Australia

The preparation of this National Progress Report has been undertaken within the framework of the biennial 2011-13 HFA Monitoring and Progress Review process, facilitated by UNISDR and the ISDR partnership.

To assist in planning for future locust outbreaks, the Commission is interested in assessing the net benefit of its recent activities, in particular, the benefits of controlling locust populations before they reach plague proportions. This publication

This report was commissioned by the APLC to complement the previous analysis by estimating the net benefit of control taking into account the possibility that a second generation of locust may develop in the absence of APLC operations.

In this analysis

This brochure explains the various concepts and challenges of drought monitoring and early warning systems as part of WMO's implementation activities for the International Year of Deserts and Desertification. This brochure also details the considerable

This book deals with the role of plants in combating desertification. Desertification - the degradation of soils in drylands - is a phenomenon occurring in scores of countries around the globe. The number of people (in semiarid regions) affected by the

Since that dreadful day the international community has pulled together in support of those who have lost everything. Australia was among the first of many countries to offer emergency humanitarian aid. The Australian public’s overwhelming response to the

The aim of these guidelines is to provide a process for local governments to develop a local disaster management plan, and to understand the need for a consistent local government approach to disaster management planning. These guidelines will outline all of the necessary components to meet requirements under the Disaster Management Act 2003.