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Languages / Preparedness
Language adaptations of the Italian ”Handbook on home care for the elderly”
30.09.2018
Cultural Factors: Languages, Communication, Age-related roles
Hazards: Natural hazards
Disaster Phases: Preparedness, Response, Prevention
Types of Actors Concerned: Healthcare and emergency services, Government, Local authorities, National civil protection body
Language adaptations of the Municipality of Florence leaflets concerning disaster rules of conduct
30.09.2018
Cultural Factors: Languages, Communication
Hazards: Natural hazards
Disaster Phases: Preparedness, Response
Types of Actors Concerned: Local authorities, National civil protection body
Description of the LastQuake app design
30.09.2018
Cultural Factors: Worldviews, Languages, Communication, Access and use of infrastructure/services
Hazards: Natural hazards
Disaster Phases: Preparedness, Response, Prevention
Types of Actors Concerned: Non-active citizens, NGOs
Description of the earthquake signalisation for the LastQuake app
30.09.2018
Cultural Factors: Norms/values, Languages, Ethnicity, Social networks, Access and use of infrastructure/services
Hazards: Natural hazards
Disaster Phases: Prevention, Preparedness, Response
Types of Actors Concerned: Non-active citizens, NGOs
Culturally "neutral" adaptation of LastQuake app features
30.09.2018
Cultural Factors: Norms/values, Local knowledge, Languages, Attitudes toward the media, Ethnicity, Socio-economic status, Social networks, Access and use of infrastructure/services
Hazards: Natural hazards
Disaster Phases: Preparedness, Response
Types of Actors Concerned: Non-active citizens, NGOs
LastQuake app user feedback concerning “Dos and don’ts” after an earthquake
30.09.2018
Cultural Factors: Customs/traditions/rituals, Norms/values, Local knowledge, Languages, Communication, Educational system, Access and use of infrastructure/services
Hazards: Natural hazards
Disaster Phases: Prevention, Preparedness
Types of Actors Concerned: Non-active citizens, NGOs
Culture as a barrier in disaster management
30.09.2018
Cultural Factors: Norms/values, Customs/traditions/rituals, Worldviews, Languages, Communication, Livelihoods, Rule of law, Attitudes toward authorities, Attitudes toward the media, Attitudes toward environmental issues
Hazards: Man-made non-intentional hazards or emergency situations, Man-made intentional hazards
Disaster Phases: Prevention, Preparedness, Response
Types of Actors Concerned: Non-active citizens
Conclusions of the LastQuake app case study
30.09.2018
Cultural Factors: Norms/values, Worldviews, Customs/traditions/rituals, Local knowledge, Languages, Communication, Attitudes toward the media, Gender roles, Age-related roles, Ethnicity, Social networks, Socio-economic status, Access and use of infrastructure/services
Hazards: Natural hazards
Disaster Phases: Prevention, Preparedness, Response, Recovery, All disaster phases
Types of Actors Concerned: Entrepreneurs, NGOs, Non-active citizens
Introduction of a colour coding system for risk levels used for warning alerts amongst different actors
30.09.2018
Cultural Factors: Languages, Communication
Disaster Phases: Response, Preparedness
Types of Actors Concerned: Government, Non-active citizens, Local authorities
Children who are alone at home during a disaster see as a vulnerable group
30.09.2018
Cultural Factors: Age-related roles, Languages
Hazards: Natural hazards, Man-made non-intentional hazards or emergency situations, Man-made intentional hazards
Disaster Phases: Preparedness, Response
Types of Actors Concerned: Local authorities, Government, Red Cross, Healthcare and emergency services
Description of the 'Handbook on home care for the elderly' developed by the Italian Ministry of Health for heatwave situations
30.09.2018
Cultural Factors: Languages, Gender roles, Age-related roles
Hazards: Natural hazards
Disaster Phases: Preparedness, Prevention
Types of Actors Concerned: Healthcare and emergency services
Importance of safety instructions in non-native languages
30.09.2018
Cultural Factors: Languages
Hazards: Natural hazards, Man-made non-intentional hazards or emergency situations, Man-made intentional hazards
Disaster Phases: Preparedness
Types of Actors Concerned: Local authorities
Differences in risk exposure due to gender roles
30.09.2018
Cultural Factors: Communication, Languages, Attitudes toward the media, Gender roles, Educational system, Social exclusion
Hazards: Natural hazards, Man-made non-intentional hazards or emergency situations, Man-made intentional hazards
Disaster Phases: Preparedness, Response
Types of Actors Concerned: Non-active citizens, Media
The importance of conveying disaster-related messages in at least three languages
30.09.2018
Cultural Factors: Languages, Communication
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: National civil protection body, Local authorities, Media
Adapting disaster-related messages to specific groups
30.09.2018
Cultural Factors: Age-related roles, Communication, Languages
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: National civil protection body, Local authorities, Media
Language barriers in disaster situations
30.09.2018
Cultural Factors: Languages, Communication
Hazards: Natural hazards, Man-made non-intentional hazards or emergency situations, Man-made intentional hazards
Disaster Phases: Preparedness, Response, Recovery
Types of Actors Concerned: National civil protection body, Local authorities, Red Cross, NGOs, Military, Law enforcement agencies, Healthcare and emergency services
Training children and adolescents for disaster
30.09.2018
Cultural Factors: Open-mindedness, Languages, Communication
Hazards: Natural hazards, Man-made non-intentional hazards or emergency situations, Man-made intentional hazards
Disaster Phases: Preparedness
Types of Actors Concerned: National civil protection body, Local authorities, Healthcare and emergency services
Traditional vs modern communication channels
30.09.2018
Cultural Factors: Languages, Communication
Hazards: Natural hazards, Man-made non-intentional hazards or emergency situations, Man-made intentional hazards
Disaster Phases: Preparedness, Response
Types of Actors Concerned: National civil protection body, Local authorities, Government, Healthcare and emergency services
Foreigners as a vulnerable group in a disaster
30.09.2018
Cultural Factors: Local knowledge, Languages, Communication
Hazards: Natural hazards, Man-made non-intentional hazards or emergency situations, Man-made intentional hazards
Disaster Phases: Response, Preparedness
Types of Actors Concerned: Healthcare and emergency services, National civil protection body, Local authorities
Children and teenagers as volunteers during a disaster
30.09.2018
Cultural Factors: Social networks, Educational system, Age-related roles, Communication, Languages
Hazards: Natural hazards, Man-made non-intentional hazards or emergency situations, Man-made intentional hazards
Disaster Phases: Preparedness
Types of Actors Concerned: National civil protection body, Local authorities, Government
Relations between empowerment and culture
30.09.2018
Cultural Factors: Languages, Communication
Hazards: Natural hazards, Man-made non-intentional hazards or emergency situations, Man-made intentional hazards
Disaster Phases: All disaster phases, Prevention, Preparedness, Response, Recovery
Types of Actors Concerned: Non-active citizens
Risk communication
30.09.2018
Cultural Factors: Languages
Hazards: Natural hazards
Disaster Phases: All disaster phases, Prevention, Preparedness, Response, Recovery
Types of Actors Concerned: Media, Non-active citizens
The operationalisation of the right to cultural identity and participation in cultural life in disaster management policies
30.09.2018
Cultural Factors: Customs/traditions/rituals, Norms/values, Languages, Communication
Hazards: Natural hazards, Man-made non-intentional hazards or emergency situations
Disaster Phases: Response, Preparedness
Types of Actors Concerned: National civil protection body
The importance of communication strategies for the preparedness and response phases
30.09.2018
Cultural Factors: Communication, Languages, Customs/traditions/rituals, Norms/values
Hazards: Natural hazards, Man-made non-intentional hazards or emergency situations
Disaster Phases: Response, Preparedness
Types of Actors Concerned: National civil protection body
Bulgarian Plan for Disaster Protection language adaptations
30.09.2018
Cultural Factors: Communication, Languages
Hazards: Natural hazards, Man-made non-intentional hazards or emergency situations
Disaster Phases: Preparedness, Response
Types of Actors Concerned: National civil protection body, Media
French local and regional responsibilities for issuing disaster alerts
30.09.2018
Cultural Factors: Communication, Languages
Hazards: Natural hazards, Man-made non-intentional hazards or emergency situations
Disaster Phases: Response, Preparedness
Types of Actors Concerned: National civil protection body
Italian Law on Emergency Situations specificities
30.09.2018
Cultural Factors: Communication, Languages, Rule of law, Age-related roles, Gender roles
Hazards: Natural hazards, Man-made non-intentional hazards or emergency situations
Disaster Phases: Response, Preparedness
Types of Actors Concerned: National civil protection body