The latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report warns that climate change impacts—hazards such as bushfires, drought and flooding—are becoming more frequent and more intense, damaging nature, people and infrastructure. Yet measures to reduce carbon emissions and adapt to these climate-fuelled hazards are coming far too slow.  Even if greenhouse-gas emissions stop tomorrow, the impacts of climate change will continue to increase due to past emissions. Under a relatively optimistic low-emissions scenario, the cost of natural disasters in Australia is estimated to grow to $73 billion annually by 2060.

With every new bushfire and flood, Australia is spending more on disaster recovery. Now is an ideal time to learn how to prepare for—as well as recover from—natural disasters.

The course is delivered by the ANU Institute for Climate, Energy & Disaster Solutions (ICEDS) and brings together leading researchers from across the University to share latest research and discuss disaster solutions.

Scope

The aim of Disaster Solutions is to provide participants with an understanding of the trajectory of disasters, how Australia and the world are responding to this escalating trend, and the need for going beyond incremental thinking to find transformative solutions for disaster risk reduction (DRR). It explores the impacts of climate change on disasters, systems thinking for DRR, the relationship of DRR with climate change adaptation, financing for disaster solutions, and the challenges and opportunities in enabling disaster solutions.

Program

• Welcome and introductions
• Understanding climate change and extremes - Dr Steven Crimp 
• Disasters and the need for transformational change - Associate Professor Roslyn Prinsley 
• Enabling effective disaster solutions - Associate Professor Mark Crosweller 
• Disaster insurance in a time of increasing risk - Professor Paula Jarzabkowski (online delivery)
• Indigenous approaches to disaster resilience - Dr Kirsty Wissing 
• Mainstreaming disaster risk reduction across multiple sectors - Emeritus Professor Stephen Dovers

Please note that this program is subject to change. Registrations for this course are via Humanitix (100% of Humantix profits go to education charities).

Details

• The course is delivered in-person.
• The course program includes six lectures on disaster risk reduction, resilience and climate change, and group discussions to enable direct interaction with lecturers and other course participants.
• Full catering is provided.
• Course timings are 9.00am - 5.00pm (AEST).
• The course is held at The Australian National University, Acton campus, ACT.

Who should attend?

The course is most relevant to professionals working within or interested in disaster risk reduction and resilience in Australia and the Asia-Pacific region.

Important information

• Registrations are open via Humanitix until Friday 6 September 2024.
• This course will take place subject to demand. Registrants will receive a full refund in the unlikely event that the course is cancelled. Places are limited and registrations are on a 'first come - first served' basis. For more details on refunds, see our refund policy.
• To receive an ANU Certificate of Participation, participants must attend at least 50% of the course. The ANU Certificate of Participation is not an Australian Qualifications Framework qualification and cannot be used for course credit or exemption at ANU.
• If you have a registration request after 6 September 2024, please contact the ICEDS Executive Education team directly via icedscourses@anu.edu.au.

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