Australia

This article discusses how in recent years there has been an increasing emphasis on achieving convergence in disaster research, policy, and programs to reduce disaster losses and enhance social well-being. However, there remain consider able gaps in

This paper discusses how an increase in the frequency and severity of wildfires across the globe and resultant changes to long-established fire regimes, and the mapping of fire severity is a vital part of monitoring ecosystem resilience and recovery.

This report describes the challenges that many of Australia’s children and young people face as a result of where they live, calling for more support for them before, during and after disasters, and an urgent review of government policies.

This is the Final Report of the Hazards, Culture and Indigenous Communities (HCIC) project. This project considers the challenges and opportunities arising out of engagements between Indigenous peoples and natural hazard and land management government

This project aims to improve understanding of fire and atmosphere interactions and feedback processes through running the coupled fire-atmosphere model ACCESS-Fire. Project deliverables include: preparation of meteorological and simulation case studies of

This project estimates the impact of four disasters in recent Australian history on income of individuals residing in disaster-hit areas. By defining individuals’ ability to return to their pre-disaster income levels as economic resilience, the paper

This report presents evidence that strong action to increase urban vegetation will become imperative in our three largest cities to reduce serious heatwave impacts by 2060–2080, even with strong climate action. Without strong climate action — and

The pandemic brought a remarkable degree of “disaster literacy” to children and adults. Household preparedness, personal protective equipment, stockpiling, supply chain management are only some elements gaining growing awareness that are needed to build a