Building a framework for child-centred disaster risk management in Europe
Building a framework for child-centred disaster risk management in Europe 2020 Abstract What might child-centred disaster risk management (DRM) planning look like? We argue that this would certainly involve a cultural shift within what is a highly adult-centric and...
Rights, information, needs and active involvement in disaster risk management
Rights, information, needs and active involvement in disaster risk management 2020 Abstract Here we detail how the roles children and young people can play in disaster risk management (DRM) started to become visible. What we learned from CUIDAR is useful not just...
Dialogues with Children, Mutual Learning Exercises and National Policy Debates
Dialogues with Children, Mutual Learning Exercises and National Policy Debates 2020 Abstract Putting children’s perspectives into planning and practice in the disaster context, embedding these more widely across European states and regions, was consequently the...
Introducing CUIDAR: A child-centred approach to disasters
Introducing CUIDAR: A child-centred approach to disasters 2020 Abstract The CUIDAR project began as a response to a timely call by the European Commission’s Secure Societies theme within its Horizon 2020 programme for culturally sensitive disaster management plans....
Children and Young People’s Participation in Disaster Risk Reduction: Agency and Resilience
Children and Young People’s Participation in Disaster Risk Reduction: Agency and Resilience 2020 Abstract Disasters are an increasingly common and complex combination of environmental, social and cultural factors. Yet existing response frameworks and emergency plans...
Incidents within Incidents: social perspectives on the global pandemic and wildfire
Incidents within Incidents: social perspectives on the global pandemic and wildfire 2020 Abstract A social science lens can provide valuable insight into the current context of socio-ecological disasters, such as COVID-19 and wildfires. In this article, we argue...
VINCLES-COVID – VINCLES in times of pandemic: entertainment, social connectivity and support
VINCLES-COVID – VINCLES in times of pandemic: entertainment, social connectivity and support PROJECTOBJECTIVES For people over 70 years of age, the most affected by the pandemic (86% of deaths in Spain), distancing measures protected them but also strengthened social...
Community-based Wildfire Communication for a societal transformation towards Living with Fire
Community-based Wildfire Communication for a societal transformation towards Living with Fire 2020 Abstract Wildfires are not always our foe: it is well-known that fire is part of many ecosystems. But through interwoven social, economic and ecological processes...