New measure of disaster resilience for local communities

The first national snapshot of disaster resilience to help
governments and emergency services improve their communities’ resilience to
natural hazards has been published.

The Australian Disaster Resilience Index provides a
nationally standardised index of resilience in the form of navigable maps of
regions across the country and is presented as an interactive website.

Funded by the Bushfires and Natural Hazards CRC and developed by the University of New England, the index uses eight factors for assessment encapsulating the resources and abilities to prepare for, absorb and recover from natural hazards, or that enable learning, adaptation and problem solving.

The dashboard shows how these capacities for disaster
resilience are distributed across Australia, and the factors that enhance or
constrain disaster resilience in different communities.