The Monash Disaster Resilience Initiative (MDRI) has been established to harness our university-wide expertise with the goal of strengthening community-based disaster resilience. The aim is to provide the evidence to shape new approaches to disaster preparedness and management in the context of Council of Australian Governments’ National Strategy for Disaster Resilience.

This will be achieved by using an all-hazard and interdisciplinary framework to shape our research and, through a collaborative approach, in translating our research into real-world applications for use by government, emergency services and community groups.

MDRI represents a rich collaborative venture between MIRI and the Department of Community Emergency Health and Paramedic Practice based in the Monash Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences. MDRI is committed to advancing the professionalism of the emergency management workforce both nationally and within our region.

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