Northland Civil Defence Emergency Management Plan, 2010

1.4.3 HOW THIS PLAN SUPPORTS NATIONAL PLAN GOALSWithin each of the 4Rs areas, the Group has sought to link its objectives with those of the national CDEM strategy,as illustrated in Table 1. The methodology, tools and actions that will be used to deliver these objectives aredetailed in sections 3 to 6 of this Plan.Table 1 Relationship of the National Strategy and Plan to the Northland CDEM PlanCDEM Goal National CDEM objectives Northland CDEM Group objectives1. Increasingcommunityawareness,understanding,preparedness andparticipation inCDEM2. Reducing the risksfrom hazards3. Enhancingcapability tomanage civildefenceemergencies4. Enhancingcapability torecover from civildefenceemergencies1a Increasing the level of communityawareness and understanding of the risksfrom hazards1b Improving individual, community andbusiness preparedness.1c Improving community participation in CDEM1d Encouraging and enabling wider communityparticipation in hazard risk managementdecisions.2a Improving the co-ordination promotion andaccessibility of CDEM research.2b Developing a comprehensive understandingof New Zealand’s hazardscape.2c Encouraging all CDEM stakeholders toreduce the risks from hazards to acceptablelevels.2d Improving the co-ordination of governmentpolicy relevant to CDEM.3a Promoting continuing and co-ordinatedprofessional development in CDEM.3b Enhancing the ability of CDEM Groups toprepare for the manage civil defenceemergencies3c Enhancing the ability of emergency servicesto prepare for manage civil defenceemergencies3d Enhancing the ability of lifeline utilities toprepare for and manage civil defenceemergencies.3e Enhancing the ability of governmentagencies to prepare for and manage civildefence emergencies3f Improving the ability of government tomanage and event national significance.4a Implementing effective recovery planningand activities in communities and acrossthe social, economic, natural and builtenvironments.4b Enhancing the ability of agencies to managethe recovery process.1a: Increase the level of business andcommunity awareness through publiceducation and consultation (refer section 4.2.1)1b: Improve community participation andpreparedness through community-basedplanning (refer section 4.2.2)1c: Improve community preparedness throughstrong leadership and commitment toCDEM at political and executive levels (refer section 4.2.3)2a: Improve the understanding of Northland’shazardscape and associated risks (refer section 3.2)2b: Undertake long term, strategic reduction ofthe risks from hazards throughcollaborative planning with stakeholders (refer section 3.3)3a: Enhance professional development for allemergency management personnelthrough a professional developmentstrategy and programme, exercises andlearning from other CDEM Groups. (refer section 4.3)3b: Strengthen the coordination andcooperation amongst all relevant sectorsin planning for and responding to anemergency. (refer section 4.4)3c: Develop and maintain appropriatedocumentation to describe key activities,functional responses and protocols insupport of the CDEM Group Plan. (refer section 4.5)3d: Provide effective warning systems toenable agencies and the community torespond rapidly to a potential event. (refer section 4.6)3e: Establish and maintain effective andresilient inter-agency communicationnetworks and processes. (refer section 5.3.4)4a: Strengthen recovery capability and capacityacross all agencies and the widercommunity. (refer section 6.4)Northland Civil Defence Emergency Management Plan, 2010-2015 Page 15