Disaster Memorial Events for Increasing Awareness and Preparedness

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dc.contributor.authorThomas, Kristie-Lee
dc.contributor.authorKaiser, Lucy
dc.contributor.authorCampbell, Emily
dc.contributor.authorJohnston, David
dc.contributor.authorCampbell, Hamish
dc.contributor.authorSolomon, Rana
dc.contributor.authorKing, Debbie
dc.contributor.authorJack, Helen
dc.contributor.authorBorrero, Jose
dc.contributor.authorNorthern, Ali
dc.contributor.authorCallan, John
dc.date.accessioned2019-09-19T01:46:06Z
dc.date.available2019-09-19T01:46:06Z
dc.date.issued2019en
dc.description.abstractOn 15 August 1868, a great earthquake struck off the coast of the Chile-Peru border generating a tsunami that travelled across the Pacific. Wharekauri-Rekohu-Chatham Islands, located 800 km east of Christchurch, Aotearoa-New Zealand (A-NZ) was one of the worst affected locations in A-NZ. Tsunami waves, including three over 6 metres high, injured and killed people, destroyed buildings and infrastructure, and impacted the environment, economy and communities. While experience of disasters, and advancements in disaster risk reduction systems and technology have all significantly advanced A-NZ’s capacity to be ready for and respond to future earthquakes and tsunami, social memory of this event and other tsunamis during our history has diminished. In 2018, a team of scientists, emergency managers and communication specialists collaborated to organise a memorial event on the Chatham Islands and co-ordinate a multi-agency media campaign to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the 1868 Arica tsunami. The purpose was to raise awareness of the disaster and to encourage preparedness for future tsunami. Press releases and science stories were distributed widely by different media outlets and many attended the memorial event indicating public interest for commemorating historical disasters. We highlight the importance of commemorating disaster anniversaries through memorial events, to raise awareness of historical disasters and increase community preparedness for future events – “lest we forget and let us learn.”en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10092/17179
dc.language.isoen
dc.rightsCC-BY 4.0 Internationalen
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode
dc.titleDisaster Memorial Events for Increasing Awareness and Preparednessen
dc.typeConference Contributions - Otheren
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