Projects
On-going Projects
2022: Learning to the Rhythm: The role of Music in Teaching and Learning - Project funded by the University of Auckland
2021-2022: On the role of memorials in disaster risk reduction in Aotearoa New Zealand - Project funded by the University of Auckland.
2020-2021: Facilitation of the peer-review of the United Nations Global Assessment Report on Disaster Risk Reduction 2022 – Project funded by the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR).
2019-Current: ‘Te ara o tawhaki: a pathway to resilience indicators’ - Project funded by Ministry of Civil Defence and Emergency Management, New Zealand.
2017-Current: ‘Engaging South Asians and Chinese migrants in disaster risk reduction in New Zealand’. Project funded by the Earthquake Commission, New Zealand.
2020-2023: ‘Sajag Nepal: Preparedness and planning for the mountain hazard and risk chain in Nepal’ – Project funded by the Global Challenges Research Fund (UK Research and Innovation)
2020-2021: ‘Platforms for the inclusion of non-normative genders and sexualities (NNGS) in climate change adaptation policy and action’ – Project funded by the Stockholm Environment Institute’s Strategic Collaborative Fund Phase 2 / Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency.
Response of the local LGBT community to disasters in San Nicolas, Batangas, Philippines
Indonesian transgender communities in climate change adaptation action
Teater Sanggar Seroja, a transgender community dealing with seasonal floods in Jakarta, Indonesia
Fajar Sikka, a transgender community dealing with long drought in East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia
2017-2022: Child-centered disaster risk reduction: Impacts on community, household and child resilience – Project funded by Save the Children New Zealand.
Video report designed, shot and edited by the children of Kalekana, Fiji, as part of our project "‘Child-centered disaster risk reduction: Impacts on community, household and child resilience’ led by Save the Children New Zealand and Save the Children Fiji.
Completed Projects
2018-2019: Views from the Frontline 2019 (New Zealand country review) – Project funded by the National Science Challenge: Resilience to Nature’s Challenges (Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment), New Zealand.
2015-2019: Long-term resilience of Franz Josef: A community-based approach – Project funded by the National Science Challenge: Resilience to Nature’s Challenges (Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment), New Zealand
2016-2019: Cross-cultural management of freshwater on resource-constrained islands – Project funded by the Australian Research Council.
2018-2019: Facilitation of the peer-review of the United Nations Global Assessment Report on Disaster Risk Reduction 2019 – Project funded by the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR).
2016-2019: Exploring long-term disaster recovery trajectories in New Zealand – Project funded by the Earthquake Commission, New Zealand.
2017-2019: Participation and technology in citizen science for strengthening resilience to natural hazards – Project funded by the National Science Challenge: Resilience to Nature’s Challenges (Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment), New Zealand
2017-2019: Yumi Stanap Strong Tugeta: Towards Community Owned Disaster Risk Management. Project Funded by the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT).
2016-2018: Human adaptation and climate change in the past in the Philippines – Project funded by the University of the Philippines Diliman.
2015-2019: TC Pam in Vanuatu: impacts assessment and implications for sustainable recovery. Project funded by the the French Institute of Research for Development.
2015-2018: DITERIMA-NTT: Disaster Information & Communication for Local Capacity Development in Nusa Tenggara Timur – Project funded by Kementerian Riset Teknologi dan Perguruan Tinggi, Indonesia.
2015-2017: Integration of climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction policies in the Pacific – Project funded by Oxfam New Zealand and The University of Auckland, New Zealand.
2016-2017: Investigating how to support remittances for disaster risk reduction in the Pacific Region: Samoa and Tonga as case study. Project funded by Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand.
2016: Emergency assistance and early recovery for poor municipalities affected by Typhoon Yolanda – Improved resilience to future disasters – Project funded by the Asian Development Bank, Philippines.
2015-2017: Integration of climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction policies in the Pacific: a critical examination. Project funded by The University of Auckland and Oxfam.
2015-2016: Imprisonment and disaster: Perspectives from New Zealand and the Philippines – Project funded by The University of Auckland, New Zealand.
2015-2016: Disaster Risk Management: Policy and Practice in North Maluku, Indonesia – Project funded by the New Zealand Aid Programme.
2014-2016: HOPE for DRR: Homeless People for Disaster Risk Reduction – Project funded by The University of Auckland, New Zealand.
2013-2015: OREMSIP: Tools for assessing and strengthening people’s livelihood in the Pacific – Project funded by the Agence Française de Développement, France.
2013-2014: BIVA: Bonriki Inundation Vulnerability Assessment (Kiribati) – Project funded by the Pacific-Australia Climate Change Science and Adaptation Planning Program through the Secretariat of the Pacific Community.
2013-2014: Impact of 2012/2013 floods on education sector in Metro Manila and impact of education in emergencies policies, practices and capacity on disaster response to Manila floods – Project funded by Save the Children Australia.
2009-2013: PAPRIKA: CryosPheric responses to Anthropogenic PRessures inthe HIndu Kush-Himalaya regions: impacts on water resources and society adaptation in Nepal – Project funded by the Agence National de la Recherche, France.
2011-2015: Remittances in the face of disasters: Samoa as case study. Project funded by The University of Auckland, New Zealand.
2010-2013: SLIPICHE: Sustainable Livelihoods In Pacific Islands Changing and Hazardous Environment – Project funded by The University of Auckland, New Zealand.
2009-2012: CASAVA: Compréhension et Analyse des Scénarios, Aléas, et risques Volcaniques aux Antilles – Project funded by the Agence National de la Recherche, France.
2010-2011: Resilience to Volcanic and Tsunami Hazards within Indigenous Communities: Savo Volcano Solomon Islands and applications to other archipelago nations – Project funded by the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC), United Kingdom.
2008-2012: MIA-VITA: MItigate and Assess risk from Volcanic Impact on Terrain and human Activities – Project funded by The Seventh Framework Programme (FP7) of the European Union, the French Embassy to the Philippines and the Duo France Program.
2008-2010: PAMAMRISK: PArticipatory Methodology for Assessing and Managing RISK – Project funded by a Provention Consortium Research and Action Grant.