtue of Dubai’s status as a global air and sea hub. At this level, Dubai not only needs to have a plan to rapidly contain any outbreak and ensure it limits the spread via its ports, but also that core operations remain viable. The third level “Global Response”, such an air and sea logistics hub must also have a strategy to facilitate the transport and consolidation of supply cargos (also considering prepositioning in certain
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