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'Australia must develop a national strategy to deal with natural hazards' - experts

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Authors Anthony Bergin and David Templeman recommend three broad measures, which they state, should make Australia more resilient to disasters: education and public awareness on potential hazards and community safety planning; improved land-use management and better national leadership in emergency management policy and practice.

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Hazards Wildfire
Themes Capacity development Community-based DRR Early warning Education and school safety Advocacy and media Urban risk and planning Governance Disaster risk management
Country and region Australia
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