2. Marlborough’s Risk Profile 2.1 Introduction Knowledge of the region’s vulnerability to hazards is fundamental to guiding the level of activity and effort applied across the ‘4Rs’ and developing comprehensive and integrated risk reduction, readiness, response and recovery programmes. The characterisation of the risk environment in this section provides a basis for sound prioritisation of resources and effort in CDEM planning. It also provides a snapshot in time of the risk profile, as a baseline for ongoing monitoring and evaluation of risk reduction programmes. Two workshops were hosted by Marlborough CDEM to review the hazards associated with the District. Since the development of the last Plan there has been some significant new information come to hand particularly around such hazards as liquefaction, local source tsunami and the likelihood of the Alpine Fault rupturing. The workshops were also an opportunity for some of the key primary industry sectors to have input into the process. Farming, aquaculture, forestry and viticulture representatives were invited to participate in the workshop and a better understanding of the hazards faced by these sectors was also forth coming. All the key lifelines organisations and Council hazard experts were also involved in developing the risk profile. As a result the risk analysis in this Plan is as up to date as it can possibly be. The significant changes from the 2010 Plan are that local source tsunami, animal epidemic and liquefaction now appear near the top of the profile. The marine accidents rating has raised significantly principally due to the increase in numbers and size of cruise ships coming into Picton. Terrorism and fuel availability risks have been assessed for the first time. Hazard ratings which have dropped include flooding, rural and urban fire and major road accidents. All four have received significant effort and funding to reduce the consequences of an emergency and this is taken into account in the new matrix. Uncontrolled Burn-off in Marlborough Marlborough Civil Defence Emergency Management Plan, 2018-2023 Page 11