Resilience Network Conceptual Framework for Israel s Local and

Resilience Network Conceptual Framework for Israel’s Local and National Resilience Version B October 2009

“It is not the strongest of the species that survive nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change” (Charles Darwin, On the Origin of Species, 1859) ITC

Rising Importance of Home Front Israel’s National Security “Israel is a cardboard country which will military superiority” (Tal, 1996) “Total concession of resilience in favor of be destroyed” (Hizbullah, 2008) 1991 Gulf War 2000 - 2005 Second Intifada 2001 - 2009 Sderot & Gaza Periphery 2 nd Int. Front Military Front 2006 Lebanon War 2009 Cast Lead Home Front ITC

Rising Importance of the Home Front The Concept of ‘Synchronized Victories’ Influence on the results of conflicts is increasing Defining the ‘Success Story’ on the Home Front Diplomacy Media Military Front Home Front ITC

Resilience: The Foundation for Success in the Home Front Top-Down Gov. Institutions Resilience Organizations Businesses The capacity to overcome crisis by adapting, while Leadership Communities minimizing casualties, preserving a basic quality of life, Sense of Households as well as the community's core values and identity Purpose Individuals Bottom-Up ITC

Resilience is a Four Stage Story National and Local Resilience are created in two stages and tested in two stages Preparedness • Legislation • Enforcement • Training • Infrastructure • Partnerships Immediate Response During the Crisis The Day After • Rescue efforts • Reorganization • Routine under fire • Rebuilding • Learning • Honoring heroes • Measures against evaders ITC

The Relevancy Gaps World Jewry’s support assured On your own for 72 -96 hours Command & Control Top-down Services will increase State is responsible for home front Current Mindset Potential Collapse Growing rift bw world Jewry and Israel No basic skills, awareness or preparedness Inspiration & mobilization Flat and decentralized Public, private & 3 rd sector partially on halt Difference of scale bw Needs / expectations and capacities Changing Reality ITC

Potential Collapse Hurricane Katrina, August 2005 ITC

The Resilience Network Thousands of ‘nodes’ committed to national and local resilience, with core capacities to act both independently and in collaboration during emergencies Communities Business sector Households Emergency Organizations State Institutions Emergency Organizations Philanthropy Households Communities Volunteers Households Non-Profit Sector Government Education Syst. RACHEL Vital NGO Non-Profit Sector Local Authorities Jewish World Households Academia HFC Catalyst NGO Volunteers Media Vital NGO Households Communities ITC

Attributes of the Resilience Network • Flat, non-hierarchical • Independence, flexibility, innovation • Universal & local • Duplications, backups & efficiency • Protocols & rituals • Resilience ITC

The Units of the Resilience Network Business sector Households Philanthropy Endpoints Meet basic criteria of preparedness Emergency Organizations Households Volunteers Education Syst. State Institutions Media Government Civilian-Volunteers Responsibility & core capacity for task Volunteers RACHEL Local Authorities Households Third Sector Jewish World HFC NGO Catalyst Academia Catalysts Build the network Hubs Many links & influence Communities ITC

Culture of Preparedness values, priorities, patterns of behavior and habits instilled to ensure readiness for emergencies State Institutions Resilience Network Legislation & Enforcement Resources & Infrastructure Budgets & Infrastructure Training Partnerships Nation-Wide Deployment HR & Flexibility ITC

Recommendations Business sector Households Philanthropy Emergency Organizations Households Volunteers State Institutions Media Government Volunteers Local Authorities Households Non-Profit Sector Jewish World • Formulate HF strategy • Budget, infrastructure, legislation & enforcement • National Preparedness Week Education Syst. RACHEL Gov. & Knesset HFC NGO Catalyst • Preparedness of civil servants • Mandatory prep of 1 st-responders Academia Communities ITC

Recommendations Business sector Households Philanthropy Emergency Organizations Households Volunteers State Institutions Media Education Syst. Volunteers Local Authorities Households Non-Profit Sector Jewish World Main catalysts of the local resilience network: • Resilience part of local vision Government RACHEL Local Authorities HFC NGO Catalyst Academia Communities • Coordinate with neighbors • Map & link, train local units • Level expectations • Employee preparedness • Cooperation with partner-cities and Jewish communities ITC

Recommendations Business sector Households Philanthropy Emergency Organizations Households Volunteers State Institutions Media Government Education Syst. Volunteers RACHEL Local Authorities Households Non-Profit Sector Jewish World HFC NGO Catalyst Education System & Academic Institutions • Continued operation in immediate response • Adjusted operation during crisis • Academic institution are outposts of RN Academia Communities ITC

Recommendations Business sector Households Philanthropy Emergency Organizations Households Volunteers State Institutions Business Sector • COP – Integral component of corporate responsibility Media Government Education Syst. Volunteers RACHEL Local Authorities Households Non-Profit Sector Jewish World HFC NGO Catalyst Academia Communities ITC

Recommendations Business sector Households Philanthropy Emergency Organizations Households Volunteers State Institutions Media Government Education Syst. Volunteers RACHEL Local Authorities Households Vital NGO Jewish World HFC NGO Catalyst Non-Profit Sector • Identify vital NGOs • Formulate ‘Resilience Standard’ for vital NGOs • NGO’s as catalysts of the Resilience Network • Prepare philanthropists Academia Communities ITC

Recommendations Business sector Households Philanthropy Emergency Organizations Households Volunteers State Institutions Media Government Education Syst. Volunteers RACHEL Local Authorities Households Non-Profit Sector Jewish World HFC Jewish World Integrate as part of the RN • Build Com-2 -Com partnerships for resilience • Prepare for raising and spending emergency campaigns NGO Catalyst Academia Communities ITC

Recommendations Business sector Households Philanthropy Emergency Organizations Households Volunteers State Institutions Media Government Education Syst. Volunteers RACHEL Local Authorities Households Non-Profit Sector Jewish World HFC NGO Catalyst Academia Individuals, Households, First Responders and Civilian-Volunteers • Promote preparedness of households to become endpoints • Mandatory preparedness of 1 st-responders • Broaden definition of 1 stresponders Communities ITC

“Israel has nuclear weapons and the strongest air force in the region, but it is weaker than a spider web” (Hassan Nassrallah, 05/26/2000) “The durability of spider webs enable them to absorb the concentrated pressure of a weight ten times that of the most durable artificial fiber” (Hillyard P. , The Book of the Spider, 1994) ITC