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measures for the clients in the final quarter of the survey. This finding is discussed in relation to individual context and previous vulnerability. The underlying behavioural and policy implications are also discussed. Mr Jeff Barnard Australian Volunteer, International Development Co Author - Stephanie McConachy, Stakeholder Relations Coordinator, Austraining International Australian Volunteer Program Partnerships: Lessons Learned Australian organisations supporting disaster management in Asia, the Pacific, Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean can use Government-funded volunteering initiatives to maximise development outcomes. The Australian Volunteers for International Development program, funded by AusAID, offers a range of opportunities for skilled volunteers to live, work and make a difference as part of Australia’s overseas aid program. As Core Partner of the Australian Volunteers program, Austraining International mobilises skilled and youth volunteers to develop and support volunteer assignments in partnership with international development organisations and non government organisations. By using Jeff Barnard’s experience as a Disaster Risk Management Officer in Dominica, this presentation will discuss how organisations in Australia can establish and strengthen international partnerships through Australian Volunteers for International Development. This paper will also outline how volunteers support the current work of Australian organisations and will reference development outcomes achieved by volunteers working on disaster management assignments. It will also highlight the excellent long-term development outcomes achieved through partnerships. Prof Marsha Baum Professor of Law, University of New Mexico Animals in Disasters: The U.S. Experience Following Hurricane Katrina in 2005, both Congress and state legislatures in the United States responded to the public outcry over the loss of companion animals with statutory provisions that would take animals into account in evacuation planning. In years following Hurricane Katrina up to the most recent disaster of Hurricane Sandy, the value of legislation as a solution has been unclear. The federal PETS Act and state legislation focused on companion animals and did not address the losses of other categories of animals including farmed animals, animals used in research, captive animals, and wildlife. This presentation will consider the impact of the disaster law and other legislative provisions on animals and the difference in impact between federal and state legislation in the area of disaster management and relief. The presentation will compare treatment of animals in several disasters in the U.S. from 2005 to the most recent disaster of Hurricane Sandy and will offer suggestions for the ways in the which the law can have an impact on disaster planning regarding animals.
Dr Haydn Betts Manager Water Resources Queensland, Kellogg Brown & Root Pty Ltd Designing a decision support system to aid evacuation planning The horrendous flooding and bushfire events of the last few years have resulted in numerous evacuations, despair, loss of life and risks to first responders in their transition from evacuation to rescue. It is considered that evacuation processes can be improved by integrating other 'intelligent' systems and presenting that information in a logical manner. This paper proposes the need for a systematic approach to evacuation planning that can be assisted by the development of decision support systems that would aid emergency management preparation and community engagement processes. The scope is directed to identifying early evacuation triggers, shortening the decision making and warning process to extend evacuation time, protection of community infrastructure and the orderly restoration and recovery effort. Decision support systems are needed to integrate data flow and information in an accurate, spatially oriented and timely manner within an emergency management resource structure. Without sound information systems, decision makers may find themselves under increasing pressure and fail to adequately manage an unfolding emergency. They are also useful tools to present information as part of a risk communication program but the needs and requirements are much different to those of emergency managers. A decision support system is defined as a collection of data, information and processes, which, when combined, amplifies the value of the data and enables rapid judgements. A series of processes are applied to improve and/or transform the data to an information-set in a vertical ladder of technology, improving the value of the data to the end users. To be fully effective they must also integrate with the lateral set of instructions from decision makers to their emergency teams. Mr Paul Box Team Leader Spatial Identifier Reference Framework, CSIRO Co Authors - Mr Dedi Junadi, Indonesian Project Coordinator SIRF Project, CSIRO. Dr Laura Kostanski, Research Manager SIRF Project, CSIRO. Thinking outside the polygon: Spatial Information for Social Protection and Disaster Management To assess, monitor and respond to the needs of people affected by both natural disasters and more subtle global and local socio-economic shocks, accurate, up-to-date and fine-grained information about communities and their exposure to hazard is required, particularly given the spatial variability in the characteristics of the land and the its inhabitants. Effective coordination of response across multiple agencies requires a common understanding of the location, condition and needs of the target population and a shared situational awareness of interventions by government and other actors, based on up-to-date information. As up to 80% of government data contains geospatial information, geography provides a critical and unifying dimension for place based integration and analysis of information. Within geospatial datasets, spatial identifiers (place names and codes) are used to distinguish between the real world features described by the data. There are typically many duplicative and overlapping geospatial datasets in use and consequently, the same real world feature appears in multiple systems, often with different names, codes and representations. Consequently, it is time-consuming and expensive to discover, access, interpret, transform and integrate information from different sources. Furthermore, when data changes, the process must be repeated. To reduce time and effort required to integrate place based information from local to global scales, improved approaches to the delivery, integration and use of spatial identifiers is required. This paper describes one such approach - the Spatial Identifier Reference Framework (SIRF)- being implemented as part of a United Nations Spatial Data Infrastructure (UNSDI) standards and best practices activity. The SIRF project has an initial focus on social protection in Indonesia and supports national SDI efforts to maintain and publish spatial data but is also intended to support of range of other applications. The paper will provide an overview of the proposed infrastructure being developed, briefly
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