Improving risk mitigation through better scenario modelling: a coastal inundation case study

Community risks are constantly evolving, so it is essential that decision making about ways to treat risk is based on a sound understanding of the costs and benefits associated with different risk mitigation options. Using plausible 'what if' scenarios can help identify strategies for reducing these risks. 

Hazard Note 86 presents research that trialled the application of the Unified Natural Hazard Risk Mitigation Exploratory Decision system (UNHaRMED) – decision support software developed by the Bushfire and Natural Hazards CRC and the University of Adelaide – in a mitigation and planning exercise for the City of Port Adelaide Enfield in South Australia. 

The trial explored the ways in which the likelihood and consequences of coastal inundation risk at the port could change in future decades, and used UNHaRMED to focus attention on the key policy issues to be addressed and resolved to mitigate future risk. 

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