Bottoms up with the NSDR by Mary Farrow

Posted on August 11, 2014August 12, 2014 by Michelle Dunscombe

Bottoms up with the NSDR by Mary Farrow, Centre of Resilience Risk Mitigation vs Community Resilience The National Strategy for Disaster Resilience (NSDR) identifies shared responsibility roles of government, emergency management agencies, businesses, organisations, families and individuals. The last 4 target groups are all typical members of a community. While all roles are different in […]

Community Engagement: In a Disaster Setting – A Local Perspective.

Posted on June 15, 2014June 15, 2014 by Michelle Dunscombe

Community Engagement: In a Disaster Setting. A Local Perspective. Whilst agencies and governments are keen to connect with the community post a disaster for a variety of reasons, much of the engagement is top down and paternal in nature. From my experience the best way to connect and engage with the community is to […]