Year 10 Human Wellbeing Inquiry: Natural disasters

"How many people die from disasters, and how are these impacts changing over time?" An introduction to this topic, data explorer and key charts, and links to articles and other publications.

A brief overview of displacement as a consequence of natural disasters and climate change, and programs to address the challenges of displacement within countries and cross-borders.

UNDRR provides assistance for communities to reduce the risk of disaster and build resilience. The first part of this report and checklist, provides infographics and summaries of the immediate and long term effects of disaster displacement.

The guidelines which can be downloaded from this page, outline specific ways in which natural disasters affect human rights and how a human rights based approach to protecting things like personal security, integrity, family ties, food, shelter, health, education, property rights, livelihoods can be implemented.

"Poverty is both a driver and consequence of disasters, and the processes that further disaster risk related poverty are permeated with inequality."

An article which outlines how disasters can affect mental health in both the short and long term, and recommended care strategies.

This Australian Lifeline toolkit helps individuals understand the mental health impacts of natural disasters - possible feelings and effects, and short and long term coping strategies.

"The Knowledge Hub is a national, open-source platform that supports and informs policy, planning, decision making and contemporary good practice in disaster resilience." It includes information for communities and information with different needs, e.g. young people and people with a disability. The site includes an interactive disaster mapper to explore specific Australian historical disasters by year, type or location.