The fires impacted over 100 local government areas burning 24 million hectares, killing 33 people, destroying more than 3,100 homes, and caused the death and displacement of an estimated 3 billion animals.
While the Royal Commission said State Governments hold most of the responsibility for the protection of life, property and the environment, they also must ensure local governments have the capacity and capability to perform their roles in disaster management.
Read MoreIf managing multiple disasters at a time will be the new normal, how can local governments and their communities simultaneously manage recovery efforts while coping with concurrent disasters? This may be a significant turning point for the reconceptualisation and reintegration of “resilience” into all aspects of local government disaster planning.
Read MoreICLEI Oceania and East Asia regional offices are part of a consortium engaged by the Asia Development Bank to support three pilot cities in China to develop Urban Climate Change Adaptation plans.
Read MoreOn the 20th November the ICLEI Young Writers Network hosted a dialogue with students and sustainability professionals on the theme of TRANSITIONS. We explored three themes transport, food and energy, using a Finnish format for structure discussion, called Timeout.
Read MoreICLEI’s milestone report, Resilient Cities, Thriving Cities: The Evolution of Urban Resilience tracks ten years of resilience evolution through the lens of the Resilient Cities Congress.
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