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NIWA was established in 1992 as a New Zealand Crown Research Institute.
NIWA’s core purpose is to enhance the benefits of New Zealand's natural resources by:
- enhancing the economic value and sustainable management of New Zealand's aquatic resources and environments
- understanding climate and atmosphere
- increasing resilience to weather and climate hazards to improve safety and well-being of New Zealanders.
In collaboration with others in the Natural Hazards Research Platform, NIWA is providing information and tools to reduce New Zealanders' exposure to hazards.
NIWA aims to:
- increase the resilience of New Zealand and South-West Pacific islands to tsunami and weather and climate hazards, including drought, floods and sea level change.
- enable New Zealand to adapt to the impacts and exploit the opportunities of climate variability and change and mitigate changes in atmospheric composition from greenhouse gases and air pollutants.
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The Sendai Framework Voluntary Commitments (SFVC) online platform allows stakeholders to inform the public about their work on DRR. The SFVC online platform is a useful toolto know who is doing what and where for the implementation of the Sendai Framework, which could foster potential collaboration among stakeholders. All stakeholders (private sector, civil society organizations, academia, media, local governments, etc.) working on DRR can submit their commitments and report on their progress and deliverables.