Building Resilience
A Review of the On-farm Adverse Events Recovery Framework
A Public Discussion Document
Published September 2006
Building Resilience outlines options for what recovery assistance central government could provide to farms following an adverse event. It also proposes a new approach to grading adverse events that attempts to be clear, consistent, but also flexible in order to take into account the unique circumstances of each adverse event.
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Contents
Foreword (view as a PDF 44K)
Summary (view as a PDF 47K)
1: Introduction (view as a PDF 52K
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1.1: Scope of the review
1.2: Objectives of the review
2: Background (view as a PDF 46K
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2.1: The framework for adverse events
2.2: Climate change
2.3: The role of primary producers
3: Current role of government in on-farm recovery (view as a PDF 66K
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3.1: General recovery measures (on-farm)
3.2: Emergency recovery measures (on-farm)
3.3: Rural Support Trusts
4: Options for special recovery measures following a large-scale adverse
event (view as a PDF 84K)
4.1: The Agricultural Recovery Programme
(ARP)
4.2: Options for future special recovery measures
- Option A: general and emergency recovery measures only
- Option B: compulsory insurance
- Option C: direct business assistance
5: Criteria for central government intervention in on-farm adverse events
recovery (view as a PDF 62K)
5.1: Assessment of the current set of criteria
5.2: Proposed approach top criteria for government intervention
6: The consultation process (view as a PDF 280K)
7: Submissions (view as a PDF 71K )
Appendix I: Civil Defence Emergency Management (view as a PDF 30K)
Appendix II: Overview of Taskforce Green (view as a PDF 30K )
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