The federal election presents an opportunity to promote plans for improving national disaster governance and resilience. But the silence on these issues in political debates has been remarkable.
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Disasters are becoming more frequent and severe as the climate heats up – but Australia is badly under-prepared.
Southern Tasmania’s cool climate was thought to be a climate refuge for tall forests. But that may no longer be true.
Disaster-affected communities form the backbone of any disaster response. But survivors are often underutilised in shaping plans for their community’s longer-term recovery and preparedness efforts.
The African continent stands to lose the most from climate change - here’s what local governments can do to protect it.
We need to urgently address the gaps in Australia’s capacity to manage disasters that have widened since climate adaptation was relegated to the back burner.
Disasters highlight the cost of society’s love of efficiency. Nature, in contrast, favors resilience. Being more like nature offers benefits for society, especially in the face of the climate crisis.
A holistic view of climate change risk considers climate hazards, exposure, vulnerability and the responses to these. It also takes into account how multiple risks interact.
Large-scale droughts can have cascading impacts on food security. They can reduce yield, increase food prices, trigger changes in consumption and lead to unstable supply.
Infrastructure is often seen as the main way to reduce the impacts of climate-related disasters like floods and drought. But cities are complex systems with many factors affecting their resilience.
Following the 2009 Victorian Black Saturday bushfires, more than half the women in one study reported experiencing domestic and family violence. Many had never experienced it before.
Wetlands bear the brunt of much storm damage to the coast. But over the past 300 years, 85% of the world’s wetland area has been destroyed.
The small fire and heatwave prone town of Tarnagulla got together, applied for funding and co-produced a resilience action plan so they’re better prepared for the next disaster.
Australia can learn from how India used community hubs to bridge the gap between government and local communities in the challenging years of reconstruction.
The impact of climate change on agriculture and food production is clear: the sector will suffer. Here’s what needs to be done.
Earth-centred children’s programs that seek to build ethical partnerships with Indigenous communities have an important role in learning about weathering climate change.
The species which surround a tree in a forest make up the character of its neighbourhood. Good neighbours can make forests resilient to climate change.
New York City’s municipal budget relies heavily on the property taxes of extremely high-value real estate. That drives gentrification and distorts local policy in other ways that hurt residents.
Melbourne and Sydney are members of 100 Resilient CIties, which the Rockefeller Foundation has said it will no longer fund. So what has the global network achieved? And what can we learn from this?
Pacific island nations are often framed as remote atolls facing rising seas and cyclones. But their cities are growing fast, so are efforts to help the most climate-vulnerable people hitting the mark?
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Senior Lecturer, School of Global, Urban and Social Studies, RMIT University
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Research professor, RMIT University
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Finkel Professor of Global Health, Monash University
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Professor of Urban & Regional Planning; Chair of the Climate Change Adaptation and Resilience Research Network (CCARRN), University of Canberra
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Assistant Director (International) - Melbourne Centre for Cities, The University of Melbourne
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Associate Professor in Criminology and Director of the Monash Migration and Inclusion Centre, Monash University
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Senior Lecturer in Food Systems, The University of Melbourne
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Associate Professor and Deputy Head of School (Learning and Teaching), Griffith University
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Professor of Global Urban Politics and Director, Melbourne Centre for Cities, The University of Melbourne
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Food Systems Research and Partnerships, The University of Melbourne
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Michael Howes is a Friend of The Conversation.
Associate Professor, Griffith University
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Senior Lecturer in Climate Science, Imperial College London
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Associate Professor, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
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Professor in Organization and Management, UNSW Sydney
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Researcher in sustainable food systems, The University of Melbourne
