Natural Hazards Research Australia

Have you met our EMCAP Network Executive Committee yet? Find out more about who they are and why they joined our Network to support the next generation of natural hazards leaders: https://lnkd.in/gJy8xSz6 The Network's Executive Committee oversees professional development and networking opportunities, building a strong community of people committed to disaster risk reduction and resilience.

Have you registered for next week's Hazardous Webinar? Join us on 24 October at 11am AEDT. Register now 👇

It's a bird... it's a plane... it's Super HIRRO! Disaster Challenge 2024 finalist, Home Insurance Risk Reduction Options (HIRRO) used home insurance incentives to encourage practical home improvements that reduce the risk of the impacts of disasters, improve resilience and build trust in insurance companies and emergency service agencies. Watch Natalie Oliver (Queensland Fire Department), Alexandra Gunn (La Trobe University and Queensland Fire Department) and Lillian Norris (The University of Queensland) pitch their solution to this year's wicked problem with the help of Super HIRRO: https://lnkd.in/gyzxRuii

👏 Give it up for one of our Disaster Challenge 2024 finalists, Project OutHeat! Hannah Waldron, Curie Thota (The University of Western Australia) and Anika Hill's (Murdoch University) solution to this year's wicked problem was a two-pronged approach to tackle the issue of trust. ☀ The team pitched community-led engagement and mobile relief during heatwaves to build multi-layered engagement and trust opportunities, especially with vulnerable communities. Watch their pitch here: https://lnkd.in/gs7K8StB

When facing threats from similar or different compound hazards, individuals, communities and businesses need to be prepared and respond effectively. What does the research say on how emergency management organisations can effectively engage with communities to ensure coordinated and consistent public information? Register for our October Hazardous Webinar to find out! 📅 24 October 🕚 11:00am-12:00pm AEDT 📢 Speakers: ▪ Dr Gabi Mocatta (University of Tasmania and Natural Hazards Research Australia) ▪ Dr Erin Hawley (Deakin University and Natural Hazards Research Australia) ▪ A/Prof Josh Newton (Deakin University and Natural Hazards Research Australia) ▪ Shellie S. (NSW Rural Fire Service) https://lnkd.in/g2-i5iSs

Young people are not just the future, they are vital to shaping how we prepare for and recover from disasters today. Earlier in the week we came together for a webinar with the Australian Institute for Disaster Resilience to mark today’s International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction and heard from youth voices and experts in youth-centred disaster programs. Co-presented with Centre CEO Andrew Gissing and AIDR’s Executive Director Margaret Moreton, the webinar introduced a short video from the New South Wales Advocate for Children and Young People. Ness W. from the Australian Red Cross shared the Youth in Emergencies project’s model to empower teenagers and young adults to lead disaster preparedness in their local communities. Program participant Arwen detailed her volunteer project. Carla Hall and Harmony Carmichael from the Disaster Resilience Coalition at the Youth Affairs Council Victoria shared their expertise in engaging young people and creating safe spaces to include young people in dialogue around disasters. It was an insightful discussion on empowering young people to be active participants in community disaster preparedness and recovery. Read more and watch the replay: https://lnkd.in/g6f6P6g5 #AreYouReady24 #DRRday

It’s International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction and we’re celebrating and empowering young people and the vital role they can, and do, play in disaster preparedness and recovery, not only today but all year round. This year’s theme ‘Empowering the next generation for a resilient future’ highlights the growing need for child-centred disaster risk reduction policies and programs. We are committed and passionate about keeping communities safe and resilient in the face of natural hazards, young people play a key role in this mission. An example is through Schools in Fire Country, a school-based bushfire education program developed and tested via a collaborative, multi-agency, cross-sector partnership between the research, education and fire management sectors in Victoria. Led by Country Fire Authority (CFA), Leadrrr and Safer Together, the program was initially piloted at Harkaway Primary School and now rolling out through additional schools. Learn more about the project here: https://lnkd.in/gZVu6Ptq The United Nations has called for a multi-hazard approach to school safety and through collaborative research programs we are advancing child-centred disaster risk reduction. #DRRday #AreYouReady24

Last week Amy Cardinal Christianson (Indigenous Leadership Initiative) and Joe Gilchrist joined our Brisbane Node for an incredibly insightful discussion with our Queensland stakeholders. Amy and Joe presented on the Canadian perspectives of Indigenous fire stewardship, the cultural safety of Indigenous wildland firefighters, wildfire evacuations and Indigenous Leadership Initiative's programs. We proudly supported Amy's trip to Aus for the National Indigenous Disaster Resilience Gathering in Lismore where she presented a keynote speech. Amy is also a member of our International Research Advisory Panel. Learn more about Amy's work and the Indigenous Leadership Initiative through these resources: - https://lnkd.in/gZqYNjG - https://lnkd.in/g2JYXe55 - https://lnkd.in/guCm8dB - https://lnkd.in/gTaDntsQ

🎊Personalised AI disaster messaging took out first place at the Disaster Challenge 2024 Final! Watch the winning pitch below. The team made up of Alison Sheaves, Craig Ridep-Morris and Madison Green, used their lived experiences of cyclones, their background in psychology and human behavioural theory to develop the idea of an accessible personalised AI chatbot providing current, localised emergency information that is scalable to various locations and types of disasters. Learn more about the winning solution: https://lnkd.in/gaWJCfn2 https://lnkd.in/graYpXQD

Our CEO Andrew Gissing is at the Global Nature Positive Summit in Sydney this week 🌱 It's fantastic to see momentum growing behind nature-based solutions and what can be achieved if we work together with nature to increase resilience and reduce disaster risk.