View source for Policy Brief - Strengthening Societal Resilience to Disasters: Improving Engagement and Communication among Citizens and Authorities

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|Primary Target Country=Europe
|Publishing Organisation=Societal Resilience Cluster (SRC)
|Language=English
|Year Published=2024
|Target Audience=Businesses, Civil Society, Policy Makers, Practitioners, Researchers
|Status=Published
|Covers Thematic=Community management, Content creation, Policy Brief, Social Media, Social Media Strategy, Social Media Team, Unaffiliated volunteers, Vulnerability, Vulnerable groups
|Audience Experience Level=Intermediate, Advanced
|Synopsis=This document aims to provide
decision-makers and stakeholders with
relevant, evidence-informed policy
recommendations on how to increase
the level of resilience to disasters in
European communities. Specifically
the document focuses on improving
engagement and strengthening
communication among citizens and
authorities in Disaster Risk Management
(DRM).

The recommendations are grounded in an all-of society approach, aimed at strengthening societal 
inclusion in Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR). This 
entails broad-based participation in disaster risk 
management through engagement with different 
stakeholders including formal authorities and 
response organizations, businesses and private 
actors, and volunteers and citizens, including those 
which are marginalized and most vulnerable. Hence, 
the recommendations contribute directly to the 
achievement of the goals and outcomes within the 
Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 
around building resilient communities as well as the 
European Union’s Disaster Resilience Goals and 
Climate Adaptation Strategy towards increasing 
preparedness and enhancing a culture of risk 
prevention amongst the population.
The document is based on the outcomes from 9 
Research and Innovation projects as part of the 
Societal Resilience Cluster, an initiative supported 
by the Crisis Management Innovation Network 
Europe. The recommendations in this document are 
the result of co-production processes involving 
experts, scientists, practitioners, and decision makers from over 100 organizations. All of the 
projects involved have received funding from the EU 
Horizon 2020 and Horizon Europe programmes for 
Disaster Resilient Societies (DRS).
|Is Archived=No
|Disaster Management Phase=Before
}}