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Category: Building Resilience

Researcher making local food supply chains resilient to disasters

Have you ever thought about where your food comes from and what happens if the food supply chain is interrupted during a disaster or pandemic?… Read More

Theatre reconnects flood-affected Rocklea residents

A new eco-justice, applied theatre work in development is offering flood affected residents of Rocklea the opportunity to continue their recovery and reconnection through a… Read More

Researcher helps health systems during disasters

Have you ever wondered how hospitals cope when there is a disaster? Griffith University’s Associate Professor Jamie Ranse is helping health services ensure policy,… Read More

Cyclone season highlights lessons from past disasters for Griffith Researcher

Cyclone season is underway in Queensland and Griffith University’s Dr Margaret Cook hopes lessons from past disasters will inform how authorities and communities prepare for,… Read More

Disaster Management Professor reminds news media cyclone season is here

Griffith University’s Professor of Practice Disaster Management Iain MacKenzie was featured in more than a dozen Australian news media outlets this week when he was… Read More

Strategic Resilience Planning Executive Residential

This week Griffith’s inaugural ‘Strategic Resilience Planning Executive Residential’ was held in collaboration with MoU partner the Making Good Alliance, in… Read More

Disaster Management and Digital Resilience in the Smart Community

Professor Cheryl Desha from the Griffith University Disaster Management Network spoke with the My Smart Community This… Read More

Healthcare Workers’ Resilience Toolkit for Disaster Management and Climate Change Adaptation

ABSTRACT Climate change has been recognised as a multiplier of risk factors affecting public health. Disruptions caused by natural disasters and other climate-driven impacts are… Read More

Investigating Organizational Learning and Adaptations for Improved Disaster Response Towards “Resilient Hospitals:” An Integrative Literature Review

ABSTRACT Background: For hospitals, learning from disaster response efforts and adapting organizational practices can improve resilience in dealing with future disruptions. However, amidst global disruptions… Read More

Disaster Management for Resilience

A number of members from the Griffith University Disaster Management Network participated in an online conversation about managing disasters and disaster management. This conversation was… Read More