Risk Communication to Advance Equity: Research Findings, Best Practices, and Lessons Learned

NOAA Science Seminar Series

Title: Risk Communication to Advance Equity: Research Findings, Best Practices, and Lessons Learned

Presenters:  Renee Collini, Mississippi Alabama Sea Grant; Katy Hintzen, Hawaii Sea Grant; Brenna Sweetman, NOAA Office for Coastal Management; Karla Lopez, previous NOAA CESSRST intern

Sponsors:  NOAA Office for Coastal Management, NOAA Sea Grant, NOAA National Weather Service

Seminar Contact: brenna.sweetman@noaa.gov

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Abstract:  Coastal flooding is affecting underserved and vulnerable communities at an alarming rate. Underserved communities are increasingly impacted by severe weather and flooding, resulting in NOAA and others to recognize the need to prioritize integrating equity into all stakeholder engagement and service delivery efforts. NOAA and Sea Grant programs partnered to better understand how to communicate risk with underserved communities to better prepare for sea level rise flooding. This project was two-fold. The first part was a literature review conducted by NOAA intern Karla Lopez on how to conduct effective long-term engagement with communities that are most vulnerable to sea level rise. The second part summarizes lessons learned from implementing these practices through community engagement activities conducted by Mississippi Alabama Sea Grant, Hawaii Sea Grant and North Carolina Sea Grant. This presentation will share an overview of the lessons learned from the literature review and on the ground engagement activities to help increase equitable access to information that will improve climate resilience.

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{Renee Collini, Mississippi Alabama Sea Grant; Katy Hintzen, Hawaii Sea Grant; Brenna Sweetman, NOAA Office for Coastal Management; Karla Lopez, previous NOAA CESSRST intern}

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