We are excited to announce Monash University & Emory University will partner up for gender-sensitive research to improve access to urban #water & #sanitation interventions as part of the #RISE program. Funding via @DFAT as part of the Water for Women initiative. ow.ly/um0f30os9yY

New issue of #globalchallenges journal highlights some of the great work our #OurPlanetOurHealth grantees are doing to advance science for #sustainabledevelopment. Candice Lever Wellcome LAC-Urban Health ISUH Marcus Grant Diogo Martins rise-program.org/RISE-news-and-…

John Thwaites, Chair at Monash Sustainable Development Institute is reporting on how on track we are to achieve the #SDGs by 2030 #BanksiaIgnite Vivid Sydney

Thrilled ABC News is shedding light on the need for clean water and basic sanitation for the millions living in informal settlements Habiba Mattie Jose Siri

A new international development challenge awaits! Our water and sanitation action-research #RISEprogram is looking for a Project Manager. Applications close 25 August. careers.pageuppeople.com/513/cw/en/job/…

How can we have a healthy population if we don’t have a healthy planet? Watch the second instalment of our #RISEprogram documentary series as we delve into what is meant by #planetaryhealth. youtu.be/frnLMOJ492A

We’re thrilled that the NZ Gov has joined our mission to bring clean water and improved sanitation to informal settlements, with a generous NZ$3m donation to our RISE program #SDG6 Wellcome. bit.ly/35j6q4c

Ibu Suneti doesn’t have to carry her children on her back in order to get them to school anymore! She shares with Asian Development Bank @bsusantono her joy at being a part of the very first neighbourhood to receive the #RISEprogram’s water and sanitation infrastructure. bit.ly/2JekzGq

WATCH: ADB VP Bambang Susantono recently visited a pilot project that uses green infrastructure in the delivery of basic services to a community in #Indonesia

Last Nov RISE meeting really highlighted importance of genuine #engagement in research, and potential for #transformativechange in #informalcommunities Candice Lever Wellcome ADB Climate Team Monash Sustainable Development Institute rise-program.org/RISE-news-and-…

Great to see Tourism Australia take an inspiring and practical approach to help our tourism industry recover after recent devastation. Calling all mates: let's support local businesses get back on their feet and #HolidayHereThisYear bit.ly/2NQh63a

A privilege indeed to have Jacinda Ardern launch construction for our #RISEprogram for better water and sanitation support for the people of Fiji @MFATgovNZ Wellcome Asian Development Bank Monash University

From lockdown Melb, we delivered training to ensure we conduct gender & socially inclusive research Monash Sustainable Development Institute. With the #RISE Makassar team, we trained on disabled people, discrimination and participation barriers. Taught by Dr Ishak Salim, PerDIK DPO & org by Sudirman Nasir

NEW ARTICLE 📖: in Cities & Health our #RISEprogram is calling for a radical re-think of #revitalising vulnerable communities, so ALL residents are better equipped for #COVID-19 and future shocks. Read more lght.ly/1ohbelo Wellcome Asian Development Bank Monash University

2020 REPORT OUT NOW: COVID-19 has forced us to change how we operate. But our goal of improving #water and #sanitation for the poorest and most vulnerable remains more important than ever. Find out more in the RISE Annual Activity Report: lght.ly/46mo4m9

Tune in this Thursday! Our #RISEprogram and Asian Development Bank are bridging research and development practice with a new report series on 'Water-sensitive informal settlement upgrading’. Register ➡️ lght.ly/m03mhlh Monash University Danny Pomanto Bambang Susantono Todd Dias #SDG6 #SDG11

🔉🌱💦Baseline findings of the #RISEprogram in 🇮🇩Makassar have been published in Environment International. Shifting the dial to understand the interconnections b/w human health, the built environment & wellbeing sciencedirect.com/science/articl… From Monash University/Universitas Hasanuddin & RISE consortium

Thank you Grace ⁦George 🇦🇺 🇱🇧⁩ for expressing so clearly what we all felt. #auspol smh.com.au/politics/feder…

During our visit to Makassar, I had the opportunity to visit the village of Batua to see the work of RISE - an Australian funded climate resilience project. It includes flood-resistant pathways, rainwater harvesting systems, septic tanks and new ways to treat waste water.