Understanding emergency management : a dialogue between emergency management sector and CAULD communities Spittles, Brian ; Fozdar, Farida : Prepared by.

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This project is a component of the Australian Government's national Action Plan (NAP) to build on social cohesion, harmony and security, and is funded by the Department if immigration and Citizenship (DIAC). The National Action Plan consists of a number of initiatives and focuses on education, awareness-raising and capacity -building measures. in Emergency management Australia's case, the focus id directed at helping culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) communities prepare for, respond to and recovery from incidents, crisis and other emergencies in Australia, through specific intervention projects designed to improve the capacity of the EM sector to engage with CALD communities and become more responsive to the needs of communities. - OVERVIEWThis document id not intended to be used as an instruction manual for emergency services. It is a practical resource presenting the results of desktop research aimed at developing a state-wide demographic CALD community profile, including identification of CALD communities in Western Australia, and an overview of religions, languages and cultural issues as they relate to EM. The primary resource used for identifying Western Australian CALD communities is ABS 2006 Census data. A review of relevant Australian and overseas literature is also provided. - METHODOLOGY