WS13:
Communicating Disaster Risk: From Assessments to Informed Decision-Making


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Session ID#: 54714

Session Description:
How do we communicate risks of disaster events and climate change to policy makers and the public? How do we move beyond the production of risk assessments into risk informed decision-making? Building off a World Bank framework on communicating risk information, this workshop is designed to familiarize participants with the concepts of risk communication. This field is multi-disciplinary, drawing on risk modeling, psychology, communication, design-thinking, systems of governance, and earth sciences, among others. Using real world case studies, the workshop will examine ten principles of good risk communication and help scientists understand how to profile your audience to support more effective messaging. The workshop organizers welcome and encourage feedback and criticism on the framework in the hopes of improving it.
Submitter:  Richard J Murnane, Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery, World Bank, Washington, DC, United States
Presenters:  Jocelyn West, World Bank, GFDRR, Washington, United States, Andrew Kruczkiewicz, Columbia University, International Research Institute for Climate and Society, Palisades, NY, United States and Shanna N. McClain, NASA Headquarters, Applied Sciences, Washington, United States
Onsite Contact:  Simone Balog-Way, Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery, WORLD BANK, Washington, DC, United States

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