Rising risks of climate disasters mean some communities will need to move – we need a national conversation about relocation now

  • Written by: Roslyn Prinsley, Head, Disaster Solutions, Australian National University
Rising risks of climate disasters mean some communities will need to move – we need a national conversation about relocation nowCloudcatcher Media, Shutterstock

Many Australians live in areas increasingly exposed to climate change and associated extreme weather such as floods, fires, coastal erosion, cyclones and extreme heat. If we wait for disasters to happen, hundreds of thousands of people could be forced to flee.

The devastating 2022 floods in northern New South Wales...

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