Factsheet: The Human Face of Disaster Recovery - information for human service workers in disasters - 1 March 2004 - MCDEM | Australian Department of Human Services
human face of recovery (42 KB)
The Human Face of Disaster Recovery. This fact sheet outlines how all workers involved in disaster can contribute to human recovery. It summarises changes likely to occur in communities and people during the recovery period, offers suggestions for helping people in crisis.
social dimension of recovery
social dimension of recovery (1.8 MB)
The Social Dimension of Emergency Recovery. Rob Gordon, Ph.D. This paper presents a model of the social phenomena of emergency recovery and predicts the dynamics of affected communities that enable social recovery to be managed as the context for personal recovery.
Information for the CDEM sector: The Civil Defence Emergency Management Act 2002 and civil defence volunteers - 15 February 2003 - Department of Internal Affairs
Civil Defence Emergency Management Act 2002 and Civil Defence Volunteers (18 KB)
Overview of general provisions in the CDEM Act that affect CD volunteers
Information for the CDEM sector: Health and Safety in Employment (HSE) Amendment Act 2002 and civil defence volunteers - 14 February 2003 - Department of Internal Affairs
Health and Safety in Employment Amendment Act 2002 and Civil Defence Volunteers (15 KB)
Overview of the Health and Safety in Employment Amendment Act 2002 and its relation to civil defence volunteers
Brochure: When disaster strikes, will you be ready? An introduction to the Civil Defence Emergency Management Act 2002 - 30 October 2002
CDEM Act 2002 Introduction Brochure (591 KB)
Introduction brochure explaining the Civil Defence Emergency Management Act 2002
Director's Guideline 01/02: Working Together: The Formation of CDEM Groups - 13 November 2002
Working Together: The Formation of CDEM Groups [DGL 01/O2] (384 KB)
This guideline provides guidance for the formation and conduct of CDEM Groups.
Ruapehu Lahar Residual Risk Assessment
Ruapehu Lahar Residual Risk Assessment
The report assesses residual risks associated with a lahar (fluid and debris flow event) generated on Ruapehu, a volcanic mountain in the centre of the North Island of New Zealand. It was undertaken for the Ministry of Civil Defence and Emergency Management in 2002 and addresses response and management issues arising from the range of possible lahar flow scenarios.
Civil Defence Emergency Management Act
Civil Defence Emergency Management Act
The Civil Defence Emergency Management Act (CDEM Act) 2002 came into effect on 1 December 2002. It replaced the Civil Defence Act 1983. Minor amendments to the Act were made in 2012.
Information for the CDEM sector: Civil Defence in New Zealand: a short history
Civil Defence in New Zealand: A Short History (209 KB)
This book from 1990 explains the history of civil defence in New Zealand, from its beginnings through to mid-1990.
NEMA Science Strategy
NEMA Science Strategy (270 KB)
The NEMA Science Strategy helps to ensure that strategic leadership decisions for risk reduction, readiness, response and recovery activities as well as emergency management capability and capacity are based on the latest research, science, and best practices.