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CENTER FOR EXCELLENCE IN DISASTER MANAGEMENT & HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE WWW.CFE-DMHA.ORG AUSTRALIA (Assisting State) Disaster Management Reference Handbook August 2020 Acknowledgements CFE-DM would like to thank the following people for their knowledge and support in developing this resource: Australian Civil Military Centre Alan Ryan, Executive Director Rohan Kent, Concept and Capabilities Unit Australian Defence Force Captain Jim Hutton, Military Advisor to the Australian Civil Military Centre Australian Federal Police Sergeant David Farmer, Australian Defence Force Liaison Headquarters Joint Operations Command International Command Warwick Fry, Australian Federal Police Advisor to the Australian Civil Military Centre Detective Superintendent Ivan Lukatela, Australian Defence Force Liaison Headquarters Joint Operations Command International Command Emergency Management Australia Rebecca Hosking, Crisis and Security Management Branch Humanitarian Advisory Group Beth Eggleston, Co-Founder & Director International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies Gabrielle Emery, Disaster Law Coordinator-Asia Pacific Office of Defense Cooperation, U.S. Embassy Canberra, Australia MAJ Mathew Alan House, Army Programs & End-Use Monitoring Manager USAID Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance Kristin Pettersen, Humanitarian Assistance Advisor to the Military U.S. Indo-Pacific Command LTC Steve Jenkins, Strategic Planner J57 WGDCR Kelley Stewart, Gender Advisor J55 SO1 Gender, Peace & Security, HQJOC Front Cover In this photo, Australia delivered aid to Palu, Indonesia, after the 2018 Sulawesi earthquake and subsequent tsunami. An Australian Defence Force (ADF) C-130 aircraft carried humanitarian supplies between Balikpapan and Palu and evacuated people from affected areas. ADF C-130 flights also delivered humanitarian supplies and equipment from Darwin to Balikpapan, including tarpaulins, family tents, generators and water purification supplies. In addition, an ADF C-17 aircraft delivered pre-positioned Australian and ASEAN Humanitarian Assistance on Disaster Management (AHA Centre) supplies from Subang, Malaysia to Balikpapan. https://twitter.com/davidlipson/status/1048430025773441024 Disclaimer This handbook has been prepared in good faith based on resources available at the time of publication. Information was gathered from the public domain, from local and government sources, as well as from subject matter experts. Where possible, a link to the original electronic source is provided in the endnote (reference) section at the end of the document. While making every attempt to ensure the information is relevant and accurate, the Center for Excellence in Disaster Management and Humanitarian Assistance (CFE-DM) does not guarantee or warrant the accuracy, reliability, completeness, or currency of the information in this publication. Each handbook is a working document and will be updated periodically as new and significant information becomes available. We hope that you find these handbooks informative, relevant, reliable, and useful in understanding disaster management and response. We welcome and appreciate your feedback to improve this document and help fill any gaps to enhance its future utility. For feedback, comments, or to request a printed copy please email [email protected]. Please visit our website to download copies of this publication and other products (https://www.cfe-dmha.org). 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ISBN 978-1-955429-01-6 2 Center for Excellence in Disaster Management & Humanitarian Assistance Table of Contents Acknowledgements .............................................................................................................................. 2 Letter from the Director ........................................................................................................................ 5 About the Center for Excellence in Disaster Management & Humanitarian Assistance .......................... 6 Executive Summary ............................................................................................................................... 7 International Framework ...................................................................................................................... 8 Guidelines and Plans for International Assistance .....................................................................................8 Australian Agencies/Programs Involved in International Humanitarian Response ..................................11 Disaster Management Partners Involved in International Humanitarian Response ...............................14 International Disaster Response Operations ............................................................................................16 Women, Peace and Security .....................................................................................................................30 Training and Exercises ......................................................................................................................... 32 HADR Focused Engagements ....................................................................................................................32 Non-HADR Engagements .........................................................................................................................34 Partnerships, Agreements, and Memberships ..................................................................................... 36 Bilateral Partnerships ...............................................................................................................................36 Multilateral Partnerships ..........................................................................................................................39 Agreements and Memberships ................................................................................................................40 National Framework ........................................................................................................................... 44 Country Overview .....................................................................................................................................44 Disaster Overview ....................................................................................................................................44 Hazards ..............................................................................................................................................45 Country Risk Profile ............................................................................................................................49 Pandemics (COVID 19) .......................................................................................................................51 Disaster Management, Relief, and Recovery Arrangements ....................................................................52 National Disaster Framework and Plans...................................................................................................58 Conclusion .......................................................................................................................................... 62 Appendices ......................................................................................................................................... 63 Information Sharing..................................................................................................................................63 Acronyms and Abbreviations ...................................................................................................................69 Endnotes ...................................................................................................................................................72 Australia (Assisting State) Disaster Management Reference Handbook | August 2020 3 Figures Figure 1: Australia’s Development Program.................................................................................................10 Figure 2: Australia’s COVID-19 Development Response ..............................................................................17 Figure 3: Australia’s Humanitarian Response to Tropical Cyclone Winston, Fiji, 2016.................................25 Figure 4: Map of Australia............................................................................................................................44 Figure 5: Map of Southeast Australia Bushfires, 2020 .................................................................................45 Figure 6: Map of Rainfall Deficiencies in Australia from April 2018 to July 2020 .........................................49 Figure 7: Inform Risk Profile for Australia ....................................................................................................50 Figure 8: Map of Australian Search and Rescue Region ..............................................................................55 Figure 9: Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030 ..........................................................61 Photos Photo 1: RAAF Delivers Humanitarian Provisions to Vanuatu during COVID-19 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