  UNISDR
  English
  2017
  No
  Published
  Before
  Crowdsourcing
  Starter
  https://www.undrr.org/publication/citizens-participation-and-crowdsourcing
  
  No

Created: 14 December 2021
Last edited: 14 August 2023

Citizens’ participation and crowdsourcing

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Publishing Organisation:

UNISDR

Year:

2017

Languages:

English

Status:

Published

Covers Thematic

Crowdsourcing Describes a distributed problem-solving model where the task of solving a challenge or developing an idea get “outsourced” to a crowd. It implies tapping into “the wisdom of the crowd”.Source:DRS Glossary v2.0 LINKS 181220.xlsx

Target audience

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Audience experience level

Starter Those who are not currently using social media, or the current use is based on providing general information and advice to citizensSource: https://www.fp7-emergent.eu/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/20170529_D7.3_Guidelines_to_increase_the_benefit_of_social_media_EmerGent.pdf

Disaster Management Phase

Before Comprises 'Preparedness Phase' and 'Prevention Phase'Preparedness action is carried out within the context of disaster risk management and aims to build the capacities needed to efficiently manage all types of emergencies and achieve orderly transitions from response to sustained recovery.Source: https://www.undrr.org/terminology/preparednessPrevention (i.e., disaster prevention) expresses the concept and intention to completely avoid potential adverse impacts of hazardous events.Source: https://www.undrr.org/terminology/prevention

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This document is the eighth in a series of special topics for consideration, as part of the Words into Action Guidelines on National Disaster Risk Assessment published by UNISDR. This section provides a general introduction for the use of crowdsourcing as an approach to gathering information for risk assessment, which has benefits not only for gathering data at a large scale, but also in educating participants on risks in their area as they gather information.