State Emergency Management Committee (SEMC) Priorities
To better understand the types of natural hazards that pose a significant risk to NSW and test how prepared and disaster resilient we are as a state, the SEMC conducted the
2017 State Level Emergency Risk Assessment [PDF 597KB]. The SLERA can be used by government, business and communities to inform emergency management decisions and approaches, and is underpinned by the
Emergency Risk Management Framework [PDF 620KB]. The SLERA identified ten top priorities to mitigate natural disaster impacts and improve the state's approach to emergency management.
- Enhancing land use planning
- Improving data and risk modelling
- Adapting to climate change impacts
- Strengthening local emergency plans
- Boosting infrastructure resilience
- Embedding business continuity planning
- Conducting major training exercises
- Realigning funding to disaster resilience
- Increasing coordinated community engagement
- Making public warnings consistent