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The capacity to manage emergency, chaos and crisis situations can be built by training politicians and bureaucrats, and by creating a cooperative culture of learning and relearning organizations Governance capabilities includes the ability to build collaborative partnerships with transparency and accountability as well as the capacity to build a strong yet accountable government The ability to anticipate and to predict the unpredictable is essential to capacity building

I am excited to share that I have successfully completed a certification program in Disaster Management and Emergency Planning from NextGenU.org. This course has been developed to introduce the concepts and processes of emergency planning and management of disasters. #newcertification #disastermanagement #emergencymanagement #emergencyresponse

I was recently invited to write a piece for the Australian Journal of Emergency Management "viewpoints" series. The theme was on learning lessons from inquires. As part of the piece, I argued of the need for transparent, systematic, pre-event and risk-based assurance frameworks that provide assurance within the emergency management system and on key risk controls. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/gDhceKn3 Natural Hazards Research Australia

Register for NIHB and FEMA’s Introduction to Tribal Mitigation Planning webinar. You must register to attend.... Join the National Indian Health Board (NIHB) and Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to learn more about developing and implementing tribal hazard mitigation plans. The webinar will be held on July 24 from 3 - 4:30 p.m. ET. Register here: https://lnkd.in/gQVZKtzJ A hazard mitigation plan is a road map to resilience. Tribal Nations can use plans to reduce the risk of natural disasters. A FEMA-approved plan can also help Tribal Nations access certain non-emergency disaster assistance and funding. This webinar will cover the importance of mitigation planning. It will also go over the tools and resources available from NIHB, FEMA, and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to help get plans started. A Tribal Nation will also share experiences with mitigation planning. The webinar is free and open to the public. However, it is most relevant for tribal planners, emergency management professionals, and environmental health staff. If registrants have questions or need special accommodations for the webinar, please contact fema-mitigation-planning@fema.dhs.gov. 

The Glasser Review into emergency management governance found a glaring gap - the lack of a dedicated "home" for resilience at the national or Commonwealth level is undermining the efficiency and coherence of our country's readiness efforts. Available here: https://lnkd.in/gRM8Zf5B Meanwhile, the ANU Telecommunications Sector Resilience Profile identified major opportunities to advance the maturity of Australia's telecommunications sector by developing clear, coherent resilience policy. Available here: https://lnkd.in/gvMkbS82 And the Colvin Review into Emergency Management Funding stressed the urgent need for the Commonwealth to set strategic objectives that extend beyond government to all disaster management stakeholders. Avalable here: https://lnkd.in/gfBihVtp These reports represent real chances to enhance leadership and ambition at the federal level and across industry, particularly in ways that draw together the connections between security and other critical social, economic, and national outcomes. The strong implication is that our current policy settings - both broad and sector-specific - are not positioning Australia well for a future marked by more complex, compounding disaster events. National Emergency Management Agency Australian Department of Home Affairs Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts Tony Burke Jenny McAllister Michelle Rowland MP Gill Savage FARPI CRPS Andrew Colvin AO APM Australian Strategic Policy Institute Australian Risk Policy Institute (ARPI)

Learn how to create an effective emergency evacuation plan for municipalities and ensure a swift and safe response during critical situations. To ensure a well-organized and effective evacuation plan, check out the key steps here: https://ow.ly/tZYT50T1ZxG #EmergencyEvacuation #MunicipalSafety #CrisisManagement

In 2023 the National Emergency Management Ministers’ Meeting (NEMMM) commissioned the ‘Independent Review of National Natural Emergency Management Governance Arrangements’ led by Dr Robert Glasser. I had the honour of being Dr Glasser’s Deputy Lead and had the pleasure of working closely with our Project Director Erica Boyles. The report from the Independent Review was released last week and sets out a range of findings and recommendations including the need for the National Emergency Management Ministers: • To strengthen coherence for natural hazards and other risks and hazards that threaten national resilience. • Sharpen and strengthen the focus on resilience, and place greater emphasis on addressing strategic risks. • Further elaborate this focus with respect to: o Prospective risk management (higher infrastructure standards, environmental protection, etc.), o Corrective risk management (retrofitting, reinforcing, and remedial measures), o Compensatory risk management (risk financing and transfer), and o Reactive risk management (early warning systems and effective response and recovery). Throughout the Review it was a pleasure to engage with experienced emergency management and resilience professionals from government agencies at all levels, not for profit organisations, academia and businesses all contributing to emergency management and resilience building within Australia. #emergencymanagement #resilience #nationbuilding https://lnkd.in/geJV3RUd

Now - time to consider the ideas & views in the report - where the guidance suggests more obvious & accessible solutions, let's go quickly - where they are more challenging, let's go together. Agile emergency management capabilities and National resilience require a whole-of-economy effort.

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