Northland Civil Defence Emergency Management Plan, 2010

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3 RISK REDUCTIONThis section provides guidance on frameworks, roles, responsibilities andprocesses to achieve long term comprehensive risk reduction. It states theprinciples for risk reduction within the Northland CDEM Group and describes howrisk reduction challenges will be managed. At the end of the section is a summaryof the specific risk reduction objectives and the methods and tools by which thesewill be achieved.3.1 INTRODUCTIONRisk reduction is the process of “Identifying and analysing long-term risks to human life and property fromhazards; taking steps to eliminate these risks if practicable, and, if not, reducing the magnitude of their impact andthe likelihood of their occurring” (National CDEM Strategy 2007).Risk is the effect of uncertainty that objectives can be achieved. For Northland these objectives are the aspirationsand goals of its communities, businesses and individuals. Northlanders take many risks in their everyday lives, forexample living close to a beach or river, precisely because there are benefits in doing so.Only exceptionally can risk be eliminated altogether, and the purpose of CDEM is to manage hazard risks (as far aspracticable) within acceptable levels. This involves balancing the costs of such management proportionately to thelikely benefits from doing so. Risk reduction (avoidance and mitigation measures) is a key means, especially tomanage the potential for further growth. However the costs of doing so (financial costs, social and economicopportunities forgone, accounting for existing use rights and history of development) may constrain what can bedone. Therefore there is a need to establish the communities’ priorities for reducing risk. Emergency readiness,response and recovery offer other important risk management options (especially when reduction is not feasible),as also is risk transfer such as insurance.3.1.1 STATUTORY AND POLICY FRAMEWORKThe CDEM Act (2002) mandates the Northland CDEM Group to identify, assess and manage the region’s hazardsand risks. However the CDEM Group is only one part of the region’s risk management context, which involvesmany other stakeholders, including central government organisations, emergency services and lifeline utilities, aswell as individuals and communities. Also, the CDEM Act is only one of a number of statutes which providelegislative provision for risk reduction. Others include:Resource Management Act (RMA) 1991Local Government Act 2002Building Act 2004Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Act 1941And many othersThe NZ policy framework includes policies and plans such as Regional Policy Statements and District Plans underthe Resource Management Act 1991 and Long Term Council Community Plans under the Local Government Act2004. There are also numerous non-statutory instruments such as regional and local growth strategies, andhazard and risk management guidelines and plans (see section 6.7.2.2.)3.1.2 ISSUES AND PRIORITIESThe CDEM Group Plan has identified a number of issues relating to risk reduction:Northland has a complex hazardscape with a wide range of hazards. Some good material exists on the hazardanalyses for the region, however there are gaps in some areas that require further scientific input and analysisand not all stakeholders have a good awareness of the hazards.Northland Civil Defence Emergency Management Plan, 2010-2015 Page 28
Hazard management, risk assessment and implementation of mitigation measures are fragmented and lackconsistency across a broad range of organisationsThere is a need to develop a common understanding and interpretation of the purpose and status ofreduction activities and practices.Risk reduction is often perceived as being a high cost option compared with the other 4Rs in that theeconomic benefits of preventing losses over time are hard to demonstrate compared to the costs ofimplementing reduction measures. The upfront costs of reduction infrastructure are often difficult for a smallpopulation base to fund, especially where benefits are to accrue over a longer term.Most risk reduction efforts in Northland currently focus on flood mitigation. Risk reduction is also built intonational building codes (earthquake/wind/flooding protection) and regional/local land use planning. In addition,individual agencies such as lifeline utilities design and upgrade their networks to have resilience to hazards (forexample, minimum storage volumes in pump stations to allow time to respond to pump failure andbattery/standby generator backups at telecommunication sites).The risk prioritisation (SMG) model described in section 2.4.1 is used to identify priorities for reductionimprovements in relation to specific hazards in Northland. Volcano and terrorism hazards are rated as the mostdifficult to manage (it is difficult to ‘design’ against volcanic eruptions) and with limited effort currently beingapplied to risk reduction. Tsunami rates as the next highest priority for reduction efforts, followed by Earthquakeand Infrastructure Failure.Event probability also needs to be considered in prioritising reduction efforts, suggesting that tsunami andinfrastructure failure should be a focus in the next few years.3.1.3 PRINCIPLES AND OBJECTIVESThe Northland CDEM Group risk reduction principles are:To identify and co-ordinate reduction activities among key stakeholders and the community, rather thanundertaking significant risk reduction projects as a Group.To prioritise reduction activities taking into account the impact on human life and safety, the economy andthe built and natural environment as well as the manageability of the risk and the likelihood of it occurring.To develop practical, achievable objectives and methodologies to reduce risk in the region.The reduction objectives are those measurable outcomes that the Northland CDEM Group intends to deliver on orachieve through the life of this Plan. The reduction objectives of this Plan are set out in Table 4 and the issues,methods, tools and actions are detailed in the following sections.Table 4: Risk Reduction ObjectivesNational CDEM Strategy (2007)Goal 2: Reducing the risks from hazards to New Zealand.Objective 2a: Improving the co-ordination promotion andaccessibility of CDEM Research.Objective 2b: Developing a comprehensive understandingof New Zealand’s hazardscape.Objective 2c: Encouraging all CDEM stakeholders to reducethe risks from hazards to acceptable levels.Objective 2d: Improving the co-ordination of governmentpolicy relevant to CDEM.Northland CDEM PlanGoal 2: Reducing the risks from hazards toNorthland.Objective 2a: Improve the understanding ofNorthland’s hazardscape and associated risks.Objective 2b: Undertake long term, strategicreduction of the risks from hazards throughcollaborative planning with stakeholders.Northland Civil Defence Emergency Management Plan, 2010-2015 Page 29
Page 2: PLAN STRUCTURESection1:Introduction
Page 5 and 6: GLOSSARY OF TERMSCommonly used term
Page 7 and 8: SUMMARYThe Northland Civil Defence
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