East Coast LAB website launched

A website is being launched today for an initiative aimed at improving the resilience of communities on the East Coast of the North Island to natural hazards associated with the plate boundary.

East Coast LAB (Life at the Boundary) is a joint project aimed at fostering new research to increase the understanding of the plate boundary and associated natural hazards at the same time as encouraging the public to become engaged in science so they understand the risks of living at the boundary.

Today’s launch of the East Coast LAB website (www.eastcoastlab.org.nz)is the first step towards introducing the project to the public. It’ll provide information on the initiative, which will be officially launched later next year.

Hawke’s Bay Civil Defence Emergency Management Coordinator Lisa Pearce says the project brings together scientists, emergency managers, experts and stakeholders from across the East Coast and around the world.

“East Coast LAB aims to ensure people are aware of the hazards that affect them, know how to prepare and respond to natural hazard events, so after any event they can continue to thrive,” says Lisa Pearce.

Check out East Coast LAB at www.eastcoastlab.org.nz

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