{"links":{"self":"http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/DE260100671"},"data":{"type":"grant-details","id":"DE260100671","attributes":{"code":"DE260100671","administering-organisation":"The University of Melbourne","announcement-administering-organisation":"The University of Melbourne","scheme-name":"Discovery Early Career Researcher Award","grant-status":"Active","funding-commencement-year":2026,"years-funded":3,"project-start-date":"2026-01-01","anticipated-end-date":"2028-12-31","grant-summary":"Policy transformations for compound climate disasters. This project aims to identify the capacity of Australia’s current and future disaster policy to address the needs of people who live through multiple climate disasters. Through a groundbreaking analysis that links policy, survivor experiences and the perspectives of policy actors, this project will generate new knowledge on how disaster services can be adapted from the current focus on ‘single disasters’ to better address overlapping, compound disasters. Expected outcomes include an inventory of new policy instruments and enhanced capacity to develop interventions. This should provide significant benefits for improving emergency management services for compound disasters, which are projected to increase with climate change.","funding-current":532226.00,"funding-at-announcement":527990,"investigators-current":[{"title":"Dr","firstName":"Claire","familyName":"Leppold","roleName":"Discovery Early Career Researcher Award","roleCode":"DECRA","isFellowship":true,"orcidIdentifier":"0000-0003-4268-3105 "}],"investigators-at-announcement":[{"title":"Dr","firstName":"Claire","familyName":"Leppold","roleName":"Discovery Early Career Researcher Award","roleCode":"DECRA","isFellowship":true,"orcidIdentifier":"0000-0003-4268-3105 "}],"organisations-current":[{"organisationName":"The University of Melbourne","roleName":"Administering Organisation","state":"VIC"}],"organisations-at-announcement":[{"organisationName":"The University of Melbourne","roleName":"Administering Organisation","state":"VIC"}],"field-of-research":[{"isPrimary":false,"code":"350703","name":"Disaster and Emergency Management","type":"FOR20"},{"isPrimary":true,"code":"4407","name":"Policy and Administration","type":"FOR20"},{"isPrimary":false,"code":"440709","name":"Public Policy","type":"FOR20"},{"isPrimary":false,"code":"440712","name":"Social Policy","type":"FOR20"}],"socio-economic-objective":[{"code":"190508","name":"Understanding the Impact of Natural Hazards Caused By Climate Change","type":"SEO20"},{"code":"230204","name":"Public Services Policy Advice and Analysis","type":"SEO20"},{"code":"280123","name":"Expanding Knowledge In Human Society","type":"SEO20"}],"international-collaboration":["Scotland"],"lief-register":[],"achievement-summary":null,"national-interest-test-statement":"There are a growing number of Australians who experience compound disasters— disasters that overlap, repeat, or occur in quick succession. However, Australian disaster management policy has been designed to support recovery from one disaster at a time. With climate disasters predicted to increase in frequency and severity, Australia’s existing approach to emergency management focused on ‘single’ disasters is unlikely to be able to address the complex recovery needs generated by compound disasters. This project addresses this problem by investigating the ways that current and future emergency management policy at federal, and state and territory levels, can effectively support the public during and after compound disasters. Drawing on policy analysis, longitudinal qualitative research with a cohort of compound disaster survivors, and data drawn from policymaker workshops, this project will benefit the Australian public by identifying new approaches to managing disaster response and recovery. This will include the identification of pathways for improved government programs that are tailored to multi-disaster contexts to reduce social and economic harm to Australian communities. The research outcomes of this project will be communicated with government departments and disaster organisations through policy briefs, workshops and webinars, and to the general public through media releases, webinars and social media."}}}