Queensland to be the Most Disaster-Resilient State?


1st August 2017

The Queensland Reconstruction Authority (QRA) has released two key documents this month:
 
The Queensland Strategy for Disaster Resilience 2017 
The QRA has updated the original Queensland Strategy for Disaster Resilience (2014) to incorporate climate change risk and deliver a comprehensive, all hazards approach to building disaster resilience throughout the state. 
 
The Strategy is underpinned by its four key objectives:
  • Queenslanders understand their disaster risk
  • Strengthened disaster risk management
  • Queenslanders are invested in disaster risk reduction
  • There is continuous improvement in disaster preparedness, response and recovery
The Strategy provides an overarching framework to empower Queenslanders to factor in resilience measures and activities as they anticipate, respond and adapt to changing circumstances.
 
You can find the Strategy at the QRA website.
 
Strategic Policy Framework for Riverine Flood Risk Management and Community Resilience
This Policy Framework is the first flood risk management policy dedicated to addressing flood risk reduction across the Northern state. The framework recognises the research that shows locally led and supported initiatives gain most traction and are most sustainable for enhancing riverine flood risk management and community resilience. The Framework will provide strategic direction for state government policy.
 
The Framework is the foundation for developing a comprehensive, multi-disciplinary flood risk management approach to the strategic management of Queensland's floodplains. It will be followed by an implementation plan, which will outline how the Framework's key objectives will be delivered.
 
Read the Framework online now at the QRA website.
 

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