SOUTHEAST QUEENSLAND DISASTER RISK

MANAGEMENT & ADAPTATION STRATEGY

CLIMATE CHANGE & POPULATION GROWTH
CARMRI
ISSUES IN THE REGION

MEGATRENDS
2018-2038
CLIMATE CHANGE NEW TECHNOLOGY
THE DIGITAL ECONOMY (DILGP 2017)
PRESSURING THE
(DILGP 2017)

COMMUNITY & ECONOMY

INCREASING URBANISATION &

POPULATION GROWTH (DILGP 2017)

DEMAND FOR HOUSING,

INFRASTRUCTURE & SERVICES

LOCATION
IMAGE CREDIT (ABOVE): CISCO, 2017

QUEENSLAND IS THE MOST DISASTER

IMPACTED STATE IN AUSTRALIA (QUEENSLAND
GOVERNMENT 2017)

71% OF QUEENSLANDS POPULATION LIVE

IN SOUTH EAST QUEENSLAND (DILGP 2017)

SEQ POPULATION GROWTH RATE FROM 2011

TO 2016 WAS 10.04% WITH AN EXPECTED
POPULATION OF 5.3 MILLION BY 2040 (ABS, 2016)

CLIMATE CHANGE IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE

THE SEVERITY AND FREQUENCY OF CYCLONES,
FLOODS, HEATWAVES AND BUSHFIRES (DILGP 2017)

SEQ’S TOURISM INDUSTRY CONTRIBUTES

$14BILLION PER ANNUM (DILGP 2017)

SEQ HOME TO 6000

SPECIES OF FLORA (DILGP 2017)

2400 NATIVE FAUNA SPECIES

WITHIN SEQ (DILGP 2017)

SEQ REGION PROVIDE 1.65 MILLION

JOBS (DILGP 2017)

STRATEGIC ISSUES IMAGE CREDIT (CENTRE): Flaticon, 2012

VULNERABILITY OF INFRASTRUCTURE LACK OF PREPAREDNESS

& COMMUNITIES TO DISASTER FOR SPECIFIC DISASTERS

DISRUPTION OF ACCESS TO
SUPPORT & VITAL SERVICES
DURING & AFTER EVENTS

EXTREME RAINFALL, DROUGHTS & COASTAL EROSION & DISASTER

BUSHFIRES
CYCLONES & FLOODING HEATWAVES INUNDATION PREPAREDNESS
IMAGE CREDIT (ALL BELOW ICON): Flaticon, 2012

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 SOUTHEAST QUEENSLAND DISASTER RISK
MANAGEMENT & ADAPTATION STRATEGY
CLIMATE CHANGE & POPULATION GROWTH
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THE STRATEGIES
2018-2038
Vision
A region that has strong, resilient communities and built environments that effectively prepare for climate
related disasters, manage their risks, and recover from extreme rainfall events, cyclones, flooding, heat
waves, droughts, coastal erosion, inundation and bushfires.

EXTREME RAINFALL, DROUGHTS & COASTAL EROSION & BUSHFIRES DISASTER PREPAREDNESS
CYCLONES & HEATWAVES INUNDATION & RESPONSE
FLOODING CAPACITY OF HEALTH
PROTECTED SERVICE TO COPE
RELIABLE WATER
COASTLINES & DURING EVENT TIMES
SUPPLY SOCIAL RESILIENCE
RESILIENT COASTAL
DEVELOPMENTS COMMUNITIES SOCIAL & ECONOMIC
CAPACITY OF HEALTH RESILIENT SERVICES &
RESILIENEC OF
SERVICE TO COPE INFRASTRUCTURE
ADAPTIVE QUALITY FRESH INFRASTRUCTURE
DURING EVENT TIMES
INFRASTRUCTURE WATER ASSETS
FLEXIBLE RESPONSE
ECONOMIC VIABILITY
RESILIENT FOOD SERVICES
INTEGRATED WATER OF AGRICULTURE
PRODUCTION SYSTEMS
MANAGEMENT FOLLOWING EVENTS

SPATIAL LOCATION OF STRATEGIES

The location of each strategy shown on this map have been

CYCLE OF DISASTER RISK MANAGEMENT developed from the environmental attributes and spatial
potential of Southeast Queensland
Each disaster corresponds with the cycle of emergency management

RECOVERY* PREVENTION LEGEND

NOOSA
NOOSA

0 5 10 20

1% AEP flood zone

Area represents various ‘extreme rainfall,
cyclones & flooding’ resilience strategies
Groundwater aquifer
Connects to the SEQ water grid

Erosion prone zone

Area represents various ‘coastal erosion
& inundation’ resilience strategies
‘Very high potential’ bushfire zone
Area represents various ‘bushfire’ resilience
strategies
Disaster Information & Preparedness Center
Implemented in each Local
Government Area
TOOWOOMBA
Highly populated location
Critical strategic map

REPONSE PREPAREDNESS
feature
Major transport infrastructure LOCKYER
Critical strategic map feature

Relocated ground water pumping system

Relocated from vulnerable coastal locations

‘Smart’ bridge and storm water system sensors

Implemented on flood prone road/bridge locations &
major storm water drainage systems

IMAGE CREDIT (ALL ABOVE ICON): Flaticon, 2012 Water Sensitive Urban Design implementation locations
Applied in erosion prone coastal locations
*Recovery was omitted from the scope of research as this strategic
plan intends aims to pre-emptively manage the the disasters Underground Floodwater Diversion Facility
Constructed beneath flood vulnerable
transport locations
REFERENCES Underground Water Storage Facilities
Increase catchment capacity of urban areas
Australian Bureau Statistics (ABS) 2016, South East Queensland, viewed 5 June 2018,
<https://profile.id.com.au/australia/population?WebID=330>. Waste-water Recycling Plant
Increasing water supply for commercial and public use
DILGP (Department of Infrastructure & Local Government Planning) 2017. ShapingSEQ.
State of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.
IMAGE CREDITS (MAP): QualityAc, 2012
- 2017a, Queensland Strategy for Disaster Resilience, State of Queensland, Brisbane, IMAGE CREDITS (ALL ICON ABOVE): FLATICON, 2012

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