"Through deepening understanding of Aboriginal land management practices, we will drive greater uptake and create safer communities. This will also generate community unity, prosperity and wellbeing for First Nations peoples, enabling them to fulfill their aspirations and dreams for community and Country."
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IAG's recently released Severe Weather in a Changing Climate Report highlights the threat to both natural and built environments is growing faster than climate models had previously projected, with increased bushfire risk to communities and infrastructure at the bushland-urban interface3.
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The report also found that bushfire weather risks are escalating at a fast pace as climate change drives hotter, drier and more fire-prone conditions. Rising temperatures are leading to more days with extreme weather conditions conducive to uncontrollable bushfires, while shifting rainfall patterns are reducing soil and fuel moisture in some areas, creating continuous, fire-supportive landscapes.
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The Bureau of Meteorology has forecast potential El Niño conditions later this year which may lead to drier conditions in some parts of the country4, making this autumn and winter an important time to reduce fire fuel loads.
