Illicit lifestyle' communities and communication in disaster situations

Furthermore, practitioners noted that some communities are difficult to communicate with, as they may have illicit lifestyles and interactions with authorities: “The relationship they have with authorities is always very “distant”, because they often work in a total illicit way and they cannot ask for assistance saying “I am the one who manages 200 people…”. There is a substantial incommunicability between big parts of these micro-societies and authorities” (G4; R10 - see source document for full reference).

Cultural Factors: Social exclusion

Hazards: Natural hazards, Man-made non-intentional hazards or emergency situations, Man-made intentional hazards

Disaster Phases: Response

Types of Actors Concerned: National civil protection body, Local authorities, Red Cross, NGOs, Military, Law enforcement agencies, Healthcare and emergency services

Recommendations:

• Inform citizens about the risk they may face and about possible actions and measures, they can take to reduce vulnerability and better prepare themselves
• Use cultural factors to improve the effectiveness of disaster communication