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'Using state-of-the-art technology, Australia will assist the Philippines to build more accurate risk profiles of Metro Manila to model the impact of natural disasters in terms of human casualties, damage to houses and critical infrastructure, and crop losses' stated the Australian Embassy in Manila...
The National Framework for Climate Change Science (the Framework) identifies national climate change science priorities for the coming decade and sets out ways to harness the full science capacity to address them.
'Climate change has added a new urgency to improving management of our coastal zone, underlining the message of the Committee’s inquiry that ‘the time to act is now'' says Australian MP Jennie George, Chair of the Standing Committee on Climate Change...
This document reviews and synthesises the science of climate change since the publication of the IPCC’s AR4, with an emphasis on rapidly changing areas of science of direct policy relevance.
This publication synthesises the issues and outcomes from the Forum on the Gendered Dimensions of Disaster Risk management and Adaptation to Climate Change, held at the forum’s interactive group discussions.
The Australian ministers for foreign affairs and climate change and water announced funding priorities to assist Pacific Island States meet the immediate challenges of climate change. The Government had previously announced $150 million for the International Climate Change Adaptation Initiative...
The newly signed cooperation arrangement is intended to enable New Zealand and Australia to continue to work together to create community resilience and reduce the risk and impact of disasters in the community...
This report provides an overview of the rapid onset natural hazards which impact on Australian communities, including tropical cyclone, flood, severe storm, bushfire, landslide, earthquake and tsunami events.
Voluntary Commitments
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The Sendai Framework Voluntary Commitments (SFVC) online platform allows stakeholders to inform the public about their work on DRR. The SFVC online platform is a useful toolto know who is doing what and where for the implementation of the Sendai Framework, which could foster potential collaboration among stakeholders. All stakeholders (private sector, civil society organizations, academia, media, local governments, etc.) working on DRR can submit their commitments and report on their progress and deliverables.