On the ground assessing flood impacts

CRC research is investigating the impacts of the current NSW floods on community behaviour.

Undertaken by Steven George, Dr Salomé Hussein, Dr Ryan Crompton and Andrew Gissing from Risk Frontiers through the CRC’s funding for quick response, the research team will visit the NSW mid north coast including Port Macquarie, Taree and Wingham over the next few days to evaluate the damage from the flooding.

The research team will:

• assess the extent of the flood damage
• assess building impacts

Findings will be published through a briefing note in the coming month.

Set up for research in the immediate aftermath of an emergency situation, funding for quick response is available for up to $2,500 (including GST), per team, per event. Principally designed to reimburse travel-related expenses such as airfares, car rental and accommodation, applicants do not need to be current CRC researchers to be eligible. PhD students are also eligible to apply where an understanding of the event directly relates to their PhD studies.

More information about the funding for quick response - including an introduction, guidelines and application form - is available here.

This initiative was inspired by the Natural Hazards Centre in Boulder, USA, who run a similar scheme.