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NGO roles in disaster management
30.09.2018
Cultural Factors: Communication, Attitudes toward authorities
Hazards: Natural hazards, Man-made non-intentional hazards or emergency situations, Man-made intentional hazards
Disaster Phases: Recovery, Preparedness, Response, Prevention, All disaster phases
Types of Actors Concerned: Local authorities, National civil protection body, Non-active citizens, Active citizens, NGOs
Opportunities during the disaster recovery phase
30.09.2018
Cultural Factors: Communication
Hazards: Natural hazards, Man-made non-intentional hazards or emergency situations, Man-made intentional hazards
Disaster Phases: Recovery
Types of Actors Concerned: Local authorities, Military, Law enforcement agencies, National civil protection body, Government
The heterogeneous nature of public institutions in disaster management
30.09.2018
Cultural Factors: Worldviews, Power relations, Attitudes toward authorities
Hazards: Natural hazards, Man-made non-intentional hazards or emergency situations, Man-made intentional hazards
Disaster Phases: Prevention, Preparedness, Response, Recovery, All disaster phases
Types of Actors Concerned: Law enforcement agencies, National civil protection body, Government, Military, Local authorities
The rigid nature of public institutions in disaster management
30.09.2018
Cultural Factors: Attitudes toward authorities, Power relations, Worldviews
Hazards: Natural hazards, Man-made non-intentional hazards or emergency situations, Man-made intentional hazards
Disaster Phases: Recovery, Response, Preparedness, Prevention, All disaster phases
Types of Actors Concerned: Law enforcement agencies, National civil protection body, Government, NGOs, Military, Local authorities
The political nature of public institutions in disaster management
30.09.2018
Cultural Factors: Power relations, Norms/values
Hazards: Natural hazards, Man-made non-intentional hazards or emergency situations, Man-made intentional hazards
Disaster Phases: Recovery, Preparedness, Prevention, Response, All disaster phases
Types of Actors Concerned: Government, Law enforcement agencies, National civil protection body, Local authorities, Military
The task of public institutions to "handle problems"
30.09.2018
Cultural Factors: Attitudes toward authorities
Hazards: Natural hazards, Man-made non-intentional hazards or emergency situations, Man-made intentional hazards
Disaster Phases: Preparedness, Response, Prevention, Recovery, All disaster phases
Types of Actors Concerned: Military, Local authorities, Government, Law enforcement agencies, National civil protection body
The role of new media in disaster communication
30.09.2018
Cultural Factors: Norms/values, Attitudes toward the media, Age-related roles, Social networks
Hazards: Natural hazards, Man-made non-intentional hazards or emergency situations, Man-made intentional hazards
Disaster Phases: Recovery, Response, Preparedness, Prevention, All disaster phases
Types of Actors Concerned: Government, Active citizens, Non-active citizens, Local authorities, National civil protection body
The impact of the media on citizens' attitudes and behaviours
30.09.2018
Cultural Factors: Communication
Hazards: Natural hazards, Man-made non-intentional hazards or emergency situations, Man-made intentional hazards
Disaster Phases: Preparedness, Prevention, Recovery, Response, All disaster phases
Types of Actors Concerned: Media
The role of radio channels in disaster communication
30.09.2018
Cultural Factors: Communication
Hazards: Natural hazards, Man-made non-intentional hazards or emergency situations, Man-made intentional hazards
Disaster Phases: Preparedness, Prevention, Response, Recovery, All disaster phases
Types of Actors Concerned: Government, National civil protection body
Cultural clashes between disaster managers and local communities example
30.09.2018
Cultural Factors: Attitudes toward authorities, Communication, Norms/values, Power relations
Hazards: Natural hazards, Man-made non-intentional hazards or emergency situations, Man-made intentional hazards
Disaster Phases: Response, Preparedness, Prevention, Recovery, All disaster phases
Types of Actors Concerned: Military, Government, Local authorities, National civil protection body
Example of "High power distance cultures" in emergency situations
30.09.2018
Cultural Factors: Power relations, Norms/values
Hazards: Natural hazards, Man-made non-intentional hazards or emergency situations, Man-made intentional hazards
Disaster Phases: Recovery, Response, Preparedness, Prevention, All disaster phases
Types of Actors Concerned: National civil protection body, Local authorities, Military
The impact of differences in local cultures on disaster communication
30.09.2018
Cultural Factors: Ethnicity, Customs/traditions/rituals, Norms/values
Hazards: Natural hazards, Man-made non-intentional hazards or emergency situations, Man-made intentional hazards
Disaster Phases: Recovery, Response, Preparedness, Prevention, All disaster phases
Types of Actors Concerned: Non-active citizens
Coping mechanisms through experience and collective memory
30.09.2018
Cultural Factors: Attitudes toward authorities, Customs/traditions/rituals, Norms/values, Worldviews, Individual/collective memory
Hazards: Natural hazards, Man-made non-intentional hazards or emergency situations, Man-made intentional hazards
Disaster Phases: Recovery, Response, Preparedness, Prevention, All disaster phases
Types of Actors Concerned: Local authorities, Non-active citizens
The potential of self-help / open source initiatives and citizen alert systems in disaster communication
30.09.2018
Cultural Factors: Open-mindedness, Worldviews, Attitudes toward authorities
Hazards: Natural hazards, Man-made non-intentional hazards or emergency situations, Man-made intentional hazards
Disaster Phases: Prevention, Preparedness, Response, Recovery, All disaster phases
Types of Actors Concerned: Active citizens, NGOs
Lack of trust in authorities
30.09.2018
Cultural Factors: Communication, Worldviews, Attitudes toward authorities
Hazards: Man-made non-intentional hazards or emergency situations, Man-made intentional hazards
Disaster Phases: Recovery, Preparedness, Prevention, Response, All disaster phases
Types of Actors Concerned: Active citizens, NGOs
Example of ineffective communication by public institutions in a disaster setting
30.09.2018
Cultural Factors: Worldviews, Local knowledge, Communication, Livelihoods, Rule of law, Attitudes toward authorities, Access and use of infrastructure/services
Hazards: Natural hazards
Disaster Phases: Response
Types of Actors Concerned: Government, National civil protection body, Local authorities, Military
The "crisis and risk communication model" by Reynolds & Seeger
30.09.2018
Cultural Factors: Communication
Hazards: Natural hazards, Man-made non-intentional hazards or emergency situations, Man-made intentional hazards
Disaster Phases: Preparedness, Prevention, Response, Recovery, All disaster phases
Types of Actors Concerned: Media, National civil protection body, Local authorities, Non-active citizens, Government, Red Cross, NGOs, Law enforcement agencies, Healthcare and emergency services, European Civil Protection Mechanism, UN and other international organisations
Example for the effectiveness of grassroot campaign in risk communication
30.09.2018
Cultural Factors: Local knowledge, Norms/values, Customs/traditions/rituals, Communication, Attitudes toward authorities, Density of active citizenship, Social networks
Hazards: Natural hazards, Man-made non-intentional hazards or emergency situations, Man-made intentional hazards
Disaster Phases: Prevention, Preparedness, Response
Types of Actors Concerned: Red Cross, Active citizens, Local authorities, Government, NGOs