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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.

Latest Advocacy and media additions in the Knowledge Base

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Ilan Kelman, University College London – Preventing Disasters

Disasters seem to be becoming more and more common, so what can be done? Ilan Kelman, professor of disasters and health at University College London, examines some options.
Academic Minute, The
Cover and source: Environmental Science & Policy
Documents and publications

Translating climate risk assessments into more effective adaptation decision-making: The importance of social and political aspects of place-based climate risk

This article argues that framing climate risk in terms of physical, socio-economic and/or ecological risks remains problematic in ensuring adequate climate risk assessment information translates into more effective adaptation decision-making.
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Can a video game prepare us for the Big One?

Learning basic emergency preparedness one terrifying level at a time.
Portland Monthly
Blue marble and gold abstract background texture portraying the ocean.
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#Art4Resilience: Announcing the Knowledge-into-Use award winners

The Resilience Evidence Coalition, a network consisting of the Global Resilience Partnership (GRP), CDKN and the International Centre for Climate Change and Development (ICCCAD) has announced the second round of the Knowledge-into-Use awards.
Climate and Development Knowledge Network
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The weather of hell: Experience of Italian Red Cross during 2023 heat waves

This case study explores the preparedness and response efforts by the Italian Red Cross (Croce Rossa Italiana) during the 2023 heatwaves. It showcases effective strategies and draws insights from learnings to improve preparedness for future heatwaves.
Global Disaster Preparedness Center
Mount Popocatepetl in Mexico erupting
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How dangerous is Mexico’s Popocatépetl? It depends on who you ask

The stratovolcano in central Mexico presents a rich case study of risk perception, science communication, and preparedness surrounding natural hazards.
Eos - AGU
Journalist writing notes in his phone and on paper while holding his microphone in a heavy flooded area in Thailand.
Research briefs

Disaster communications can be more effective when using different messaging strategies

Our study recommends that disaster relief organizations take a more nuanced and dynamic approach than prior crisis communication studies suggest, demonstrating the importance of adapting communication strategies to different phases of disaster management.
Conversation Media Group, the
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Climate disaster movies resonate in ways that news never will

More than just the effects though, it has been argued that the skill of storytelling can impress climate science on viewers’ minds far more effectively.
Conversation Media Group, the

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