Mission
To contribute to the development of resilient communities through improved risk assessment methods, hazard mitigation, and integrated environmental planning.

 

Vision
To continue to serve as an innovative research, information and practice-based resource for communities, agencies and governments working in hazard, climate and environmental mitigation, resource management and adaptation.

 

History
For over 20 years this program has conducted projects to build resiliency in our partnering governments and  communities. Our research and projects have been at the cutting edge in developing risk assessment methods and in engaging in partnerships that link scientific research with planning, policy, and decision-making.

 

Where we work:
The HCEP is based at the Social Science Research Institute within the University of Hawaii @ Manoa, in Honolulu, Hawai'i, on the island of Oahu. HCEP operates in integrated environmental and hazard mitigation planning projects at all levels, with local communities, the counties of Kaua‘i, Maui, Hawai‘i, and the City & County of Honolulu, the State of Hawai‘i, the US Pacific Islands, the Pacific Islands region, Southeast Asia, as well as the international community.

 

People: HCEP core staff, collaborators, and partners are located in Hawai'i and throughout the Pacific Islands, Asia and the United States, and draw from a variety of fields of expertise.

 

Achievements:
We have achieved national and international recognition for our work in hazard mitigation planning, risk and vulnerability assessments, linking gender with disasters, integrated ocean resource management, coral reef management, and linking climate information with risk reduction.

 About

About the Hazards, Climate & Environment Program's Multi-disciplinary Approach to Measuring and Enhancing Community Hazard Resiliency

 

Terminology of Hazards, Climate & Environment issues and points of interest

 

Services/Expertise of Program  and Members

 

Resources including publications, networks and more

 

Directory of HCEP Core Staff, Partners & Networks