Sanderson will draw upon humanitarian responses to large disasters nationally and internationally in a new two-year project that supports the Council and surrounding local communities in the Snowy Valleys towards developing more resilient towns. “This requires genuine engagement with people and listening to identify areas of need, and trusting local knowledge and experience to understand how we can further reduce risks,” says Prof. Sanderson. He says in regional communities, building resilience is about tailoring risk management solutions to community needs and local environmental conditions. Sanderson says that among the most critical lessons from disaster response is the need to build resilience – otherwise known as the capacity of communities to survive, adapt and grow in the face of challenges, both expected and unimagined. “We need to ask: what we can do to reduce or even prevent some of these disasters from happening?” “So, the challenge for all of us, but particularly areas at increasing risk of climate-fueled disasters, is to get ahead of what’s coming,” he says. Sanderson says one of the biggest challenges of our time is helping regional areas manage disasters of increasing frequency and scale. “As the latest UN report warns, climate-fueled disasters, especially those in Australia, are set to get worse,” says Professor David Sanderson, Judith Neilson Chair in Architecture at UNSW Arts, Design & Architecture, and Institute for Global Development Lead, who specializes in disaster risk reduction and response. With heatwaves, bushfires, and floods, small towns and their surrounding communities have confronted a combination of successive disasters fueled by climate change. Supporting regional communities to respond to the increasing threat of climate-fueled disasters has never been more vital.

“So, the challenge for all of us, but particularly areas at increasing risk of climate-fueled disasters, is to get ahead of what’s coming,” says one expert.

Postal Service for using of facial recognition and social media monitoring technology without completing statutorily required Privacy Impact Assessments.With heatwaves, bushfires, and floods, small towns and their surrounding communities have confronted a combination of successive disasters fueled by climate change. EPIC recently filed suit against the U.S. EPIC organized a coalition opposing the system, leading to its shutdown in July of this year. The report also reveals that the Department of the Interior accessed the DC-area NCR-FRILS facial recognition system. According to the report, many agencies were unaware that employees were using the technology. The GAO's report follows the office's June report that 42 federal law enforcement agencies are using facial recognition technology with little to no oversight. According to the GAO, 27 states and 6 municipalities currently allow federal agencies to access non-federal facial recognition systems. Ten of those agencies, including the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Justice, and the State Department plan to expand their use of facial recognition in the near future by acquiring new systems. The report reveals that 18 of those agencies are using facial recognition for purposes including law enforcement, physical security/surveillance, and digital access. In a new report, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) surveyed 24 federal agencies on their use of facial recognition technology.

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