Sustainable futures for communities

Sustainable communities

Monash’s research, expertise and innovative solutions are supporting communities across the world to build a more sustainable future. From our work to safeguard vulnerable environments, to strengthening community resilience against natural disasters, and through facilitating initiatives to equip policy-makers and business leaders, we are leading a truly collective effort to respond, withstand and adapt to climate change.

Revitalising Informal Settlements and their Environments (RISE)

The RISE program is trialling innovative, sustainable water and sanitation solutions in 24 informal settlements in Fiji and Indonesia to transform human, environmental and ecological health in informal settlements across the developing world.

Citarum Action Research Program (CARP)

We are empowering communities in the Asia Pacific by creating clean, healthy and productive rivers and communities by using new approaches that harness waste, thereby propelling communities towards sustainable growth.

Securing Antarctica's Environmental Future (SAEF)

The Monash University led SAEF program delivers world-leading research to forecast environmental change to help secure Antarctica as a natural reserve devoted to peace and science.

(Photo: A/Prof Mark Stevens / South Australia Museum)

bushfires viewed from space

This is your climate forecast

As our weather gets more extreme, better models, technology and an understanding of climate change are transforming prediction – and Monash University specialists are focussed on the future.

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