
AIDR presents the new Resilience Maters webinar series.
Foundations of disaster risk reduction and resilience
In the first webinar of the Resilience Matters series, we are joined by Professor David Sanderson, from How We Survive at the University of NSW and Kirsten Jenkins, from Maroondah City Council. Professor Sanderson unpacks and explores key concepts of disaster risk reduction in practice, with particular consideration given to understanding risk, and the integration of disaster risk reduction, climate change adaptation and sustainable development.
Kirsten Jenkins discusses disaster risk reduction in the local government context through a commentary piece.
Guest speakers:
Professor David Sanderson – Inaugural Judith Neilson Professor of Architecture, University of NSW
Kirsten Jenkins – Manager Community Safety, Maroondah City Council
John Richardson (moderator) – Interim Executive Director, AIDR
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