Natural Hazards Research Forum 2022 | Natural Hazards Research Australia

Natural Hazards Research Forum 2022

The Natural Hazards Research Forum was the first forum from Natural Hazards Research Australia, bringing together people from research, government, industry and community to share knowledge about natural hazards research.

Delegates came to contribute to the current state and future of natural hazards research in Australia – what it is, what’s being done now, how it can be used, what should be done in future.

Date: 12–14 October, in acknowledgement of the UN’s International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction on 13 October

Where: Boulevard Auditorium, Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre, South Brisbane QLD 4101. It was an in-person event with a hybrid component available for those who could not attend in person.

Program

The program included engagement, discussion, knowledge sharing and road-mapping of natural hazards research from the Centre and other natural hazard research and operational experts.

Sessions covered disaster risk reduction and resilience, learning from recent disasters (including the 2022 eastern Australia floods and Black Summer), evidence-informed policy and strategy, community resilience, healthy landscapes, situational awareness, operational response and innovation, workforces of the future and much more.

The program also included:

  • a formal launch of Natural Hazards Research Australia and its research programs
  • the launch of our Reconciliation Action Plan
  • the Disaster Challenge Final, where the three finalist teams presented their solutions to the wicked problem of ‘engaging a transient sector of the community with disaster preparation information’.

Recordings 

All sessions over the three days were recorded, with the program (downloadable below or on the right) now containing the links, passcode and timestamps for each session. For ease, you can also find the links below. 

For questions about the Forum, please contact Events Officer Vaia Smirneos: vaia.smirneos@naturalhazards.com.au