Water Stewardship Information Sources
| Citation | Advance Strategic Consulting. 2009. Hazard, risk & vulnerability assessment - update, February 2009. Prepared for Regional District of Nanaimo. |
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| Organization | Regional District of Nanaimo |
| URL | http://www.rdn.bc.ca/cms/wpattachments/wpID141atID2769.pdf |
| Abstract/Description or Keywords | Advanced Strategic Consulting (ASC) conducted this Hazard Risk and Vulnerability Assessment (HRVA) update for the Regional District of Nanaimo (RDN) Emergency Management Program. An HRVA is a critical part of every emergency program and is a requirement mandated by the Local Authority Emergency Management Regulation of the BC Emergency Program Act. Section 6(2) of this regulation requires local authorities to prepare or cause to be prepared local emergency plans respecting preparation for, response to and recovery from emergencies and disasters, and reflect in the local emergency plan, the potential emergencies and disasters that could affect the jurisdictional area . Based on the aggregation in the Risk Matrix, ASC has confirmed several hazards that could affect the Regional District of Nanaimo. This assessment identifies the risk that each hazard presents to the Regional District, thereby allowing the RDN to plan for response, mitigation, and recovery within budgetary and other constraints. The information presented in this assessment can be used by the Regional District of Nanaimo to: 1. Update its emergency plan. 2. Allocate resources for risk mitigation of applicable hazards beginning with the highestrisk hazards. 3. Enhance community preparedness. 4. Prepare budgets for cost-effective and on-going emergency planning. Based on the information obtained in the course of this assessment, ASC has assigned each hazard with a rating of low, moderate, high or very high, for the Regional District of Nanaimo. ASC proprietary tools have been utilized in conjunction with Provincial emergency management standards to provide the most accurate assessment possible. The results of this assessment identify the following hazards as Very High Risk and High Risk: Very High Risk Earthquake High Risk Forest fires and Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) fires Flood Human Diseases and Pandemic The Risk Matrix on page 9 shows the relative ranking of all hazards analyzed. These rankings were determined using the criteria from the Provincial Emergency Program (PEP) HRVA Toolkit and therefore may not be identical to risks assigned using other methods or criteria. flood, terrain stability, landslide |
| Information Type | report |
| Regional Watershed | Vancouver Island South |
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| Project status | complete |
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