Towards more Resilient Communities Roger Fairclough [email protected]

21 April 2015

© The Treasury

Scope •  National Infrastructure Unit, Treasury •  Infrastructure Resilience •  Infrastructure Research •  Infrastructure; Energy, Telecommunications, Water, Transport & Social (Health, Education) •  Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority (CERA) •  Christchurch (Lyttelton) Port •  Lyttelton Recovery Plan •  Natural Hazards Research Platform •  Infrastructure theme leader

The National Infrastructure Unit •  Established 2009, within Treasury. •  Work with central government, local government and private sector, to ̶  ̶ 

Look across all the infrastructure sectors to facilitate, and co-ordinate Promote common understanding/ consideration of future challenges

•  Informed by the National Infrastructure Advisory Board. •  Focused on supporting delivery of “High performing infrastructure supporting higher living standards”.

Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority
 Establishment of Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority (CERA) Scope of roles Framework for spatial planning Repair of infrastructure Financial resourcing of recovery

1

Lyttelton Port

Damage Minister Directs Recovery Plan Lyttelton Port Recovery Plan

Facilitate collaboration and co-ordination between researchers Increase linkage of researchers with practitioners Sample Research Projects: Bridge performance (Eng) Economics of resilient infrastructure Liquefaction impacts on pipe networks (Geotech) Seismic response of underground services Resilient Infrastructure through effective organisations Tsunami impacts on ports & harbours (Geol Haz / Eng) Riskscape (Risk) Hazards exposure, impacts and vulnerability (Risk) Interdependencies of critical lifelines and infrastructure (Eng) Impacts of infrastructural damage (Eng / Social) Organisational Resilience (Social / Res Orgs)

The Construct: !  Established Oct 2009 to provide a stable, long-term research environment !  Move from a competitive to a collaborative environment !  Obligation to provide science advice in the national interest !  Emphasis on a partnering approach between researchers and their agencies !  Technical people not directly involved in the science empowered to make allocation decisions (Platform Management Group) !  Strategic Advisory Group provides important connection to key end-user sectors

Natural Hazards Research Platform

$650,000 $650,000

$894,000 $894,000

Earthquake $3,751,000

$845,000

$7,292,000

Volcano Tsunami

$845,000

Landslide

$985,000 $2,658,000

Weather Rural Fire Cross theme

Natural Hazards Research Platform

The Construct: !  Established Oct 2009 to provide a stable, long-term research environment !  Move from a competitive to a collaborative environment !  Obligation to provide science advice in the national interest !  Emphasis on a partnering approach between researchers and their agencies !  Technical people not directly involved in the science empowered to make allocation decisions (Platform Management Group) !  Strategic Advisory Group provides important connection to key end-user sectors

Natural Hazards Research Platform

The path from Hazard to Risk and relationships to Platform Themes

Natural Hazards Research Platform

What Canterbury earthquakes meant for the Platform •  A very large opportunity and significant diversion from other Platform research in seismology, seismic hazard, engineering, social science, and active fault studies •  A chance to develop the brand and to demonstrate the success of the Platform concept •  A chance to build relationships and networks that probably would have been more difficult to achieve in “peace time” •  A chance to demonstrate the worth of the investment in research •  Additional funding

Natural Hazards Research Platform

Natural Hazards Research Platform

Research to Practice •  Strong connection to Earthquake Commission (EQC) and Ministry of Civil Defence (now part of Department of Prime Minister & Cabinet) •  Relationships to primary industries, Regional Councils and Rural Fire Authority •  Advent of the Platform has provided the mandate for a connected-up, increasingly integrated approach, taking research results (evidence) to stakeholders •  This approach has been robustly tested by geological events in the life of the Platform, particularly Canterbury earthquakes and central North Island volcanic unrest •  Robust and trusted relationships with a very wide range of NZ and international stakeholders •  The expanded range of stakeholders in the finance and insurance sectors, infrastructure, local and regional government, government departments and ministries, and all the emergency response agencies

Natural Hazards Research Platform

The Future – adding numerics to subjective judgements of risk

Schematic of major natural hazard risks in New Zealand sourced from the National Security System of DPMC (Department Prime Minister & Cabinet) ( http://www.dpmc.govt.nz/sites/all/files/publications/national-security-system.pdf) Natural Hazards Research Platform