Resilience: policy, planning and practice a surmountable challenge? Dr Ljubica Mamula-Seadon Ministry of Civil Defence & Emergency Management

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1 Resilience: policy, planning and practice a surmountable challenge? Dr Ljubica Mamula-Seadon Ministry of Civil Defence & Emergency Management

2 Resilience is, definitely, a new black and everybody is wearing it

3 Therefore, it challenges: Policy Planning Practice

4 Policy Resilience a definition Ability to cope with, adapt to and develop from the demands, challenges and changes encountered during and after disaster Whose agenda is it? What does it mean for policy? What is the role of central government?

5 Key challenges Substantial shift in how local communities and government need to work together is required The challenge is in both supporting local leadership and developing adequate collaborative policies that ensure effective implementation The core proposition here is that resilience depends on the collective action and strength of institutions that make a local community successful in normal times

6 The strategic focus on decentralisation and empowerment of local communities presents a number of challenges for governments It involves much more than a new round of social programmes or even more aggressive outreach to allow national governments to intervene and influence local activities The strategic shift realigns relations between the state and civil society

7 Key policy themes State-civil society relations Understanding community complexity Social capital and leadership Opportunities for supporting local action Meaningful exchanges

8 Resilient New Zealand A resilient New Zealand is founded upon strong partnerships and integration between communities and all levels of government

9 Policy and planning Comprehensive risk management across the 4Rs of risk reduction, readiness, response and recovery Coordinated action: central and local government, emergency services, critical infrastructure utilities, NGOs, local communities

10 General principles Holistically designed and implemented frameworks and processes All-of-government approaches Integrate stakeholders and processes Manage complexity through joint adaptive action

11 All hazards Integration across policy instruments

12 Comprehensive emergency management

13 Resilience through strategic integration Inter-agency programme of work for integration of planning with community outcomes Provision of nationally consistent approach / platform to community resilience building, including drawing on best international research and practice

14 Integration of planning with community outcomes Integration of CDEM, RMA, LTCCP planning, in support of 2GP development: workshops (2009/2010); Implementation of recommendations: Natural Hazards Registers, changes to RPS, District Plans, consent process, etc. (2010/2011)

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16 Provision of nationally consistent platform Coordination and collation of information and research nationally, facilitation of exchange of information and advice to CDEM Groups Strategic programme of action and influence of other central government programmes of work where community resilience has to be considered Promulgation of the approach achieving buy-in, specifying benefits for the sector, linkages and benefits for other MCDEM and central government programmes

17 Development of resources To develop a consistent set of resources & tools for CDEM Groups to assist in community resilience building Community engagement In the CDEM context; Indicators series

18 Community resilience projects across the country Community response plans

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20 Practice!

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22 Perhaps the answer is