Australia

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The biennial State of the Climate Report draws on the latest national and international climate research, monitoring, science and projection information to describe changes and long-term trends in Australia’s climate.
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This report outlines findings and recommendations in the aftermath of the 2022 floods across Australia. In particular, this report examines the three “P”s of flood insurance: policyholders, pooling and preparation.
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This eighth major incidents report provides an annual record of major incidents in Australia that have been identified as significant by the Australian emergency management sector during the 2023–24 financial year.
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This guide should be considered alongside Evacuation Planning when developing an evacuation plan and will support culturally safe and effective evacuations of Indigenous people at risk from natural and other hazards.
Cover and source: Australian National University
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The ANU Disaster Solutions Update and Roundtable 2024 aims to identify the key challenges regarding funding for resilience, recovery, and insurance; and discuss the research to address financing challenges.
Cover and source: Syiah Kuala University
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The CORE-STEP Dashboard attempts to support healthcare systems by presenting visualisations of data on historical disaster events, climate-sensitive disease trends, community adaptation efforts, and health service capacity.
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This paper identifies the need to pair life-stage with disaster risk reduction (DRR) objectives to improve understandings of what counts as ‘inclusion’ and ‘participation’.
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The report examines the use of foresight techniques in the context of long-term disaster risk management.

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