Economics in disaster recovery - webinar

Natural hazards are complex and the economic and social effects are not always immediately clear. In this webinar on Tuesday 11 August 2020 at 11am AEST, Prof Mehmet Ulubasoglu (Deakin University) presented the latest findings into the short- and medium-term economic impacts of disasters on different demographic and sectors in Australia.

The effects of disasters last for years and they hit some demographics and sectors much harder than others. Understanding the economic resilience of disaster-hit communities can help build more sustainable recovery models that direct funding towards the most vulnerable individuals and groups. 

This webinar was presented by the Bushfire and Natural Hazards CRC and Deakin University.

Event details

• Tuesday 11 August 2020, 11am AEST (10.30am ACST, 9am AWST), one hour duration
• Zoom 
• Speakers: Prof Mehmet Ulubasoglu (Deakin University), Ed Pikusa (Department for Environment and Water South Australia)

The webinar was recorded and is now available on the Bushfire and Natural Hazards CRC Hazard Channel.

For any questions about the event, please contact Vaia Smirneos, vaia.smirneos@bnhcrc.com.au or 03 9412 9630.

About the webinar

In this webinar, Prof Ulubasoglu used four case studies to explain how understanding the economic resilience of disaster-hit communities can help build more sustainable recovery models that direct funding towards the most vulnerable individuals and groups. A series of policy briefs provide a resourceful summary of each of the four case studies (each dot point links to the relevant brief):

• 2009 Victorian Black Saturday bushfires
• 2009 Toodyay WA bushfire
• 2010/11 Queensland floods 
• 2013 Tropical Cyclone Oswald

This research project Optimising post-disaster recovery interventions in Australia is helping policymakers better understand the sector-disaggregated and demographic-specific impacts of natural hazards and formulate public policies in a way that better distributes budgets and resources towards vulnerable socio-economic groups and sectors of employment.