Disaster Risk Consultancy
Assessment and communication of natural hazards and disaster risk information
Multiple Hazards
We have expertise across hydro-meteorological and geophysical hazards
Tool Development
We have developed innovative online risk communication tools and GIS-based evacuation mapping tools
Multiple Sector
Over 15 years experience, across reinsurance, academic, and development sectors
Risk Analysis
We have experience managing risk assessment of multiple hazards in multiple countries
Research and reporting
Author and reviewer of peer-reviewed journal articles and reports on risk management
Post-event surveys
Damage investigations conducted after two tsunamis and one earthquake
CLIENTS
We have previously worked for:
Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR)
The Insurance Development Forum, Risk Modelling Steering Group
European Commission Humanitarian aid and Civil Protection department (DG ECHO)
University of Canterbury, New Zealand
Hawke’s Bay Regional Council, New Zealand
The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment, Government of New Zealand
EXPERIENCE
ThinkHazard! (GFDRR)
Development of an innovative online hazard screening tool for the development sector - provides hazard and risk reduction information for project planning.
Risk Assessment
Management of multiple hazard, national and regional risk assessments including in Sub-Saharan Africa, Pacific, Europe and Central Asia
Pacific data review
A review of existing hazard and asset data in the Pacific region for risk assessment
Risk data Schema
A new data schema dedicated to storing and sharing disaster risk data. A precursor to the GFDRR Risk Data Library. Increasing access & interoperability of risk information.
Insurance Development Forum - RMSG
Promoting the use of open risk modelling in disaster risk financing and insurance including a collaborative pilot project with NITF in Sri Lanka.
TOR development
Development and advice on Terms of Reference for many disaster risk assessments and data innovations at urban, national and regional scale
Making a Riskier Future
GFDRR report exploring the dynamics of changing disaster risk, and how to manage future risk
Evacuation Zone Maps
An indicative evacuation zone mapping tool, developed with GNS Science in ArcGIS and Python
Cat Risk Tools catalogue
An open access record of existing risk modelling tools - promoting awareness and use of existing models and frameworks
Tsunami resistant design
Technical report reviewing international tsunami-resistant design standards and building codes for MBIE, New Zealand
Tsunami Vertical Evacuation
Assessment of need for vertical evacuation in New Zealand, and review of evacuation in 2011 Great East Japan tsunami
Research
Research on natural hazards and risk, including numerical simulation and evacuation response behaviour
National workshops
Presentations to New Zealand national and regional Civil Defence and Emergency Management Groups
Aftershocks report
A GFDRR report reviewing major historical disasters and lessons for increasing resilience today
EU multi-peril risk review
Multi-peril risk assessment framework and profiles to inform response planning, with ICF for DG ECHO. Informed 'rescEU' - A new European system to tackle disasters
Post-event surveys
Damage investigations conducted after two tsunamis and one earthquake
Expert review
Review of technical report on tsunami vertical evacuation strategy for Hawke’s Bay Regional Council, New Zealand
Flood model calibration
Development of model calibration process for river flood catastrophe modelling, for Ambiental Technical Solutions Ltd.
