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.

Latest Advocacy and media additions in the Knowledge Base

Hungarians stack sandbags to protect against the Danube floods

Update

23 November 2023

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

Update

9 November 2023

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

Documents and publications

11 November 2023

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.

Update

31 October 2023

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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27 October 2023

Music and art to raise youth awareness around disaster risk reduction in Sri Lanka

With extreme weather events and other natural phenomenon increasing in frequency and intensity, a whole-of-society approach is essential for better preparedness, response, and recovery, leading to greater societal resilience.

Connecting Business initiative

Update

19 October 2023

New resource helps NSW ‘Get Ready’ for disasters

The Minns Labor government is helping households across NSW take the guess work out of planning for disasters thanks to a new preparedness campaign called Get Ready NSW.

New South Wales Government

Documents and publications

17 October 2023

Targeting communication in disasters

This article presents the case why targeting citizen's needs matters in disaster communication to not only establish trust between stakeholders working with disaster risk management organisations but also to improve citizen engagement during disasters.

Update

11 October 2023

Should the media stop using the term 'natural disaster'?

Disasters are on the rise, partly because climate change is affecting the frequency and intensity of some of them. The media often use the term 'natural disaster' to describe them, something a team of crisis and disaster specialists is trying to change.

Science Media Centre (SMC) Spain