Skip to main content
Knowledge4Policy
Knowledge for policy

Supporting policy with scientific evidence

We mobilise people and resources to create, curate, make sense of and use knowledge to inform policymaking across Europe.

Encouraging disaster preparedness behaviours

  • Projects and activities | Last updated: 09 Oct 2024
Behavioural Insights

Context

Getting citizens on board when it comes to preparedness for potential disasters is essential in building societal resilience. Improving preparedness and providing people with guidance on how to respond may be a powerful tool to improve the population’s ability to respond in times of crisis. However, research has shown that simply advising people of risks in their region is insufficient to motivate them to prepare.

Goals

We are investigating strategies to encourage concrete preparedness actions for disaster events. Specifically, we will investigate whether visualizing the experience of a disaster situation and its consequences can influence preparedness intentions and actions.

Methods

An experimental survey conducted in 4-6 Member States.

Expected outcomes

This project will contribute to disaster preparedness initiatives and relates to Union Disaster Resilience Goal #2 “Prepare - To increase risk awareness and preparedness of the population”.

Outputs

  • Workshop on the "Behavioural dimension of disaster prevention and preparedness and climate adaptation" at the 8th European Civil Protection Forum on 4 June 2024. 

    Download the visual summary here or view it by clicking on the box.

Latest knowledge from this Project

More information and links
Coordinators
Hannah NOHLEN
Participants
Colin KUEHNHANSS
Originally Published | Last Updated

06 Jun 2024 | 09 Oct 2024

Knowledge service | MetadataBehavioural Insights | Behavioural insights for disaster and emergency preparedness
Digital Europa Thesaurus (DET)Disaster managementpreparedness
Related reading
PUBLICATION | 07 Apr 2026
South Sudan Country Climate and Development Report
Key messages: South Sudan has fallen into a vicious cycle of fragility, conflict, and climate vulnerability, with climate change acting as a threat multiplier, exacerbating displacement, food...
NEWS | 05 Mar 2026
Launch of the new Rapid Mapping Viewer
This release introduces several key improvements: Redesigned, flexible layout – A refreshed interface that better adapts to different workflows and screen sizes, making navigation and interaction...
More
Privacy statements, terms and conditions.
You will be directed to the EU Login website where you can login/register as a user. Once connected, your credentials (First name, last name, username, email) will be registered in Knowledge4policy as part of your profile, which will allow you to get involved in all Knowledge4policy communities (help is available).
You are leaving EUROPA

You are about to navigate to an external website. Please note that we are not responsible for its content.