Evacuation is a critical risk mitigation to protect and preserve life in contexts where there is residual risk. This research will develop a national roadmap for evacuation modelling design and development through a series of workshops to identify research gaps and consolidate learnings to improve evacuation decisions and support tools.
This project analyses and addresses the increasing challenges in emergency and temporary housing during and after a disaster. The project aims to provide national guidance on the design and implementation of temporary housing from the research and resources developed.
This project will address key knowledge gaps towards implementing nature-based flood risk mitigation strategies in the Australian context. Nature-based solutions can offer effective and environmentally sensitive flood mitigation alternatives, ensuring meaningful stakeholder involvement and community engagement. Conserving and reconnecting floodplains through nature-based strategies can provide shared benefits, such as increasing biodiversity, and improving water quality and community wellbeing.
The complexity and science of prescribed burning and the role these burns play in reducing bushfire risk is covered by Natural Hazards Research Australia researcher Dr Hamish Clarke (University of Melbourne) in a new podcast.
The opening episode of season three of the Debunks science podcast tackles this complex topic, aided by Hamish’s scientific insights. In the episode, Hamish outlines how prescribed burning works and why local details matter the most, such as fire regimes for any given area, the vegetation type and amount, as well as the terrain.
Alex Zahara and Amy Cardinal Christianson - REDfire Lab presentation which was held on Tuesday 21 November 2023, part of the Natural Hazards Research Australia hazardous webinar series.
Oliver Costello and Tim Neale - Principles and protocols for cultural land management governance and research presentation held on Tuesday 21 November 2023 part of the Natural Hazards Research Australia hazardous webinar series.
As part of an ongoing effort to enhance collaboration and exchange insights between the Centre and key stakeholders, the Natural Hazards Research Australia Board, staff and researchers convened in Sydney earlier this month.
Natural Hazards Research Australia is streamlining and targeting the project concept submissions process for 2024 and beyond.
Project concepts will continue to be funded twice a year, with specific closing dates for applications, however will now open for submission at specific times. This is a change from concept submissions previously being opened year-round.
The next round of concept submissions will open 29 January 2024, closing on 8 March 2024.
Research supported by Natural Hazards Research Australia (the Centre) is featured in the October 2023 issue of the Australian Journal of Emergency Management (AJEM). AJEM is published by the Australian Institute of Disaster Resilience, profiling recent prominent natural hazards and emergency management research.
This October 2023 issue features research that incorporates findings from the Centre’s project Community experiences of the 2022 Australian floods.
PhD research from Natural Hazards Research Australia was highlighted in September 2023’s Hazardous Webinar.
Held on 26 September, postgraduate research scholars Rebecca Ryan (University of Wollongong), Fadia Isaac (Federation University) and Cameron Atkinson (University of Tasmania) each explained their PhD research, progress so far, how their findings could be used and answered audience questions.
