Towards a Resilient Sydney Research Seminar presentation on Emergency Management
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Towards a Resilient Towards a Resilient Sydney – Research Sydney – Research Seminar Seminar EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT Neil Dufty Neil Dufty
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The report reviewed a range of international, national and Sydney specific literature and undertook interviews with relevant lead emergency management agencies. The report synthesised findings and undertook a gap analysis. The report related largely to the resilience interrelationships of disaster risk reduction; emergency management; and community development. It also mapped the relevant legislation and governance arrangements in New South Wales. The three key issues identified as pressing for Sydney from the interviews with the emergency agencies representatives: 1) increased workload and strain on capacity; 2) declining volunteerism; and 3) uncertainty as to the effects and community response to hazards. The report notes that climate change may drive organisational change within emergency management – requiring a shared culture that supports a willingness to further develop strategic integration and coordination across agencies. Aspects of community development that are increasingly being viewed as critical to emergency management are volunteerism; social capital formation and disaster behavioural psychology. The report noted that no major studies were able to be sourced in relation to emergency management volunteerism, social capital formation or community disaster resilience in Sydney. In relation to flooding in Sydney, there is increasing potential risk to infrastructure. The report outlines that it is an imperative that emergency agencies have access to data from all infrastructure owners to enable future emergency planning in flood prone lands. There are generally gaps in research relating to recovery from disasters, potentially due to no major natural disasters in Sydney for over 10 years, but noting the research may come under other banners such as social work and health. Lower extent of research into heatwave and coastal erosion/inundation compared to flooding and bushfire. Lower level of research into the preparedness of communities / businesses in Sydney.
Transcript of Towards a Resilient Sydney Research Seminar presentation on Emergency Management
Towards a Resilient Towards a Resilient Sydney – Research Sydney – Research SeminarSeminar
EMERGENCY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENTMANAGEMENTNeil DuftyNeil Dufty
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“The Chinese use two brush strokes to write the word ‘crisis’. One brush stroke stands for danger; the other for opportunity. In a crisis be aware of the danger – but recognise the opportunity” John F. Kennedy
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scopescope
Climate change profilesClimate change profilesFireFireFloodFloodCoastal inundationCoastal inundationHeatwaveHeatwaveStormStormDroughtDrought
PPRRPPRRPreventionPreventionPreparednessPreparednessResponse Response RecoveryRecovery
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research processresearch process
Agency interviewsAgency interviews Research review & synthesisResearch review & synthesis - Sydney- Sydney - National- National - International- International Governance mappingGovernance mapping Gaps analysisGaps analysis Identify research projectsIdentify research projects
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key vulnerabilities/issueskey vulnerabilities/issues
key vulnerabilities/issueskey vulnerabilities/issues
Flood: is it risky? (Fairfield LGA)Flood: is it risky? (Fairfield LGA)
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key key vulnerabilities/issuesvulnerabilities/issues
Flood: are we prepared? (Fairfield Flood: are we prepared? (Fairfield LGA)LGA)
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key key vulnerabilities/issuesvulnerabilities/issues
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impact of climate impact of climate change - agency change - agency concernsconcerns
Increased workload and strain on Increased workload and strain on capacitycapacity
Declining volunteerismDeclining volunteerism Uncertainty as to the effects and Uncertainty as to the effects and
community response to hazardscommunity response to hazards
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gaps analysis-gaps analysis-Sydney Region researchSydney Region research
Hazard Prevention Preparedness Response Recovery
Flood High Med High Low
Fire High Med High Low
Heatwave Low Low Low Low
Coastal inundation
Med Low Med None
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emerging emerging research/issuesresearch/issues
Top three?Top three?Individual psychologies – Individual psychologies – preparedness, response, recoverypreparedness, response, recoveryImportance of social capital in Importance of social capital in community disaster resiliencecommunity disaster resilienceHow people learn for disaster How people learn for disaster resilience including by using social resilience including by using social mediamedia
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key research key research recommendationsrecommendations1. Understand the increased capacities (including of volunteers) 2. Examine future Sydney demographics 3. Gauge community preparedness etc 4. Examine implications of roles of local councils in EM5. Identify ways to measure and build community disaster resilience
key research key research recommendationsrecommendations
6. Investigate community development 6. Investigate community development and EM links across hazardsand EM links across hazards
7. Examine PPRR for future heatwave7. Examine PPRR for future heatwave
8. Identify best practices in recovery 8. Identify best practices in recovery across hazardsacross hazards
9. Examine role of the private sector 9. Examine role of the private sector e.g. business continuity planninge.g. business continuity planning
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