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AIDR The Australian Institute for Disaster Resilience (AIDR) is the National Institute for disaster risk reduction and resilience.

We collaborate across sectors to strengthen the resilience of Australian communities to disasters. AIDR creates, grows, and supports a range of networks; provides opportunities for learning, development, and innovation; shares knowledge and resources to enable informed decision making and action; and facilitates thought leadership through national conversations. AIDR contributes to a more disaster resilient Australia through four key influencing strategies that encapsulate AIDR’s work:
-Actively supporting, growing and sustaining a range of networks across sectors and jurisdictions.
-Enabling those with a role in disaster risk reduction and resilience to come together
to learn, develop and innovate.
-Collecting, developing, curating and sharing knowledge to educate and promote good practice in disaster risk reduction and resilience.
-Providing a central focus point for national thought leadership on disaster risk reduction and resilience. For more information, go to https://www.aidr.org.au/about-aidr/

AIDR Senior Project Officer and Technical Writer Natalie Connell joined the 2026 NT Emergency Management Symposium on 13...
15/10/2026

AIDR Senior Project Officer and Technical Writer Natalie Connell joined the 2026 NT Emergency Management Symposium on 13 October, presenting on connecting national knowledge with Northern Territory practice.

Natalie showcased AIDR’s resources and professional development opportunities and highlighted the role of local knowledge, experience, and expertise in shaping relevant, practical, and adaptable national guidance.

This year’s International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction theme, ‘Resilience Starts at Home’, highlights the role of hom...
13/10/2026

This year’s International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction theme, ‘Resilience Starts at Home’, highlights the role of homes as places of safety, care and security, and how they can either reduce or create disaster risk.

For more information, visit: https://bit.ly/3QcGBv5

How homes are planned, built, financed and maintained can reduce or create disaster risk. Poor construction, inadequate maintenance and housing in high-risk areas can lead to loss of life, displacement and economic hardship, particularly for groups facing inequalities in housing, land tenure, access to resources, mobility, caregiving and decision-making, including women, children, older persons, persons with disabilities, low-income households and gender-diverse people.

This year, we invited voices from across Australia’s disaster resilience sector to share their perspectives on the theme through a special Q&A series. Practitioners, researchers, community leaders and decision makers explore what it takes to reduce risk, strengthen preparedness and support communities.

Explore the Q&A here: https://bit.ly/4B237xd

Illustration by: Dayna Hayman
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AIDR is pleased to share that the 2025-26 Major Incidents Report has now been released. Read here: https://bit.ly/3TGWtM...
07/10/2026

AIDR is pleased to share that the 2025-26 Major Incidents Report has now been released.

Read here: https://bit.ly/3TGWtM2

The report documents significant incidents that had notable impacts on communities, emergency services, and response operations during the 2025-26 financial year.

What happens on the Sun doesn't stay on the Sun. Major solar events can affect the technologies and systems we rely on e...
05/10/2026

What happens on the Sun doesn't stay on the Sun. Major solar events can affect the technologies and systems we rely on every day.

During World Space Week, we recognise the role that space science and technology play in society, and the importance of understanding hazards such as space weather.

Extreme solar activity can disrupt satellite communications, navigation systems, aviation, power networks, and other critical infrastructure that communities rely on every day. As our world becomes increasingly connected the impacts of space weather can cascade across systems, affecting how people communicate, travel, access services, and respond to emergencies.

Join us on 6 October from 1.00pm-2.00pm (AEDT) for a webinar exploring how major solar events can have very real consequences here on Earth and why understanding this hazard is important for your work: https://www.aidr.org.au/events/57637?locationId=57638

Learn more about space weather hazards, its potential impacts, and preparedness measures on AIDR's Space Weather page: https://knowledge.aidr.org.au/resources/space-weather-understanding-hazards/

Artwork by Dayna Hayman.
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Join AIDR this International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction for a special webinar exploring how individuals, communitie...
02/10/2026

Join AIDR this International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction for a special webinar exploring how individuals, communities and organisations can work together to create safer, more resilient futures.

This year's theme, 'Resilience starts at home', reminds us that homes are not just places where disaster impacts are felt, but where resilience can be built every day.

For more information and to register, visit: https://www.aidr.org.au/events/57629?locationId=57630

The session will move beyond emergency kits and household plans, to explore the broader factors that shape risk, including housing, community networks, access to information and support, and the actions we can all take to reduce vulnerability and build resilience where it matters most.

Participants will leave with fresh perspectives, practical ideas, and inspiration to take action in their own homes and communities.

Access to reliable information can save lives. On International Day for Universal Access to Information, we recognise th...
28/09/2026

Access to reliable information can save lives.

On International Day for Universal Access to Information, we recognise the importance of ensuring people, communities and organisations can access the knowledge they need to understand risk, prepare for disasters, respond effectively, and support recovery.

At AIDR we are committed to making disaster resilience knowledge accessible. We do this through the Knowledge Hub, which provides free access to research, guidance, case studies, lessons learned and practical resources from across the disaster resilience sector.

When knowledge is shared openly, it strengthens decision-making, supports collaboration, and helps build more resilient communities.

Today, we celebrate the researchers, practitioners, organisations and communities who contribute their knowledge and experience, helping ensure valuable information is available to those who need it most.

Explore AIDR's free disaster resilience resources, research, case studies, and guidance through the Knowledge Hub and discover how accessible information can support safer, more resilient communities: https://knowledge.aidr.org.au/ as well as the UNDRR platform: https://www.undrr.org/

Artwork by Dayna Hayman.
https://www.daynahayman.com.au/

'There is a general view that emergency management leadership needs to adjust to a changing organisational context and a...
28/09/2026

'There is a general view that emergency management leadership needs to adjust to a changing organisational context and a capacity to respond to heightened risks. Adding the voices of leaders into this agenda may assist that transition.'

Read more here: https://knowledge.aidr.org.au/resources/ajem-july-2026-getting-the-message-emergency-management-leaders-talk-leadership/

In the July edition of AJEM, Olivia Conley and Dr Martin Perry explore the perspectives of 2 emergency management leaders on effective leadership and identify gaps in leadership practice across the emergency management cycle.

'The unprecedented nature of flood impact on populations globally is a challenge for government organisations. Similarly...
25/09/2026

'The unprecedented nature of flood impact on populations globally is a challenge for government organisations. Similarly, the consequences of inaction to address rapid urbanisation, unequal economic development, regulatory defiance, resource constraints, flood risk reduction policy gaps and other forms of systemic risk is coming at a huge cost to individuals, the private sector, governments and communities.'

Read more here: https://knowledge.aidr.org.au/resources/ajem-july-2026-an-institutional-framework-for-flood-risk-mitigation-a-systemic-redevelopment-approach/

In the July edition of AJEM, Dr Toinpre Owi, Professor Jamie Mackee, and Professor Thayaparan Gajendran present a framework that provides valuable insights for rethinking non-structural approaches to flood risk governance

What happens when the Sun has a bad day?Join us for a free, fast-paced and beginner-friendly introduction to space weath...
23/09/2026

What happens when the Sun has a bad day?

Join us for a free, fast-paced and beginner-friendly introduction to space weather and its real-world impacts on Earth.

Explore how solar events can disrupt power, communications, navigation, aviation, satellites and emergency management, with our expert panel breaking down the science in plain language.

No prior space knowledge required. Just bring your curiosity.

For more information and to register, visit: https://www.aidr.org.au/events/57637?locationId=57638

'Disasters are a persistent threat to coastal populations in Southeast Asia, particularly in Indonesia, one of the world...
23/09/2026

'Disasters are a persistent threat to coastal populations in Southeast Asia, particularly in Indonesia, one of the world’s most hazard-prone archipelagos. The country’s geographic position along the Pacific ‘Ring of Fire’ exposes it to frequent earthquakes, tsunamis and floods, which repeatedly disrupt health service delivery and exacerbate community vulnerability.'

Read more here: https://knowledge.aidr.org.au/resources/ajem-july-2026-strengthening-local-health-system-resilience-in-coastal-indonesia-lessons-from-post-disaster-governance-and-preparedness/

In the July edition of AJEM, Roy G. A. Massie, Meiske Elisabeth Koraag, and Royke A. Koraag assessed changes in health system resilience following disasters in three Indonesian provinces, finding improvements in governance and coordination but persistent gaps in logistics and workforce readiness.

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