ACEFAC 2014 * Learning for Disaster Resilience
Neil Dufty
Principal
Molino Stewart Pty Ltd
The National Strategy for Disaster Resilience sets out to build community disaster resilience, with education viewed as a critical mechanism. There is a need to examine current community disaster education practices with a view to aligning them to the broader goal of disaster resilience.
Disaster resilience education content should not only cover preparedness and response aspects, but also learning about speedy and effective recovery for people, organisations (example businesses) and communities. Disaster resilience education should also involve learning about the community itself, including how to reduce vulnerabilities and connect communities through social capital formation.