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As a constituent of yours, I am writing to ask that you sign Emergency Leaders for Climate Action’s Community Protection Pledge and commit to protecting our community from the impacts of extreme weather events.

Australians are experiencing disaster after disaster - from bushfires, to deadly heatwaves, to more intense rainfall and greater risk of floods. As global temperatures rise, so do the risks to life, our homes and livelihoods.

I believe strongly that all levels of government and our elected representatives must take seriously their fundamental responsibility to keep people safe.

The Community Protection Pledge utilises the collective wisdom of the Emergency Leaders for Climate Action’s more than 1000 years of fire and emergency service leadership and the 150 expert contributors to the Australian Bushfire and Climate Plan. The Pledge calls on all Federal MPs to get behind 10 key recommendations to protect Australians now and into the future.

These commitments include urgently implementing all 80 recommendations of the Royal Commission into National Natural Disaster Arrangements, improving infrastructure and homes to better withstand extreme weather events and rapidly cutting greenhouse gas emissions. You can see the full Community Protection Pledge at the base of this email.

I ask that you consider your position on each of these recommendations, and make the commitment to support them by pledging. Our community is counting on you to make changes now to meet the new era of risk that we are all living in.

To sign the pledge, or if you have any questions, please contact david.templeman@emergencyleadersforclimateaction.org.au

I look forward to your response and hope to see you become a signatory of the Community Protection Pledge soon.

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The Community Protection Pledge: Taking Action on Extreme Weather

As an elected representative I take seriously my obligation to protect my community from worsening extreme weather and commit to supporting policies and using my voice to advocate for:

1. Addressing the root cause of the climate crisis and worsening extreme weather by accelerating Australia’s efforts to cut greenhouse gas emissions. Emissions need to plummet this decade, with net zero emissions achieved very soon thereafter. Action should be above politics - all parties should commit to a safer future.
  
2. Urgently implementing all 80 recommendations of the Royal Commission into National Natural Disaster Arrangements, including providing the necessary funding.

3. Increasing funding for research into climate change and extreme weather, including new and more detailed climate projections that better inform risk assessments and the impacts of such disasters on human health.

4. Investing in communities so they are better prepared when disasters strike and can recover more quickly; recognising that preparedness saves lives and many dollars in avoided disaster recovery costs.

5. Enhancing Australia’s capabilities for responding to extreme weather disasters in line with advice from State and Territory agencies. This includes better resourcing and coordination so that responses are swift, coordinated, and stop emergencies from escalating into disasters.

6. Improving community engagement, education and support around extreme weather so that individuals are better informed, prepared and empowered to act. This includes investing in adequate warning systems and locally-led initiatives such as community resilience hubs.

7. Making rapid and comprehensive recovery from extreme weather events a priority for all levels of government. This requires fast, evidence-based and transparent access to disaster recovery payments for survivors, so help gets to people on the ground quickly.

8. Preparing Australian infrastructure, homes and community facilities, for extreme weather events. This includes reforming planning and building standards and appropriate rebates or subsidies for retrofitting to ensure solutions are affordable to all.

9. Involving health and family violence experts in disaster planning and response coordination and ensuring adequate access to health services including mental health and family violence services, and access to telehealth for all those affected by disasters.

10. Providing adequate funding to support the critical role of Local Governments in disaster preparedness and recovery, so that they have the resources to build resilient communities.

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