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Displaying 15 of about 188 resultsThe Tonga Cyclone Ian Recovery Project (the project) will support the Government of Tonga reconstruct and climate proof the main electricity grid network in the Nuku’alofa, damaged by Tropical Cyclone Gita. On the evening of 12 February and early morning of 13 February 2018, Tropical Cyclone Gita passed by the main island of Tongatapu and the nearby isl…
This report summarizes the outcomes and technical discussions of the first Nansen Initiative Regional Consultation that took place from 21–24 May 2013 on Rarotonga, Cook Islands: “Human Mobility, Natural Disasters and Climate Change in the Pacific”.
The overall objective of the Pacific Consultation was to identify specific challenges facing t…
This study provides evidence that lowering the cost of accessing flood risk information increases public understanding of the risk of flood events. It exploits a pair of events to generate this conclusion: in July 2008, the Brisbane City Council released property level flood risk reports online, and, in 2011, Brisbane suffered a flood event.…
This study estimates the frequency with which earthquake-generated tsunamis of any given “size” occur around Australia’s coastline. It represents an update of the previous national Probabilistic Tsunami Hazard Assessment (PTHA) conducted by Geoscience Australia (Burbidge et al., 2008a). Herein the latter study is referred to as the PTHA08, and the…
The past decade has seen an increased focus within research and practice on placing children at the centre of efforts to reduce disaster risk, including those risks associated with climate change. An increasing body of research demonstrates that children can, and do, play an active role in reducing disaster risks, and the benefits of involving chil…
The societal costs of disasters around the world are continuing to increase and Pacific Island countries are considered some of the most vulnerable. This is primarily due to a combination of high hazard exposure coupled with a range of social, economic, physical, and political vulnerabilities.
This article contributes to the growing body of work that a…
This document provides an overview of the projected effects of climate change on environmental health, and how it may impact on the health of New Zealanders.
A review of the relevant local and international literature was conducted to identify environmental health risks for New Zealand linked to climate change, and to anticipate future risks over the n…
This report from the Australia Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade provides an overview of the key ways in which climate change threatens national security. It discusses national measures to improve Australia's climate security, and includes particular suggestions for the Department of Defence from the evidence. The report a…
This book provides an overview of OECD countries' efforts to collect information on both the economic impacts of disasters and the level of public resources invested in the management of risk. It is based on the results of an OECD survey, two expert meetings held in 2014 and 2016 as well as complementary research conducted by the OECD Secretariat.
This…
This report provides an overview of the internal displacements caused by conflicts and violence, and disasters. There were about 5.2 million new internal displacements associated with conflict and violence in the first half of 2018, based on the analysis of data from the 10 worst-affected countries. There were also about 3.3 million associated with disa…
The report explores how climate change is influencing the water cycle globally as well as in Australia. It describes the economic importance of the Australian water sector, the changes that are already occurring because of climate change, the health implications of these changes, the water energy nexus, and the impacts of changes in the water cycle…
This edition of the Australian Journal of Emergency Management focuses on evidence of the science behind disaster mitigation. It also includes research reported at the Fire and Emergency Management Conference (AFAC18); the impacts of disasters on the homeless; and how pets and farm stock can be included in emergency plans.
AJEM focuses on bo…
Australian Disaster Resilience Handbook Collection: Handbook 9
This handbook provides the Australian public with a high-level overview of how Australia addresses the risks and impacts of hazards through a collaborative approach to the prevention of, preparedness for, response to and recovery from emergencies.
The Arrangements outline the principles, s…
This report is a synthesis of the science informing our understanding of climate in Australia and includes new information about Australia’s climate of the past, present and future. The science underpinning this report will help inform a range of economic, environmental and social decision-making and local vulnerability assessments, by government, indus…
This report forms part of the output from Project A9 entitled “Cost-Effective Mitigation Strategy Development for Building Related Earthquake Risk” within the Bushfire and Natural Hazards Cooperative Research Centre.
It builds on previous work and provides the experimental estimates for different components of economic loss that might…