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Bushfire, Australia
Research briefs
Deep-time research shows how important Indigenous cultural practices were for reducing dangerous high-intensity fires. It also suggests a way forward in Autralia's current fire crisis, which climate change is making worse.
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The Women’s International Network for Disaster Risk Reduction Leadership Awards 2024 have been awarded to Robyn Camilla Mijares from the Philippines and Maria Linibi from Papua New Guinea for their outstanding leadership in disaster risk reduction.
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Regional Office for Asia and Pacific
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Documents and publications
The Disaster Risk Management Action Plan (DRMAP), 2024–2030 aims to redouble Asian Development Bank (ADB) efforts toward achieving disaster resilience in Asia and the Pacific.
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Documents and publications
The "Asia-Pacific Disaster Report 2024" focuses on transformative disaster resilience in East and North-East Asia.
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Documents and publications
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.
Research briefs
Climate change is causing more extreme fire weather in Australia, rising sea levels, more intense and frequent marine heatwaves, and more acidic oceans. Serious consequences await Australia's environment and communities.
Conversation Media Group, the
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Policies and plans
The National Disaster Risk Management Bill (Bill No 6 of 2024) is designed to build a more resilient Fiji.
Cover and source: International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction
Documents and publications
This study explores long-term aftershock forecast information and communication needs in the aftermath of the 2016 Christchurch earthquake. It also aims to gather feedback on aftershock scenarios, an alternative form for communicating the forecast.

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