The New Zealand town of Nelson remains in a state of emergency, with nearly 500 homes evacuated, after the region received more than three times its average August rainfall in less than five days last week.
Some aspects of the plan lack strategy and structure. It is more a series of actions, some connected, others discrete, many already happening. The absence of Te Tiriti in the framing is concerning, as is the imminent end of some main funding sources.
The impacts of climate change are intensifying. In support of the wider New Zealand Government work programme on climate change, the Ministry of Defence and New Zealand Defence Force have taken a proactive approach in promoting global recognition of
The disaster risk reduction (DRR) status report provides a snapshot of the state of DRR in New Zealand under the four priorities of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030.
Asian Disaster Preparedness Center
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Regional Office for Asia and Pacific
The preparation of this National Progress Report has been undertaken within the framework of the 2013-15 HFA Monitoring and Progress Review process, facilitated by UNISDR and the ISDR partnership.
Ministry of Civil Defence and Emergency Management
