Day for Disaster Risk Reduction

On the  International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction each year  archives, galleries, libraries, museums, historical societies and cultural heritage sites across Australia are urged to take a step forward in disaster risk assessment and preparation for cultural heritage protection.  #DRRday  https://iddrr.undrr.org/

It is a time to prepare for the 2024/2025 Australian disaster season which brings the potential for floods, bushfires, storms and cyclones.

This year Blue Shield Australia is supporting the launch of the AICCM’s Disaster Preparedness Calendar with a webinar on 14 October 2024 at 2pm 

 

Please join us for discussion around the question:

“When faced with recovering cultural material following a major disaster event Should we save everything?  Can we save everything?”

Monday 14 October 2024, 2pm-3pm (AEDT), via Zoom

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Speakers

Mr Kingsley Mundey (Executive MBA IAS Fine Art Logistics)

Ms Zola Maddison (Director of Training and events Australian Library and Information Association and ALIA representative on Blue Shield Australia).

Things you can do to prepare

  1. Update your Emergency Contacts List and make sure it’s accessible to everyone who needs it
  2. Review your current disaster preparedness plan or develop a plan that covers a key activity in each of the four basic protection measures:  prevention, preparation, response and recovery
  3. Make contact with your regional GLAM colleagues (galleries, libraries, archives, museums, historical societies, national trust sites…)
  4. As a GLAM group, connect with your local council and emergency services contacts