Resilient Military Communities 1 COL (ret) Paul E. Roege, P.E. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Resilient Military Communities 1 COL (ret) Paul E. Roege, P.E. Fifth Annual VCPC Conference Williamsburg, VA 27 October 2017

Response to Resilience Advocacy 3  What is resilience?  What must I be resilient to?  How do I know if we have it?  How can I get some?  What is it worth?  How do I pay for it? VCPC Oct 2017

Traditional Concepts 4 VCPC Oct 2017

The Resilience Need 5 VCPC Oct 2017

Resilience 6 an entity’s ability to survive and thrive in the face of changing conditions. not a design feature; rather, an inherent capacity includes preparing for things we can anticipate! VCPC Oct 2017

Health Analogy 7  20 th Century  drift from healthy lifestyles  exploding ability to name, diagnose and treat conditions  21 st Century  re- emerging interest in “preventative medicine”  increasing focus on holistic health (physical, emotional, social, etc.) VCPC Oct 2017

New Paradigm (Army example) 8 Army Energy Security and Sustainability Strategy 1  Inform Decisions  Optimize Use  Assure Access  Build Resilience  Drive Innovation VCPC Oct 2017 1 https://www.army.mil/e2/c/downloads/394128.pdf

Forging the Future 9  Resilience is a community effort  Military installations have a stake  Progress requires  collaborative value creation  community participation  leadership The Tidewater region can advance the model for community resilience partnerships VCPC Oct 2017