This policy insights paper highlights how better integration of local knowledge and participation can improve disaster preparedness, response, and recovery. The research, which focuses on three Local Government Areas – the Blue Mountains, Cabonne, and Hawkesbury – outlines how strengthening community engagement can lead to more coordinated and resilient disaster management across the state.
APPI acknowledges the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation upon whose ancestral lands our Institute stands. We pay respect to Elders both past and present, acknowledging them as the traditional custodians of knowledge for these lands. We celebrate the diversity of Aboriginal peoples and their ongoing cultures and connections to the lands and waters of NSW.
