Showcasing Innovation Scoping an emerging Practice Area

Media and Communication for Disaster Risk Reduction

Review Committee

Imelda  Abano  .

Independent  Journalist

Yen  Nguyen  .

Independent  Strategic  

Communication  Consultant

Sarah  Landelle  .

Public  Information  Assistant,  UNISDR

Marla  Petal  .  

Sr.  Adviser,  Education  and  Risk  Reduction,  

Save  the  Children  

Mark  Harvey  Founder  

.  Resurgence

Key Points

1. Objectives and impact

2. Integrated media and communication

3. Formats

4. Governance and participation

5. Vulnerable groups

6. Audience interests

1. Objectives and Impact

Amrai Pari by BBC Media Action, Bangladesh

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3. Formats

Sai Fah, The Flood Fighter by UNESCO Bangkok

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4. Governance, Accountability

The Youth Reporter Project by Plan Int’l Philippines

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6. Audience Interests

Thunder by World Animal Protection, Costa Rica

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Analysis

 1. Useful but incomplete first step

2. Lack of participation of national and local NDMAs/ Civil Contingency Authorities

3. Absence of dedicated platforms for knowledge sharing /Community of Practice in Risk Communication

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Key Elements & Approaches of a CoP for Risk Communication  1. Stakeholders : DRM sector/NDMAs/ Civil Contingency Authorities / Private Sector/ Media/INGOs/ Technology Community/ Academia

2. Linked to other CoPs in the risk DRR/CCA area

3. Feed in from other areas of communication practice (e.g health, post disaster communication)

Key Elements & Approaches of a CoP for Risk Communication

5.Prioritise converting to risk information to individual / family/ community level agency

6. Prioritise relating datasphere to the public sphere.

7. Share learnings, and initiate work/research streams, develop/test frameworks and tools.

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