'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
Disaster risk communication
Urban risk and planning
Governance
Preparedness
Country and region
Australia