Heading to next month’s 2024 Floodplain Management Australia Conference in Brisbane?
Natural Hazards Research Australia is running two pre-conference workshops at #FMAConf24 with leading flood researchers on Tuesday 21 May:
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The data is in – How can we use research to shape change? A/Prof Mel Taylor (Macquarie University, NSW DCCEEW), Dr Carla Mooney (Bureau of Meteorology) and Dr Darryl Stellmach (University of Tasmania)
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Rising to the challenge – learning from flood hazards to build resilient communities Prof Gavin Smith (North Carolina State University)
Register to learn how the latest research can be used to support your disaster resilience and floodplain planning.
Workshop 1: The data is in – How can we use research to shape change? 9:00am – 12:30pm
Centre researchers, A/Prof Mel Taylor (Macquarie University, NSW DCCEEW), Dr Carla Mooney (Bureau of Meteorology) and Dr Darryl Stellmach (University of Tasmania) will show how to use research to shape change in the disaster and emergency management sector, and more broadly.
A/Prof Mel Taylor will present the findings of post-event flood research conducted in Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria. Mel and her team gained important insights about the residents affected by the major floods throughout 2022 and their findings are providing insight that agencies, government departments and recovery bodies are using for planning for community preparedness, response and recovery.
Dr Carla Mooney’s research focuses on understanding how to prepare systems, people, and public messaging to reduce impact of flash flood, as well as enhance community resilience. Carla’s current project involves a survey to determine public and emergency management personnel understanding of flash flood.
Research lead of the Tasmanian component of the Community experiences of the 2022 Australian floods, Dr Darryl Stellmach will explore community preparedness through experiences of the Tasmania State Emergency Service flood warning system during the flooding in October 2022. Darryl’s research is currently building on the earlier research that aims to inform improvements to flood warning systems and community disaster preparedness programs.
The researchers will provide an overview of their projects as a springboard for discussion, where workshop participants can share insights in emergency warning systems, the flow of information during a crisis and delve into the challenges of maintaining trust in uncertain times.
Workshop 2: Rising to the challenge – learning from flood hazards to build resilient communities 1:30pm – 5:00pm
Facilitated by disaster resilience expert Prof Gavin Smith (North Carolina State University), this workshop will delve into international perspectives of disaster resilience, with Gavin sharing his experience and challenges in implementing large-scale flood resilience programs, such as buy-backs, retrofitting and house raising.
This workshop builds upon the morning session that focused on the 2022/2023 Australian floods, addressing the need for significant decisions to safeguard flood-prone communities.
Participants will develop an understanding of international flood resilience lessons to apply to the design and implementation of future Australian large-scale programs. Gavin is also a keynote presenter at the FMA conference.
Both workshops are pitched to a range of participants, including SES staff and volunteers, local government, infrastructure experts and those in the disaster management sector.