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This theme covers disaster risk communication, advocacy and awareness raising of disaster risk reduction (DRR) including through traditional and new media, as well as guidance for journalists reporting on disasters, guidance on communicating about climate change and extreme weather attribution. Raising awareness is a key disaster risk management activity.

Visit the Risk Media Hub: a toolkit for news media professionals reporting on disasters and resilience. he toolkit provides an array of resources to help journalists tell the other side of the disaster story and raise critical questions to help societies become more resilient.

Explore the Disaster Risk Communication Hub: the risk communication hub aims to support practitioners - from any sector - who are planning public risk communication strategies with the general public.

When crises strike, fear, uncertainty, and information overload make people more vulnerable to false narratives and disinformation.
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Last updated 3 Nov 2026
Disaster risk communication
Risk communication is critical to help the public understand the different types of risks they face, discuss what can be done and take action to manage those risks.
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Supporting climate reporting in Indonesian newsrooms: Project Impact Report

The report examines climate journalism in South Sulawesi through media analysis, surveys, focus groups and fieldwork. It finds gaps in scientific literacy and newsroom support, and recommends training, expert networks, collaboration and funding.

Monash Climate Communication Hub
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Australia: Local communities can teach to communicate during disasters

Trusted community networks and local information intermediaries in Australia strengthen disaster risk reduction by improving the sharing of warnings, supporting preparedness and response, and building community resilience to floods and bushfires.

Conversation Media Group, the
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Marta Poblet Balcell
What if disaster innovation stopped chasing impact?
The author argues that DRR innovators should avoid using “impact” to describe positive outcomes, as the term refers to disaster-related harm, and instead focus on solutions, effectiveness and measurable outcomes that prevent harm and protect communities.
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A toolkit for climate hazard reporting and community resilience

This toolkit provides practical guidance for journalists reporting on climate hazards, highlighting how preparedness, trusted information and community-centered coverage can support disaster risk reduction and resilience.

European Journalism Centre