CARISMAND – Culture And RISkmanagement in Man-made And Natural Disasters

Start Date: Jan, 2015

End Date: Jan, 2018

Good Practices Thematic Area: Education Sociology

Good Practices Category

Awareness, Improved Resilience, Knowledge Transfer, Risk Reduction, Social Enhancement

Good Practices Summary

Allows to create a link between the different actors of the territory facing the risk. Study of the perception of risk according to the actors. Analysis of defence mechanisms in the face of risk. Involvement of culture in the notion of risk according to the country. Risk communication. Adoption and rejection by citizens of technologies, risk. Impact of culture in risk management.

Mitigation

Adaptability of individuals, citizens, decisions-makers.

Replicability/Knowledge Transfer

Dissemination of the project outcomes includes a combination of face-to- face interactions and publication and distribution of key policy messages and recommendations (through reports, policy briefs and the project website) to the relevant target groups via recognized multipliers like civil society organizations and the media.

Resources

Toolkit, Cultural Map

Target Audience

Local Authorities, Local Communities, Policy Makers, Public/Regional/Local Administration

Policy Implications

Disaster management.

Social Dimension

Consideration of the risk according to the culture. Mechanism to deal with risk. Integrating risk into society.

Innovation Type

Guidelines, Methodology, Social

Innovation

Linking nature and culture.