Natural Hazards Research Australia, Media Release, 25 January 2023
A new report has been published that summarises the key research findings from the wide-ranging Black Summer research program, undertaken by Natural Hazards Research Australia and the Bushfire and Natural Hazards CRC in the years since the 2019-20 fire season. This multi-discipline program will improve the capabilities of communities to prepare for, respond to and recover from future natural hazard emergencies.
The report – Understanding the Black Summer bushfires through research: a summary of key findings from the Bushfire and Natural Hazards CRC – presents findings from 23 projects within four research themes, covering different issues and knowledge gaps:
- fire predictive services
- cultural land management
- community-centred disaster risk reduction
- bushfire data and reconstruction.
It presents an integrated view of the way forward from the fires, including what new capabilities can be implemented and how Australia can best learn from its worst fire season on record.
The findings summarised in the report and in final project outputs can now be used by governments, emergency management agencies, industry and other partners to influence decisions and create safer communities and landscapes in the face of future bushfires.
