We help communities bounce back after disasters. We do this by reviewing how Australia handles and pays for disaster recovery.

Learn more about The National Emergency Management Ministers’ Meeting (NEMMM) and Australia-New Zealand Emergency Management Committee (ANZEMC).

The NEMA Data Strategy (2023-25) underpins our vision to make evidence-based decisions. We make decisions across the emergency management continuum.

On this page, you'll find reports and publications like our Annual Report, Corporate Plan, Statement of Strategic Intent and Census Action Plan.

We work with key national partners help reduce disaster risk, this includes the Australian Climate Service (ACS), the Australian Institute for Disaster Resilience (AIDR), Natural Hazards Research Australia (NHRA) and the CSIRO.

We work with partners, like the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) around the world and report on Australia's progress against the Sendai Framework.

In 2021 the Black Summer Bushfire Recovery (BSBR) Grants Program provided $390 million to support recovery projects in areas that were disaster declared by states and territories under the Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements.

NEMA manages a number of Recovery & resilience initiatives in conjunction with state governments.