Susan Vocea & Mereoni Ketewai SPC - SOPAC
Applications Early warning Hazard, Vulnerability and Risk Assessments Damage assessment Identification of safe areas for evacuation Design of risk reduction measures
Challenges Custodianship Data sharing - between agencies and partners Data maintenance Communication, awareness and understanding of the applications: Tools to support decision making Improve current models & expand to include other hazards Capacity within technical agencies to take risk information and made informed decisions with it. Eg using seismic hazard maps to guide building code reviews.
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