Reducing risk (adaptation and mitigation)

We reduce the impact of disaster through the State Disaster Mitigation Plan and support local Disaster Adaption Plans, helping communities plan for and adapt to future risks.

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State Disaster Mitigation Plan

In February 2024, the NSW Reconstruction Authority (RA) published Australia’s first State Disaster Mitigation Plan (SDMP). The SDMP supports the NSW Government’s commitment to making our communities safer, more resilient and better prepared to face the challenges of disasters caused by natural hazards such as floods, bush fires, storms and cyclones, and coastal erosion and inundation.

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Hawkesbury-Nepean Valley flood risk management

Working to reduce flood risk in the Hawkesbury-Nepean Valley 

Disaster Adaptation Plans

The NSW Reconstruction Authority (RA) is leading place-based disaster adaptation planning across the state, working with community, government and industry to reduce disaster risk.

Northern Rivers Disaster Adaptation Plan

The NSW Reconstruction Authority is developing a high-priority regional Disaster Adaptation Plan to address natural hazard risk in the Northern Rivers.

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