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Displaying 60 of about 684 resultsThe Health and Disaster Management Handbook represents the ongoing evolution in thinking and practice in regard to disasters and the health system in Australia. It provides guidance on national principles and practices for health management in disasters. This handbook outlines the core principles and concepts that underpin how the health system can deve…
This review focuses on the bushifres around Sarabah, Stanthorpe and Peregian Springs, and looks at hazard mitigation and risk reduction, preparedness and planning, and response. The review has also documented progress made towards the implementation and embedding of the 2018 Queensland Bushfires Review recommendations.
Catastrophic events pose unique challenges and are inevitable. Previous reviews have highlighted gaps in Australia’s preparedness for catastrophic disasters. Australia has no recent experience of a catastrophe, with the Spanish Flu (1918-19) and Cyclone Tracey (1974) being perhaps two historic examples that have overwhelmed systems of management. Catast…
This report presents the first comprehensive figures and analysis of the patterns of displacement associated with the 2019 - 2020 bushfire season. Bushfires that raged across Australia triggered around 65,000 new displacements between July 2019 - February 2020. They also destroyed more than 3,100 homes, potentially leading to longer-term displ…
Strengthening Water Resources Management in Afghanistan (SWaRMA) was a two-year project (2018–2019) supported by the National Water Affairs Regulation Authority (NWARA) – formerly the Ministry of Energy and Water (MEW) – Government of Afghanistan, and the Government of Australia. The project was implemented by ICIMOD and the Commonwealth Scientific and…
2019 was Australia's warmest year on record. Australia's area-averaged mean temperature for 2019 was 1.52 °C above the 1961–1990 average, well above the old record: +1.33 °C in 2013. Mean maximum temperatures were the warmest on record at 2.09 °C above average, also well above the previous record, which was +1.59 °C in 2013. Mean min…
In 2019, the University of New South Wales commissioned a study titled 'MyCoast NSW study: New South Wales community perceptions of coastal erosion and inundation'. It was used to create a study guide designed to assist teachers to engage students in the complex task of defining coastal communities and understanding social aspects relating to coastal ha…
This framework is designed to guide Australia’s efforts to reduce disaster risk associated with natural hazards. It translates the first three Sendai Framework priorities into action for the Australian context; though the strategies outlined in this framework are applicable to disaster preparedness and recovery efforts, the fourth priority of the Sendai…
The Australian Government has developed this National Climate Resilience and Adaptation Strategy to articulate how Australia is managing the risks of a variable and changing climate. The Strategy affirms a set of principles to guide effective adaptation practice and resilience building, looks at leading practice nationally, and considers areas for futur…
Australian Red Cross has developed this suite of lesson plans to help teachers educate students from pre-school to year 12 about important emergency preparedness and recovery information.
Endorsed by the Australian Psychologists Society and the Australia Child & Adolescent Trauma, Loss and Grief Network, the lesson plans were developed by teachers…
This paper analyzes the experiences of LGBTI (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex) sexual minorities during the 2011 disasters in Queensland, Australia. The findings come from a survey conducted by the Queensland Association for Healthy Communities (QAHC) a year after the floods. An agreement was established between QAHC and university researc…
Droughts are part of Australia's landscape and managing drought is a feature of Australian agriculture. Australian farming businesses and farming communities are adopting increasingly sophisticated and effective strategies to deal with drought and respond to climate change and variability.
This agreement continues to build on drought policy reform incl…
The Building a resilient tourism industry: Queensland Tourism Climate Change Response Plan (Tourism Sector Adaptation Plan) provides a roadmap for the tourism industry to respond proactively to climate change, and to lead the way as a steward for the environment and a key contributor to community wellbeing.
This plan, guided by input from the tourism i…
Developing this Built Environment and Infrastructure (BE&I) Sector Adaptation Plan (SAP) involved the scoping of climate risk for the sector, identification of enablers and barriers to addressing these risks, and recognising gaps that hinder sector-specific adaptation action and practice. A set of priority adaptation actions has evolved from th…
This Agriculture Sector Adaptation Plan (Ag SAP) provided an opportunity to take stock of current adaptation activities and resources in Queensland’s agricultural sector. The Ag SAP has identified critical barriers, gaps and industry needs, and has made recommendations for future actions and a way forward to build a stronger and more sustainable agricul…