The Earthquake Commission (EQC) is a New Zealand Crown entity that works to reduce the impact of natural disasters on people and property
Category: Disaster Management and Response
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Building Cities’ Resilience Thru Knowledge Sharing
Enhancing the cities' resilience is crucial due to more natural disasters, extreme events due to climate change and rapid urbanisation.
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Climate Change Linked to Rising Disaster Events and Losses – UNDRR Reports
The frequency of extreme events worldwide is getting hard to ignore, especially the enormous suffering and losses caused by the crises.
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Building Climate Resilience in MENA Countries
The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) are globally the driest regions, with severe droughts bringing enormous suffering to the community.
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The Transportation Network’s Role in Disaster and Community Resilience
This post features the study on enhancing transportation network understanding and improving disaster and community resilience.
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Climate Adaptation and the Importance of Excellent Water Management
Climate change impacts on water, and its cascading effects on human health and the economy make a strong case for robust water management.
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Lessons Learned from Disasters in Tonga                 Â
Tonga's complex, compounding, and cascading disasters offer future lessons in building better resilience to natural hazards and disasters.
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Studying Cyclones for Better Disaster Response in Bangladesh
A study on cyclones in Bangladesh seeks to know the hazards, probability and intensity and determine risks to life and infrastructure.
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Coastal Cities and Settlements’ Climate Change Adaptation and Vulnerabilities
IPCC WGII AR6 Cross-Chapter Paper 2 is on climate change impacts and risks to coastal cities by the sea, our key climate adaptation areas.
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Tonga Can Learn from Fiji’s Rehabilitation Efforts
Tongans are still recovering from the devastation from the January 15 underground volcanic eruption. They can learn from Fiji's experience.