Applying social resilience concepts and indicators to support climate adaptation in tropical North Queensland, Australia

Dale, Allan; Vella, Karen; Potts, Ruth; Voyce, Bronwyn; Stevenson, Bob; Cottrell, Alison; King, David; Babacan, Hürriyet; Boon, Helen; Gooch, Margaret; Pert, Petina L.

doi:10.1002/9781118451694.ch2

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“…Resilience is not only about coping with adversity but to be able to thrive and maximise the full potential of communities and individuals. Social capital, social cohesion, sense of belonging and community spirit, trusted sources of information, ability to collaborate, diversity of economic and other resources available to the community, governance and institutions are key factors in resilience (Kulig et al, 2013, Dale et al 2014. At the individual level, it is about being adaptive, having hope, having the capability to imagine and innovate, and the capacity to respond to opportunity (Nemeth & Olivier, 2017).…”

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Regional/Rural Workforce Transitions for Post-COVID-19 Resilience

Babacan¹

2022

JRE

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The pandemic has intensified the way we think about global challenges. Humanity now faces a ‘triple conjuncture’ of global crises: climate change and ecological breakdown; a systemic crisis of global capitalism; and the current global Coronavirus pandemic (Gills, 2020). The impacts of the pandemic are not experienced uniformly. They are amplified by social and economic vulnerabilities, labour market structures, precarious employment in some industries, and pre-existing inequities (Babacan et al., 2021, Spash, 2020). Regional/rural economies in Australia have undergone significant structural change and adjustment in the last three decades. Economies also have distinct characteristics and diverse strengths and needs and have been experiencing economic change at different magnitudes, speeds and intensities. Climate change is one of the greatest ecological events of our time. Scientists continue to give dire warnings about climate change amidst major global debate about the nature and extent of climate change. How well a place or region can adapt is complex. A study into the adaptive capacity of regions showed a strong correlation between low levels of adaptive capacity and remoteness (Productivity Commission 2017). Factors that contribute to adaptive capacity are linked to education, skills, levels of income, employment, health, access to infrastructure and services, and natural resources. Alarmingly, most of rural and regional Queensland falls below average adaptive capacity. Addressing future policy and regulatory challenges for the future of work requires a more in-depth understanding of the fragmentation impacts of work, changing employer arrangements and workplaces, and workers’ conditions across different regional/rural locales.

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Section: Adaptive Capacitymentioning

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Regional/Rural Workforce Transitions for Post-COVID-19 Resilience

Babacan¹

2022

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“…For this reason, there is a strong relationship between individual and community resilience (Buikstra et al, 2010). Social capital, social cohesion, sense of belonging and community spirit, trusted sources of information, ability to collaborate, diversity of economic and other resources available to the community, governance and institutions are key factors in resilience (Kulig et al, 2013, Dale et al 2014. At the individual level it is about being adaptive, having hope, capability to imagine and innovate and the capacity to respond to opportunity (Nemeth & Olivier, 2017).…”

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“…Awareness and information is also critical in responding, building resilience, adaptation and recovery (Dale et al, 2014;Mos et al, 2011). Some 31% of the calls to the Community Recovery Hotline Cairns region (from end of March to 21 June 2020) were requests for information and advocacy (DCDSS, 2020).…”

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“…Closer attention needs to be paid to social cohesion indicators as studies, especially during disasters, have found that social cohesion is "seen as a correlate and predictor of resilience" (Townsend et al, 2015, Dale et al, 2014 and data suggest that cohesion may account for anywhere from 21 to 49% of the variation in resilience (Townsend et al, 2015:934). An increased rate of mental illness or of family violence may place additional pressure on community relationships and have flow-on effects on social cohesion (Deloitte Access Economics, 2019).…”

Section: Examples Of Positive Social Cohesion Identified In the Cairns Region Includementioning

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COVID 19: Engaging the most vulnerable

2021

ASEAN J. Community Engagement

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The Rapid Social Needs Assessment was commissioned by Cairns Regional Council to inform development of the COVID-19 Cairns Local Recovery Plan. The financial contribution and other support provided by they Cairns Regional Council is greatly appreciated. The Council welcomes community groups, social service organisations and government agencies and the broader public to draw on the report's findings to inform future response and recovery approaches.We gratefully acknowledge the valuable and rich contributions provided by key stakeholders into this rapid social needs assessment including the social and community services, government agencies, disaster and recovery bodies, and others.

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