How can New Zealand build long-term resilience to hazards, such as severe weather, pandemics, volcanic activity, and earthquakes.
That is the subject of a draft Long-term Insights Briefing the Ministry for the Environment (MfE) and the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (DPMC) have developed on behalf of the National Hazards Board.
Discussions about national resilience-building are particularly timely. The country faces growing challenges from various hazards, and New Zealanders have been deeply affected by a range of these events.
Enhancing our national resilience will help us mitigate the consequences of disasters, and capture an array of economic, social, and environmental benefits. It will give our people and the economy the opportunity to thrive – not just when conditions are easy, but also when they are hard.
The draft briefing shares information on New Zealand’s hazard landscape and the forces that shape it. It also outlines the challenges of resilience-building and opportunities for action.
We encourage people to read the briefing and provide feedback via the link below. This consultation closes at 11:59pm on 27 August.