A new program is working with communities to develop and refine community-led approaches to bushfire recovery.
The Bushfire Resilience Program will build an evidence base of what communities achieve when supported to lead their own recovery.
Monash University Professor Rebekah Brown said a new paradigm for disaster preparedness and recovery has emerged.
“While there is recognition that communities need to be at the heart of disaster recovery, there is limited guidance on how to do this,” she said.
Through this project, we will build this much-needed evidence base, at scale, with a new approach for undertaking disaster resilience building that puts communities at the centre.”