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Disaster preparedness event in the Hutt Valley
The New Zealand Red Cross and Resilience to Nature’s Challenges are holding a joint disaster preparedness event in Lower Hutt next month where residents can learn about the risks in…
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Student profile: Katherine Hore
Student profile: Katherine Hore 24/10/2018 Power and participation in disaster risk reduction: A case study in Franz Josef A bit about me My interest in disasters started after I finished…
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Student Profile: Kristian Azul
Integration of Geospatial and Focused Liquefaction Tools for Regional Assessments Hi guys! Kamusta? I am from Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines. I did my Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Civil…
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CRISiSLab brings people and technology together to enhance disaster management
By Alicia Cui, CRISiSLab Head of Engagement and Marketing and Resilience Challenge Urban Theme Networking Lead You may have attended one of our CRISiSLab webinars or heard about one of…
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Impact case study 2019-20: Science for resilience policy and practice
In 2019-20 we saw several examples of direct application of Resilience to Nature’s Challenges (RNC) research findings into policy and practice. The GNS Science report Reducing risk through the management of…
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Challenge research used in fuel security report
Challenge research used in fuel security report 13/02/20 By Dr Nicola McDonald, Market Economics In September 2017, the pipeline that distributes petroleum-based fuels from Marsden Point Oil Refinery to Auckland…
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The Uncertainty Contagion: Revealing the Interrelated, Cascading Uncertainties of Managed Retreat
Hanna C, White I, Glavovic B. 2020. The uncertainty contagion: revealing the interrelated, cascading uncertainties of managed retreat. Sustainability. 12(2):736. doi:10.3390/su12020736
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Student Profile: Jay Kuethe
The role and origin of Tuhua’s unusual magmatic chemistry Following a rather bimodal career path (studying the fields of Geology, but working professionally in the field of Ecology), I focused…
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Exploring the roles and challenges of disruptive technologies for emergency management in Aotearoa New Zealand
Kroher, L., Tan, M. L., & Prasanna, R. (2024). Exploring the roles and challenges of disruptive technologies for emergency management in Aotearoa New Zealand. Proceedings of the International ISCRAM Conference. https://ojs.iscram.org/index.php/Proceeding
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Live Expert Q&A: Adaptation Pathways & Decision-Making for Natural Hazard Resilience
Adaptation to natural hazards is essential for our communities and infrastructure facing the recurring effects of disruptive natural hazards. When it comes to mitigating these impacts, decision-makers have to navigate…
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Webinar: Earthquake-prone marae
Earthquake-prone marae: Whānau-based solutions Earthquake-prone buildings have hit the headlines in recent years. But what happens when a community has deep ancestral, spiritual and emotional attachment to buildings deemed ‘earthquake-prone’?…
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Andrea Byrom
Andrea recently joined the Governance Group of the RNC Challenge. Andrea works as a consultant and professional director in Aotearoa’s environmental sector. She holds board roles with the Environmental Protection Authority, Manaaki Whenua, and two environmen
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Stigma and disaster risk reduction among vulnerable groups: Considering people receiving opioid substitution treatment.
Blake, D., Pooley, S. & Lyons, A. (2020) Stigma and disaster risk reduction among vulnerable groups: Considering people receiving opioid substitution treatment. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction. 48. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijdrr.2020.101588
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Student profile: Wagner Costa
Predictors for estuarine flooding in New Zealand I am currently in my first year of my PhD in Earth Sciences at Waikato University’s Coastal Marine research group, supervised by Professor…
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Recipients of the Urban Resilience Innovation and Collaboration Hub
In the first half of 2020 the Urban programme established the Urban Resilience Innovation & Collaboration Hub, a round of contestable funding with the purpose of supporting research and research-related…
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Indigenous Approaches to Disaster Risk Reduction, Community Sustainability, and Climate Change Resilience
Kenney, C. et al. (2023). Indigenous Approaches to Disaster Risk Reduction, Community Sustainability, and Climate Change Resilience. In: Eslamian, S., Eslamian, F. (eds) Disaster Risk Reduction for Resilience. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-03
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A non-intrusive approach for efficient stochastic emulation and optimization of model-based nitrate-loading management decision support
J.T. White, M.J. Knowling, M.N. Fienen, D.T. Feinstein, G. McDonald, C. Moore. (2020) A non-intrusive approach for efficient stochastic emulation and optimization of model-based nitrate-loading management decision support. Environmental Modelling & Softw
