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Role of NRM sector in emergency preparedness and response

Collection updated August 2026
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Overview

Australia’s regional NRM organisations have a significant contribute to play in emergency preparedness and response. NRM emergency preparedness and response planning, embedded within wider NRM regional planning, provide critical information and prioritisation to support the protection and recovery of natural and agricultural assets in emergencies. 

This collection includes resources that highlight the contribution, role and lessons learned from the experience of regional NRM organisations in emergency management.

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Regional Natural Resource Management Emergency Preparedness Response Planning 2023-2024

Overview of the experience of regional NRM organisations in implementing the Australian Government Emergency Preparedness and Response Planning initiative.
Report · 2025 · NRM Regions Australia
  • Climate resilience
  • Bushfire recovery and resilience
  • Regional NRM planning
  • +2

NRM Regions Australia Submission on report into Alternative Commonwealth Capabilities for Crisis Response

Highlights the capabilities, current roles and potential of NRM regional organisations to support Commonwealth capabilities for crisis response.
Submission · 2023 · NRM Regions Australia
  • Climate resilience
  • Flood recovery & resilience
  • Bushfire recovery and resilience
  • +3

Submission to the Royal Commission into National Natural Disaster Arrangements

NRM RA-led submission outlining the roles of NRM organisations in bushfire recovery with recommendations
Submission · 2020 · Dr Kate Andrews, NRM Regions Australia
  • Bushfire recovery and resilience
  • Climate adaptation
  • Climate resilience
  • +2

Building community and landholder fire preparedness

Raising awareness and enabling communities to develop landscape scale fire management plans
Case study · 2024
  • Climate resilience
  • Climate adaptation
  • Bushfire recovery and resilience
  • +3

Value of regional planning in emergency response and recovery

Case study of how NRM regional planning was able to inform a rapid response to severe bushfire event in 2019 -20
Case study · 2021 · NSW Local Land Services (LLS)
  • Climate adaptation
  • Climate resilience
  • Bushfire recovery and resilience
  • +4

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