Social media is collection of online networks and virtual communities hosted by a variety of internet-based applications. Users are talking, informing, sharing, collaborating, and connecting online. Unlike traditional broadcast media, interaction is the heart of social media. Social Media for emergency management, 2014 (PDF, 1003 KB)
A CDEM practitioner's guide to strengthening connections within community-based organisations to provide for vulnerable community members in emergencies Working with Social Agencies to Support Vulnerable Communities, 2013 (PDF, 554 KB)
This guide is for staff with a role in one of the Wellington Region’s six local Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) or the regional Emergency Coordination Centre (ECC). It contains an overview of the Professional Development Pathway through the Foundation, Intermediate and Advanced levels of emergency management. Participation in the training programme helps participants to develop the relationships, skills, knowledge and experience needed to contribute to a timely and effective emergency response.Emergency Management - Professional Development Pathway Guide (PDF, 680 KB)
The Resilience Toolbox
The Resilience Toolbox is an online website developed to share ideas and resources. It has been designed so that those working in the resilience space can build on each others' work.
It can be accessed from the The Resilience Toolbox