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Risk communication

Effective risk communication is essential for helping people understand wildfire threats, make informed decisions and take timely action before, during and after a fire.

Clear, trusted and accessible communication can support preparedness, strengthen early warning, address misinformation and ensure that messages reach diverse communities, including those most at risk. Explore the latest research, insights and resources on wildfire risk communication and the approaches needed to build trust, improve awareness and strengthen resilience.

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These are key hazard-specific messages for individuals and communities on how to prepare for, and stay safe during, wildfires.

International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC)
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The 2018 Camp Fire in Butte County, California, was the state’s most destructive wildfre in history, destroying more than 14,600 homes. The wildfre caused widespread drinking water system chemical contamination resulting in acute and chronic health risks

Natural Hazards (Springer)
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Counting women: using disaggregated data to build resilience

Suva – Producing and using disaggregated disaster and climate data is vital to build a resilient Blue Pacific that includes some of the region’s most vulnerable populations. This was the headline call from female leaders representing different sectors to

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Regional Office for Asia and Pacific
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Australia - government
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The following report shows that even after controlling for bushfire risk perceptions, people who access and engage with information sources are better prepared for bushfires than those who do not. The report notes, however, that the majority of people are

Bushfire and Natural Hazards Cooperative Research Centre
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Climate change and the tyranny of psychological distance

With last summer’s bushfires largely out of the headlines, has the psychological distance people might feel towards climate change increased?

University of New South Wales
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National chapters from the U-INSPIRE Alliance start to log their voluntary commitments

U-INSPIRE India, Nepal, and Indonesia have become the first national chapters of an alliance of youth and young professionals to register their work in UNDRR's Sendai Framework Voluntary Commitments online platform.

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Kobe Office
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Brazil: Media reaction: Amazon fires and climate change

Carbon Brief looks at how news sources are reporting on the fires in the Amazon and their underlying causes, as well as the impacts of the fires and the public reaction.

Carbon Brief
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Philippines: DepEd promotes awareness on fire prevention, response

During National Disaster Resilience Month, the Philippine DepEd is raising awareness on fire prevention and response, especially among children.

Manila Bulletin Publishing Corporation
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