The National Strategy for Disaster Resilience was adopted by COAG (Council of Australian Governments) at its meeting on 13 February 2011.

The strategy is designed to improve Australia’s ability to withstand and recover from future disasters. COAG adopted the Strategy and agreed to take immediate steps to implement it.

The Strategy focuses on the shared responsibility of governments, business and communities in preparing for, and responding to, disasters. It sets out concrete steps governments at all levels can take to reduce risks posed by natural disasters and better support communities to recover from disasters. Other actions will include steps to support improved risk-based planning decisions, the take-up of insurance and the provision and construction of resilient infrastructure.

The Strategy and the associated COAG Communique can be found on the COAG web site here.