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Interdisciplinary pressure cooker: environmental risk communication skills for the next generation
Lydia Cumiskey
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Water Youth Network, Delft, 2600 MH, the Netherlands
Flood Hazard Research Centre, Middlesex University, The Burroughs,
Hendon, London NW4 4BT, UK
Matthew Lickiss
Department of Typography & Graphic Communication, University of
Reading, Reading RG6 6UR, UK
Robert Šakić Trogrlić
Water Youth Network, Delft, 2600 MH, the Netherlands
School of Energy, Geoscience, Infrastructure and Society, Heriot-Watt
University, Edinburgh EH14 4AS, UK
Practical Action, Rugby CV21 2SD, UK
Javed Ali
Water Youth Network, Delft, 2600 MH, the Netherlands
French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS),
Institute for Geosciences and Environmental Research (IGE), Université
Grenoble Alpes, Grenoble 38000, France
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This paper presents a unique capacity-building event (the pressure cooker) which identified lessons for both organisers and participants about interdisciplinary working in geohazard risk communication. The paper highlights the importance of testing different approaches to build capacity across different disciplines for complex challenges, like risk communication. Examples are provided about the impact the event had on participants, organisers and supporters in both the short and long term.
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