Abstract
Decision makers require disaster risk management (DRM) tools to better prepare for and respond to emergencies, and for making sound land- use planning decisions. Risk tools need to incorporate multiple hazard and asset types, and have the versatility to adapt to local contexts. RiskScape is a natural hazards impact and loss modelling tool developed to support DRM related decision making in New Zealand. The RiskScape software has benefitted from over 10 years of research and development, and has been used for a diverse range of applications both in New Zealand and internationally. Experience and challenges in applying RiskScape beyond New Zealand are highlighted in this study through the tailoring of RiskScape for Pacific Island countries, as part of the Pacific Risk Tool for Resilience (PARTneR) project. PARTneR is a collaborative project between the National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA), GNS Science, the disaster management offices of Samoa and Vanuatu, and the Geoscience Division of the Pacific Community. RiskScape is applied through three demonstration case studies for each country, focused on prominent natural hazards.
Highlights
Disasters in the Pacific undermine development, but the impact of future hazard events can be greatly reduced by using science-based risk assessments
Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR), Management (DRM) and land use planning should be underpinned by sound, context-derived risk information
The software system is used for storing, processing, analysing and visualising natural hazard information such as damages to assets, economic losses, human casualties, and reinstatement costs. It was developed in New Zealand by National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA) and GNS Science and is spatially configured for use worldwide and designed for multiple hazard, asset, vulnerability and loss types [3]
Summary
Disasters in the Pacific undermine development, but the impact of future hazard events can be greatly reduced by using science-based risk assessments. In the Pacific this is limited because of low institutional capacity, as well as a lack of appropriate tools and processes for gathering, analysing and applying existing and future disaster risk information to underpin and prioritise investment in resilient development To address these issues the PARTneR Project aims to enable Pacific government ministries and stakeholder organisations to effectively develop and use risk-based information to support development decision-making and planning. The software system is used for storing, processing, analysing and visualising natural hazard information such as damages to assets, economic losses, human casualties, and reinstatement costs It was developed in New Zealand by NIWA and GNS Science and is spatially configured for use worldwide and designed for multiple hazard, asset, vulnerability and loss types [3]. The tailoring of RiskScape and the application of outputs for decision making is framed around three demonstration case studies for each country that were identified by local stakeholders during initial inception workshops
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