The Morrison Government will establish a new national agency to help support local communities respond to large-scale natural disasters and undertake new initiatives to manage the impact of future events and the changing climate.
\nThe National Recovery and Resilience Agency will provide support to local communities during the relief and recovery phases following major disasters.
\nThe new Agency will also provide advice to Government on policies and programs to mitigate the impact of future major disaster events.
\nPrime Minister Scott Morrison said $600 million would be invested in a new program of disaster preparation and mitigation, managed by the new National Recovery and Resilience Agency.
\n\u201cThe new Agency will help communities rebuild and recover from natural disasters, helping many Australians in their greatest time of need, while strengthening our defences against future major disasters,\u201d the Prime Minister said.
\n\u201cImmediate funding will support resilience projects across the community and for individuals\u2019 homes, such as bushfire and cyclone proofing houses, building levees and improving the resilience of telecommunications and essential supplies.
\n\u201cIn the past two years Australians have faced floods, bushfires, cyclones, drought and now the COVID-19 pandemic and I\u2019m determined to keep Australians safe and support the recovery of communities and regions right across Australia.\u201d
\nThe National Recovery and Resilience Agency will be led by Coordinator-General Shane Stone and bring together the former National Drought and North Queensland Flood Response and Recovery Agency and the National Bushfire Recovery Agency, including the $2 billion National Bushfire Recovery Fund.
\nThe Agency will also take responsibility for supporting the long-term recovery of communities rebuilding after the recent storms and floods in New South Wales and Queensland and cyclones in West Australia.
\nMinister for Agriculture, Drought and Emergency Management David Littleproud said Emergency Management Australia will also receive support to upgrade their National Situation Room to include a real time \u2018common operating picture\u2019, for all natural disasters.
\n\u201cWe will also provide $4.5 million to support disaster recovery scenario training to help regional communities prepare for high-risk hazards,\u201d Minister Littleproud said.
\n\u201cThis funding will provide accredited training for people working in disaster recovery and two pilot Resilience Hubs to coordinate regional training and capability development across all levels of government when responding to a natural disaster.\u201d
\nMinister Littleproud said the final, critically important part of these national reforms was the establishment of a world-class climate service with detailed climate and disaster information.
\n\u201cThrough the Australian Climate Service we will draw on the expertise of our best and brightest scientists to help us better anticipate, manage and adapt to climate impacts to inform the work of the National Recovery and Resilience Agency and Emergency Management Australia,\u201d he said.
\n\u201cI am proud of the reforms to our federal emergency management architecture that have been announced today, along with the ongoing work to implement all of the Royal Commission\u2019s other recommendations.
\n\u201cThis national approach to policy reform will carry all the way through to peoples\u2019 front doors.\u201d
\nMinister for the Environment Sussan Ley said that the Australian Climate Service would strengthen Australia\u2019s position as a world leader in anticipating and adapting to the impacts of changing climates for decades to come.
\n\u201cWe do face more extreme weather events due to changing climate and this is about being prepared, and being able to take steps to make our communities more resilient,\u201d Minister Ley said.
\n\u201cBy bringing together critical data from the nation\u2019s key climate research institutions, the Australian Climate Service will not only help save lives and money through a more informed emergency response, it will inform long-term planning for infrastructure, housing and basic services like power, telecommunications, and water.
\n\u201cIt will help shape the way we build communities and underpin Australia\u2019s future adaptation strategies, including the new National Climate Resilience and Adaptation Strategy announced in January.
\n\u201cThe collaboration between the Bureau of Meteorology, the CSIRO, ABS and Geoscience Australia is critical to delivering rich insights drawn from an expanded range of data sources.
\n\u201cIt will be further complemented by the Morrison Government\u2019s investments in adaptation and resilience through initiatives such as the National Environmental Science Program and Great Barrier Reef Restoration and Adaptation initiatives.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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