In this episode, I’m talking with Amanda Leck, the Executive Director of the Australian Institute for Disaster Resilience, also known as AIDR , where she leads a program of work on behalf of the Commonwealth Government through the Department of Home Affairs –...
I am lucky to call the Blue Mountains in NSW home. I’ve lived here for more than 20 years, and it’s a neighbourhood like no other, built along the ridge of a dramatic sandstone landscape shaped by erosion, bushfires, and wild storms. Our 26 towns sit within the...
Why Community-led resilience is important Community-led resilience is important because people need to be able to rely on their community to help them if the need should arise and to be a support system for each other. Additionally for communities to be effectively...
In this episode, I wanted to reflect on some of the conversations we’ve had. I set up corporate2community and this Doing Disasters Differently podcast because we need to start thinking differently and doing things differently before, during, and after all types of...
Why is Disaster Resilience so Important As Australians have felt the impacts of extreme weather and a global pandemic, this year more than ever has highlighted the need for government teams, departments and agencies to support disaster resilience in the communities...
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