Bushfires: Response, Relief and Resilience (FutureLearn)

The increasing impact of climate change is exacerbating the risk factors of natural disasters such as bushfires/wildfires, therefore individuals and organisations must learn to respond to emergencies, survive and recover from humanitarian crises that are beyond their current expertise.

Challenges and lessons learned from disaster recovery globally suggest that there is a need for individuals and community leaders to understand more about fire disasters. The causes, mitigation, seeking help and longer term recovery. By the end of this course, you will gain knowledge on bushfire hazards and causes, propensity to spread, impacts and what we can do to recover quickly.

What topics will you cover?

- Identify drivers of bushfire risks

- Assess the various mechanisms through which bushfires attack

- Explore the impact of bushfires from multiple perspectives

- Explore essentials for bushfire resilience and benefits of community-led bushfire recovery

- Identify coping strategies for affected people and effective coping strategies

Learning on this course

You can take this self-guided course and learn at your own pace. On every step of the course you can meet other learners, share your ideas and join in with active discussions in the comments.

Who is the course for?

The course is relevant for individuals and communities looking at gaining understanding on bushfire risk reduction and resilience.