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Potential Disasters : Opportunities for Resilience. New Zealand Civil Defence Emergency Management System. New Zealand Hazardscape. New Zealand has a broad range of hazards: - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Potential Disasters : Opportunities for Resilience
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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
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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
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1983 Civil Defence Act
Emphasised regional civil defence
Government agencies given specific responsibilities
‘Recovery’ mentioned for the first time
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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
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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
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The Integrated Planning Framework
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CDEM Groups
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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
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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
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National CDEM Strategy
Resilient New Zealandcommunities, 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
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Disaster Resilient Communities
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CDEM sector structure
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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
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How the CDEM Group is made up
Senior Managers - Local Authority
Emergency Services,Health and others
Coordinating Executive Group
Policy makingStrategic PlanningImplementation of
Group Plan
LocalEMO/EOC
LocalEMO/EOC
LocalEMO/EOC
LocalEMO/EOC
LocalResponse/Planning
CDEM Officers
LocalAuthority
LocalAuthority
LocalAuthority
LocalAuthority
Members ofCDEM Group
Local Government
Professional ServicesHazards & Risks
Coordination
CDEM Group Manager
CDEM GroupEMO/EOC
Political Leaders -Local Authority
CDEM GroupCommittee
AccountabilityDecision making
Governance
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www.civildefence.govt.nz