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Current Emergency Risk Management Initiatives 

Research 
To better understand the risks to Tasmanian communities, the SES maintains a state research program which focuses on

• important hazards of concern and inform risk assessment and
• risk reduction priorities.

Regional and Municipal Committees have research, risk assessment and risk reduction responsibilities in partnership with State Government and relevant local authorities.

There is a variety of funding programs available to assist with prevention and mitigation activities. In Tasmania, the State Emergency Service coordinates access to funding programs for emergency management, and information about current funding programs including application forms and guidelines are available. Funding Programmes

• understand and maintain awareness of local hazards and the risk they present to the community, and
• to prioritise risk treatment strategies.

• current national/international standards (eg AS/NZS 4360 Risk Management)
• national risk assessment guidelines for emergency management including the National Emergency Risk Assessment Guidelines (currently in development) and Emergency Management Australia’s (EMA) Manual Emergency Risk Management Applications Guide.

Risk Reduction
Identification and implementation of risk treatments, controls or mitigation strategies should follow an emergency risk assessment. Risk reduction programs and projects are managed between relevant stakeholders in line with research and risk assessment findings that have been validated and accepted.

Current themes in prevention and mitigation
Research and risk assessment themes in Tasmania focus on a range of priority hazards and climate change. State wide detailed studies are currently considering the following themes:

• climate change impacts on frequencies and intensity of flooding, severe winds, storm surge and coastal erosion and wildfire.
• flooding
• land stability and debris flow
• severe winds
• storm surge and coastal erosion
• tsunami
• wildfire

Further information about past and present projects funded through the SES.

Past and Present Projects 

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