This project explored how Auckland’s South-East Asian community understands, prepares for, and responds to natural disasters. The team focused on understanding the best ways of engaging Cambodian, Malaysian, Phillipine, Thai and Vietnamese communiti
Playing with Uncertainty: Facilitating community-based resilience building My Verb: to Inspire (whisper something in people’s hearts) ¡Hola! I am from Bogota DC, Colombia. I define myself as an explorer, but…
We can’t predict earthquakes, but we can prepare for them. The AF8 Roadshow: The Science Beneath Our Feet shares Alpine Fault hazard science and preparedness information with communities likely to…
Seismic Assessment & Design of Māori Buildings My name is Sonny Vercoe and I’m from Te Arawa, Tūwharetoa, Te Ati Haunui-ā-Pāpārangi, Ngāti Kahungunu and Ngāi Tahu. I grew up in…
Maungapōhatu – A history of resilience, Rua Kēnana and Iharaira Ka moe, ka moe a Te Maunga rāua ko Hinepūkohurangi ka puta ko Ngā Tamariki o te Kohu. Ko Ngawaiata…
Fostering children’s participation in DRR with Minecraft and LEGO 19/06/2018 ByLoïc Le Dé Children and disasters Children pose an interesting challenge when it comes to Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR). They…
Student Profile: Marion Tan 15/06/2018 Usability of disaster apps A bit about me I am originally from the Philippines, a country that has its fair share of exposure to natural…
Mehrdad is a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Auckland with specialized expertise in mechatronics and data science. His role was with the Resilience Challenge Weather and Wildfire programme is…
Minecraft & LEGO Used For Emergency Preparedness 18/04/2018 Students at Maraekakaho School have been using two popular children’s pastimes to help their community become more prepared for an emergency. The…
The Living at the Edge programme centred on a key case study in Hawkes’s Bay, where councils, mana whenua and the local community were seeking to better understand coastal hazards risks and management options for the central part of the Hawke’s Bay
Recent wildfire events throughout Aotearoa New Zealand have highlighted our vulnerability to these damaging events (e.g. 2011 Karikari Peninsula and 2017 Port Hills fires). The project team worked with communities to co-develop wildfire resilience initiat
Samuel Aguilar-Arguello, Wayne Schou, Ilze Pretorius The ability to predict and prevent wildfires is important in safeguarding lives and property. In New Zealand, fire authorities use many tools to predict…
The Resilience to Nature’s Challenges Phase 2 research programme involves nearly $40 million of investment into innovative natural hazards research. Resilience to Nature’s Challenges Kia manawaroa – Ngā Ākina o…
