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“Our study of mutual aid in the Greater Uki area shows how Northern Rivers communities are adapting to climate-change related disasters, becoming more organised, better resourced, and more connected in order to cope with the devastation of the floods and fires of the past six years,” Dr McLisky said.<\/p>\n
“Building on the initiative of community leaders, many communities are now organising themselves in a diversity of ways \u2014 some through structured groups like Community Resilience Teams (linked to the Red Cross), others through more organic grassroots organisations.<\/p>\n
“In Greater Uki, for example, there are a number of community resilience groups, from the Byrrill Creek, Kunghur, Doon Doon and Mt Burrell CRTs, to Resilient Uki, a larger organisation which at times acts as an umbrella group for all the areas.<\/p>\n
“Having relationships, resources and systems in place when disaster strikes is crucial, but such organisations also play a role in community building during ‘times of peace’.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
A NEW report by Northern Rivers disaster resilience and regeneration group Plan C outlines a series of recommendations aimed at strengthening community responses to future crises. Key among the recommendations are calls for policymakers to recognise the critical role communities play during disasters, to disaster-proof the national telecommunications network, and to provide funding for communities […]<\/p>\n