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Advocacy and media

This theme covers 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.

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Advancing disaster risk communications

This publication posits that the communication of disaster threats to decision-makers and at-risk communities is a growing challenge in a people-centred approach to disaster risk reduction. It then attempts to provide remedies to identified difficulties.
Reporter holding microphone interview in a heavy flooding situation in Sakon Nakhon, Thailand.
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Off the radar: Ten disasters of 2023 you’ve likely never heard of

These ten deadly emergencies didn't get much love from global media but they were just as heart-breaking and life-changing to the people affected as the big crises that make headlines.
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC)
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Leveraging social media and crowdsourcing in disaster risk management processes in Europe

This report presents novel approaches rooted in co-created and tested processes to navigate complexity in using social media and crowd-sourcing in disasters primarily for organisations.
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Effective communication of coastal flood warnings: Challenges and recommendations

This publication delivers a review investigation of the current CFWs in the USA and Canada based on their setup and dissemination, and a case study of two representative coastal flooding events.
Hungarians stack sandbags to protect against the Danube floods
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We rarely hear about the disasters that were avoided – but there’s a lot we can learn from them

We frequently see headlines about disasters. But where are the headlines covering the good news of lives saved and damage averted when disasters do not happen? Our work, now published, offers examples we can learn from.
Conversation Media Group, the
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Demystifying the “semantic issue” of natural disasters: The naturalization of tragedy

At first glance, “natural disaster” appears to be a neutral and objective description. However, upon closer inspection, we realize that the terminology itself can be misleading and potentially perilous.
Federal University of Juiz de Fora
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Social media and crowdsourcing in disaster risk management: Trends, gaps, and insights from the current state of research

The paper provides insights into major trends in research of Social media and crowdsourcing (SMCS) applications in disaster risk management.
Man planting mangroves in the water in Indonesia.
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Protecting nature to minimize disaster risks

Nature contributes numerous services and functions that are critical for disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation. There is an increased urgency for action on interlinked issues of biodiversity, disaster risk and climate change.
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction

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