Potential Disasters : Opportunities for Resilience

New Zealand Hazardscape New Zealand has a broad range of hazards: “sometimes it does us a power of good to remind ourselves that we live on two volcanic rocks where two tectonic plates meet, in a somewhat lonely stretch of windswept ocean just above the Roaring Forties. If you want drama – you’ve come to the right place” Sir Geoffrey Palmer

NZ’s CDEM History  Mid 1930’s – Concerns around earthquakes; air raids; poison gas attacks  Early 50’s – threat of nuclear war  1959 – Ministry of Civil Defence created  1962 – First Civil Defence Act  1968 – 30 of 262 local authorities had no plan  1968 – 1980 Events led to amendments of Act

1983 Civil Defence Act  Emphasised regional civil defence  Government agencies given specific responsibilities  ‘Recovery’ mentioned for the first time

2002 – Civil Defence Emergency Management Act  Greater regionalisation of CDEM  Lifelines mandated to replace Government departments that had been privatised  Recognition of ‘4 R’s’  Led to integrated planning framework

Key Legislative Acts  Resource Management Act 1991  Civil Defence Emergency Management Act 2002  Building Act 2004  All influence and promote integrated environmental management & recognition of hazards and risks

The Integrated Planning Framework

CDEM Groups

Civil Defence Emergency Management Act 2002 Provided the framework for civil defence emergency management with key elements: 1. A clear statement of purpose that mandates risk management 2. A structure to enable cooperative planning, response and accountability 3. An integrated planning framework

Purpose of the Act  Promoting sustainable management of hazards  Enabling communities to achieve acceptable levels of risk  Requiring co-ordination of CDEM activities  Encouraging co-ordination and integration across sectors to address interdependencies  Reduction, readiness, response and recovery arrangements

National CDEM Strategy Resilient New Zealand communities, understanding & managing their hazards  To increase awareness, understanding & participation in CDEM  To reduce the risks from hazards to New Zealand  To enhance New Zealand's capability to manage emergencies  To enhance New Zealand’s capability to recover from disasters

Disaster Resilient Communities

CDEM sector structure

Role of the Ministry MCDEM’s 4 business goals are:  To build and maintain MCDEM capability  To develop CDEM initiatives for hazard risk reduction  To enhance CDEM stakeholders’ capability  To increase awareness and understanding of, and commitment to, CDEM

How the CDEM Group is made up Senior Managers - Local Authority Emergency Services, Health and others Coordinating Executive Group Policy making Strategic Planning Implementation of Group Plan Local EMO/EOC Local EMO/EOC Local EMO/EOC Local EMO/EOC Local Response/ Planning CDEM Officers Local Authority Local Authority Local Authority Local Authority Members of CDEM Group Local Government Professional Services Hazards & Risks Coordination CDEM Group Manager CDEM Group EMO/EOC Political Leaders - Local Authority CDEM Group Committee Accountability Decision making Governance