adaptation and disaster risk reduction seminar - samantha chard, attorney general's department
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Samantha Chard, the Assistant Secretary of the Emergency Management Policy Branch at the Attorney-General’s Department, presented at our seminar entitled 'Adaptation and Disaster Risk Reduction: Shared Risks to Shared Values: A Business Case' on Tuesday 24 June 2014 in Melbourne. Held as part of our Sustainability Leadership Series, the seminar brought together experts and practitioners from across government, business, academia and civil society to provide the business case for disaster risk reduction and climate adaptation. For more information about this seminar and the UNAA Sustainability Leadership Series please visit www.unaavictoria.org.au/education-advocacy/masterclasses/TRANSCRIPT
Samantha ChardAssistant SecretaryEmergency Management Policy BranchAttorney-General’s Department
Disaster Resilience in Australia
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The typical Australian tropical cyclone season averages around 11 tropical cyclones; with four crossing the coast, though coastal impacts can be felt when tropical cyclones remain well offshore.
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Marcus AreliusRoman Emperor and renowned Stoic
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• Publication of state‐widerisk assessments
• National Emergency Risk Assessment Guidelines
• Fire Danger Rating System
• National Flood Risk Information Portal
• National Impact Assessment Model
• Roadmap for Land Use Planning and the Built Environment
• National Warnings Framework
• Next GenerationTriple Zero
• Volunteer Action Plan
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“Building a culture of prevention is not easy. While the costs of prevention have to be paid in the present, its benefits lie in a distant future. Moreover, the benefits are
not tangible; they are the disasters that did not happen.”
Kofi Annanformer UN Secretary General