“My Primary goal is to identify the challenges and to ensure we coordinate the most efficient strategy from within technology, social science, government administrations and the UN to provide effective sustainable and resilient solutions now!”
Garry’s experience has evolved from formulative years within planning, training and risk to disaster response, onto DRR and now includes technical solution integration.
Garry was, from 1998, a USAR Technician, cofounding a UK USAR NGO, and for 14 years, training, responding to and participating in Urban Search and Rescues in the aftermath of a variety of Earthquakes, Landslides and Tsunamis globally.
Since 2005 developed as an independent DRR Consultant to various UN Agencies and INGO’s along with advising Governments, developing a variety of strategies, identifying gaps and creating solutions.
His DRR advocacy has been pursued through Conferences, Workshops and Seminars and Appraisals in the role of a Disaster Risk Reduction specialist with a specific interest in creating resilient Communities, supporting the UNISDR Resilient Cities Programme and the UNESCO/INRULED, Education for Rural development and sustainability, advocating a policy of prioritising Schools for DR education and to ensure Safer Education facilities against ‘all’ hazards. Garry was a founder member of the UN ISDR Multi Agency TPKE Thematic Platform for Knowledge and Education [now the Global Alliance for Comprehensive School Safety GADRRRE] and was a co-founder of COGSS-DPE Coalition for Global School Safety Disaster Prevention Education
Garry is honorary Chairman of UN Global Task Force for the Built Environment, with UNESCO[Paris] as Secretariat , established by the UNCRD [Japan/Asia Region] and the UN ISDR [Geneva]. Addressing Compliance challenges, New Build Codes, Retrofit Standards and Emergency/ Transitional Shelter Standards.
Since 2005 Garry has been key note speaker, special consultant and session moderator, chair and occasional session organiser within numerous conferences, workshops, seminars, private presentations, inter government meetings, platforms and forums including co-organising and Moderating the High Level session on Developing Codes and Standards at the UN WCDRR Sendai 2015.
During a two year period Garry was a contributor to the IFRC led think on integrating DRR within national strategies supported by legislative mechanisms. It was Garry’s proposal to integrate DRR within H&S implementation globally.
Garry from within Dubai UAE, now strives to establish an holistic approach to vital water resource management, the worlds nemesis, through the use of state of art technologies and understanding from within the UN. and promotes the ability to address air pollution over cities, water pollution within rivers and lakes; and overcome the increasing threat of saline contamination of productive lands by the use of proven magnetic enhancement technology.
Within DRR Garry has been specifically supporting and addressing the development of: Reliable Seismic event forecasting with Ertha Technologies, developed and proven by an international group of ex-NASA scientists; and real time seismic event early warning ground sensor and communication systems supporting the development of the world’s largest EW network now established within China; and through ‘Soluzion’ concentrating on developing the social science of message communication into and preparedness of, society and community sectors for receiving and reacting to early warning alarms and critically the reliable 5 to 30day forecasts of seismic events.
He has also supported the IPRCC in their work for integration of policy between Poverty Reduction and Disaster Reduction, within the Asia Region, which demonstrates and addresses the clear linkage between poverty, vulnerable communities and lack of resilience to hazardous events.
Garry has addressed the need for Risk and Vulnerability and Built environment Assessments at multiple entry levels within DRR. Garry is also an advocate to address Environmental Change as a wider man made problem, with Climate Change being only a contribution to the bigger picture of Environmental Change.
During the 90’s Garry worked within the UK Security Industry, heading an International US Corporate Company European HQ Security team in London. During the early 1990’s Garry studied a Masters Degree in ‘Security and Risk Management’ at the Scarman Centre, Leicester University UK.
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“My Primary goal is to identify the challenges and to ensure we coordinate the most efficient strategy from within technology, social science, government administrations and the UN to provide effective sustainable and resilient solutions now!”
An independent DRR consultant to UNISDR, UNESCO, UNCRD pioneering since 2005 the Safe Schools Strategy; Resilient Cities Programme; INRULED Education for Rural development and sustainability; IFRC led workshops proposing use of legislative mechanisms to support integration of DRR within society. Also pioneering PPPs initiatives applying technology front line to create solutions.
Is honorary Chairman of UNESCO Global Task Force for the Built Environment.
Since 2009 identified and promoted and assisted development of Seismic Early Warning Systems strategy and technologies supporting ICL to develop into the largest EWS globally, including installing the initial system into Nepal since 2016. Also supporting seismic Forecasting Scientists strategy with international global lead scientific teams, who recently agreed to embrace Nepal as a pioneer example of integration into society…
Since 2011 adopted Magnetic Technologies Dubai as a critical developer of the 40year R&D science to provide water resource enhancement within Agriculture, Industry and Domestic; simultaneously promoting within the UN that Water Resource Management be an individual priority within DRR and Political agendas as the potential nemesis for mankind; Including weather modification using newly pioneered technology ‘Praesidium’ to combat air pollution, plus enhance sustainable rain, reduce fog, adverse humidity and dust storms.
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Resume. Garry de la Pomerai.
Independent DRR consultant to UNISDR, UNESCO, UNCRD pioneering since 2005 the Safe Schools Strategy; Resilient Cities Programme; INRULED Education for Rural development and sustainability; IFRC led workshops proposing use of legislative mechanisms to support integration of DRR. Also pioneering PPPs applying technology front line to create solutions.
Honorary Chairman of UNESCO Global Task Force for the Built Environment.
Since 2009 assisted development of Seismic Early Warning Systems strategy and technologies within China and initial system into Nepal. Also supporting seismic Forecasting Scientists strategy with international Scientists, who recently agreed to embrace Nepal as a pioneer focus of integration into society…
Since 2011 adopted Magnetic Technologies Dubai to provide water resource enhancement within Agriculture, Industry and Domestic; simultaneously promoting within the UN that Water Resource Management be an individual priority within DRR and Political agendas as the potential nemesis for mankind; Including atmospheric modification ‘Praesidium’ incorporating combating air pollution over cities.
