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PNWER Profile
PNWER – formed by statute in 1991
PNWER is a Public/Private Partnership
Alaska, Alberta, British Columbia, Idaho, Oregon, Montana, Saskatchewan, Washington, Yukon & Northwest Territories
House RepublicanCaucus
House DemocratCaucus
Senate RepublicanCaucus
Senate DemocratCaucus
1 Executive Committee Member
Each State
Government(It is customary for the
government to work with the opposition in the
selection of delegates)
Private Sector Council
4 MLAs1 Executive Committee
Member
1 Executive Committee Member from each
state/province
Executive Committee• 8 Legislators• 8 Private Sector Members• Governors/Premiers (or designee)• PNWER Executive Director
Each Province
4 BoardMembers
PNWER OrganizationHouse RepublicanCaucus
House DemocratCaucus
Senate RepublicanCaucus
Senate DemocratCaucus
Government(It is customary for the
government to work with the opposition in the
selection of delegates)
Other PNWER PartnersBorder Policy Research Institute University of LethbridgeHudson InstituteBusiness Council of BCCanadian American Business CouncilWoodrow Wilson CenterCarleton UniversityAK, WA, OR, ID, MT, BC, AB, SK Emergency ManagementBC Innovation CouncilIdaho National LabCascadia – Discovery InstituteCanadian American Border Trade AllianceAssociation of WA BusinessesUS Dept. of EnergyAsia Pacific FoundationBorder Policy Research Institute
Argonne National LabPacific Northwest National LabEnergy CouncilUS Dept. of Homeland SecurityApplied Science Technologists & Technicians of BCAPEGG BC & AlbertaWestern Economic Diversification CanadaHuman Resources Social Development CanadaCenter for Canadian StudiesInstitute of Health EconomicsUS/Canadian Consulate GeneralNational Conf. of State LegislaturesIdaho Farm BureauUnited WayUniversity of WA
PNWER Working GroupsAgriculture
Trade
Transportation
Tourism
High-Tech
SustainableDevelopment
Disaster Resilience
Invasive Species
Health CareForestry
EnvironmentEnergy
Border Issues
WorkforceDevelopment
Each Working Group has a Public & Private
Sector Co-Chair
• Industry Co-Chair, and Government Co-Chair• Issues driven by Work Groups – some initiated
by private sector, some by public• Detailed vetting process to develop work plan
for Working Group• Action Plan decentralized by Working Group
leadership
PNWER Working Groups
Bi-National Energy Planning
Initially funded by US Dept of Energy Led by PNWER Legislative Energy Chair Task ForceWorking regionally to develop solutions to future energy demand and transmission congestionIntegrated Resource Planning for the Bi-National PNWER RegionLegislative Energy Institute – Training for Legislators
Competitiveness and Border Security
Global markets demand that US/Canada border be much smarter and more efficientPNWER has programs to develop stakeholder designed pilots for common sense solutions to business and trade impediments
Enhanced Drivers License
o PROJECT EXAMPLE: Washington State and DHS developed an enhanced driver’s license for use as personal identification for border crossings.
SAMPLE PROJECTS
• Activities/projects are grant funded• www.firsttosee.org social media system• Regional Maritime Recovery Exercises• City of Seattle and Snohomish County
Recovery planning• Cybersecurity planning and exercises• Assisting with the marketing of FirstNet in
Washington State• Regional maritime cybersecurity resilience
planning
OUR 21ST CENTURY SITUATION
• Each organization focused on their individual mission and territory.
• A very efficient system of systems that functions well on a day-to-day basis, but is increasingly vulnerable to disruptions due to a host of natural and technological hazards that create vulnerabilities.
• We are becoming less resilient!!
THE FORMULA TO FIX THE SITUATION
• Establish relationships• Share information• Collaborate• Plan together• Build trust
ESTABLISH RELATIONSHIPS
• Between people• Between organizations• Public, private, nonprofit, mediao Find the areas of common interest
• Cyber, health, etc.• Transportation and other infrastructures• Joint conferences, • Build corridors, not walls
SHARE INFORMATION
• It all starts here• What do you know that you can share?• Who else might need to have this
information?• First a network of peers• Then a network outside of the norm• Outside of your state or province• What you give is what you get
PLAN
• Planning is critical to developing relationships
• Response, recovery, special hazard: e.g. cyber
• Cyclical• Eliminate the “Silos of Excellence”
CHALLENGES TODAY
• Federal funds are drying up• A significant turnover in people
• Emergency manager’s curse• Operating in a low trust environment• Lack of appreciation for the “soft skills”
and time it takes to do this work• Bosses don’t always understand• Someone must stand up and lead!
CONTACT
Eric HoldemanDirector, Center for Regional Disaster Resilience (CRDR)www.pnwer.orgwww.regionalresilience.org [email protected] 253-376-6683