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A one-stop shop for disaster risk reduction and emergency management will be officially launched on Massey University’s Wellington campus on Wednesday. 'The new Disaster Hub represents a strategic step forward to ensure that current and future disaster risk management partner organisations have a shared space to work together, connecting practice to research and research to practice,' says Dr Johnston of Massey University's Joint Centre for Disaster Research...
Australasian Journal of Disaster and Trauma Studies, Volume 19, Special Issue:
Australasian Journal of Disaster and Trauma Studies, Volume 19, Special Issue:
A new, geology-based approach has predicted just how susceptible various areas of Auckland are for initial explosive volcanic activity. 'The more information we keep collecting, the better these models ... can inform hazard prevention or control strategies' said Gábor Kereszturi, a PhD student from Massey University’s Institute of Agriculture and Environment...
The conference will provide a forum to discuss the integration of hazard information into effective risk
management, including:
'We want Wellington to become an international centre of excellence for building communities of resilience for future disasters,' said Centre director Prof. David Johnston, who will be attending The Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction in Switzerland, as a member of a sub delegation from New Zealand....
The main theme of the Conference is Leading from the Edge encompassing the sub-themes: Creativity, Collaboration and Sustainability.
A Massey University/GNS Science Joint Centre for Disaster Research advisory group advocates for a 'strengths-based' approach to recovery after the Christchurch earthquakes and encourages agencies to focus on empowerment and building resilience in the community...
Voluntary Commitments
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The Sendai Framework Voluntary Commitments (SFVC) online platform allows stakeholders to inform the public about their work on DRR. The SFVC online platform is a useful toolto know who is doing what and where for the implementation of the Sendai Framework, which could foster potential collaboration among stakeholders. All stakeholders (private sector, civil society organizations, academia, media, local governments, etc.) working on DRR can submit their commitments and report on their progress and deliverables.