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  • Agents of Change V. 2.0

    Millions of youth from all parts of the globe, are collectively voicing their concerns about climate change and the risks it poses to their future. Their messages – aimed at…

  • The Gist of the Story – Using Stories to Communicate Risk

    By Cindy Marven, CoP Coordinator Resources and References It [will be] a dark and stormy night…with a 70% chance of rain and wind gusts reaching 80 km/hr Increasingly, scientists are…

  • Risk Communication – Trust and Confidence

    The role of trust in effective risk communication is critical (Kasperson, 2014). But what is meant by trust? Some interesting work delving into the nature of trust and its relationship…

  • Getting Past the Information Deficit Model of Risk Communication

    It can come as a surprise when, after ‘transmitting’ our research findings or laboured-over recommendations to the public, they are ignored and the audience’s behaviour, attitudes, or policies remain unchanged.…

  • Communicating Scientific Results to Local Communities: BC Floods, 2018

    I’d like to share a blog post by Sarah Boon (Watershed Moments – Thoughts from the Hydrosphere, May 23, 2018).  Her post is relevant to our community’s risk communication conversation…