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OUR PURPOSE
The National Centre for Outdoor Risk and Readiness is a collaborative initiative by Outward Bound Australia for outdoor practitioners across Australia.
Our aim is: to build capacity & capability; to be able to predict, prepare for, mitigate & respond to events; to learn & adapt to become more resilient & safer in the face of a changing climate; so that all Australians and visitors, wherever they live and whatever their age, ability and cultural background, are able to enjoy and benefit from being in the outdoors and feel safe in doing so.
The challenge
The impacts of climate change are being felt across Australia causing significant disruption, risk and added costs to outdoor operations.
Outdoor education & recreation practitioners provide, for many, a safe place to learn about, & experience the outdoors which empowers them to explore the environment themselves.
These practitioners are generally located near their local outdoor environment and draw heavily on their knowledge of that
location. Consequently, they are dispersed.
Additionally, there are limited resources to support research, capacity and skills development in the context of severe weather events.
This inhibits the ability to predict, prepare, respond, learn and adapt to be more resilient and safer in the face of a changing climate.
WITHOUT ACTION
The risk to staff, schools, clients and communities will intensify with an increased probability that people will avoid engaging with the outdoors – with consequent negative health and well-being impacts.