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Displaying 15 of about 33 resultsThis paper discussed a number of issues in order to determine the most effective arrangements to create a more disaster resilient and safer Victoria. It discusses Victoria's ability to prepare for, mitigate, respond to and recover from emergency events and is part of the Victorian Government reform of the State’s crisis and emergency management arrangem…
This guide has been developed to assist councils' with the required accounting recognition, measurement and disclosure requirements - as to how the risk is mitigated - that may arise as a result of a natural disaster, which is considered as an indicator of impairment when assets have been physically damaged and/or the ability to provide services to the…
The Queensland Coastal Plan addresses management of the coast and planning for future urban development in the coastal zone by incorporating the State Policy for Coastal Management and State Planning Policy for Coastal Protection. The Queensland Coastal Plan reduces overlap with other policy initiatives and consolidates planning and natural resource man…
The preparation of this National Progress Report has been undertaken within the framework of the biennial 2009-11 HFA Monitoring and Progress Review process, facilitated by UNISDR and ISDR System partners.
The progress report assesses current national strategic priorities with regard to the implementation of disaster risk reduction actions, and establi…
This report studies recent fires in Australia, Botswana, Brazil, Indonesia, Israel, Greece, the Russian Federation and the US and calls for more comprehensive fire management. It attempts to discern patterns in the causal and contributory factors underlying the mega-fire phenomenon. It is intended to provide a basis for more effectively aligning land ma…
Final Report for Department of Climate Change Surface Ocean Wave Variability Project:
This report aims to describe the interannual variability and trends of the surface ocean waves in the Australian region, using available datasets, and outline the principle drivers of the variability.
The report is presented in 5 sections. This introduction is followe…
This report addresses biosphere reserves and their ability to take up important challenges, such as loss of biodiversity, climate change, tourism and natural disaster prevention. It contains 28 case studies drawn from an international survey and good practices from UNESCO biosphere reserves in Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Mexico, Peru, USA, Ethiopia, Ken…
Working Paper 1:
This working paper aims to describe what ‘adapting’ to climate change means by clarifying commonly used terminology and how these different concepts are used in policy development in Australia, and other parts of the world. This is the first working paper produced from the project: ‘Framing multi-level and multi-actor adaptation respon…
This report is the results of a study carried out between 1-6 April 2011 to establish the attitude of Australians toward natural disasters; their frequency, severity, cause and impact on both critical infrastructure and wellbeing. The authors recommend that the findings, which raise legitimate concerns about the future, be incorporated into planning pro…
These reports provide observations, projections and impacts of climate change on 23 countries. These provide up to date science on how the climate has already changed and the potential consequences of future changes. They complement those published by the IPCC as well as the more detailed climate change and impact studies published nationally. It is sta…
The report is a comprehensive and up to date synthesis of the expected impacts of climate change on the health of Australians, this includes a focus on climate change adaptation. It states that recent heatwaves around Australia have caused increased hospital admissions for kidney disease, acute renal failure and heartattacks, and increased deaths. It fu…
This extreme events technical report represents one of five major components of research undertaken as part of the Climate Futures for Tasmania project. It (i) covers projected changes to the frequency, magnitude and duration of temperature and precipitation extremes across Tasmania for the 21st century; (ii) describes extreme events in the Tasmanian re…
The main objects of this Act are: (i) to help communities mitigate the potential adverse effects of an event, prepare for managing the effects of an event, and effectively respond to, and recover from, a disaster or an emergency situation; (ii) to provide for effective disaster management for the State; (iii) to establish a framework for the management…
This strategy focuses on the shared responsibility of governments, business and communities in preparing for, and responding to, disasters. It sets out concrete steps that governments at all levels can take to reduce risks posed by natural hazards and better support communities to recover from disasters. Other actions include steps to support improved r…
The aim of this Plan is to minimise the effects of, co-ordinate the response to, and the recovery from, a disaster or major emergency affecting the community of the Cairns Regional Council.