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3708 NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 135 1 OCTOBER 2013
Schedule 1: Resilience to Nature’s Challenges: Kia Manawaroa – Ngā Ākina o Te Ao Tūroa
1 Objective
1.1 This Challenge will enhance New Zealand’s resilience to natural disasters.
2 Funding
2.1 The Science Board may allocate no more than $59.4 million (excl GST) for up to 10 years for the Resilience to Nature’s Challenges: Kia Manawaroa – Ngā Ākina o Te Ao Tūroa and no more than $19.6 million (excl GST) for the first five years.
3 Specific eligibility criteria
3.1 To be eligible for funding under this Challenge the applicant must provide a proposal for research, science, and technology, or related activities that:
(a) addresses all or most of the "themes" in the table below; and
(b) is directed towards meeting the "outcome statements" in the table below:
| Themes | Outcome statements |
|---|---|
| Resilient society | Natural hazards risks are better understood and managed, reducing vulnerability and improving response and recovery |
| Resilient buildings and infrastructure | Losses due to building and infrastructure damage or failure are avoided and minimised |
| Risk assessment | Cost effective mitigation measures are in place across all natural hazards, and residual risk is managed effectively |
| Geological hazards | The ability to avoid and minimise losses due to geological hazards is improved |
| Weather hazards | The ability to avoid and minimise losses due to weather hazards is improved |
| Fire hazards | The ability to avoid and minimise losses due to fire hazards is improved |
3.2 If the applicant can better meet the Challenge objective with different theme(s) and/or outcome(s) it may in its proposal vary a theme or outcome providing it gives reasons for such change. The Science Board will decide whether such change better enables the Challenge objective to be met.
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