Investigators from Lund University Report New Data on Risk Management (Communicational challenges in disaster risk management: Risk information…

Investigators from Lund University Report New Data on Risk Management (Communicational challenges in disaster risk management: Risk information sharing and stakeholder collaboration through risk and vulnerability assessments in Sweden)

By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Weekly News -- Current study results on Risk Management have been published. According to news originating from Lund, Sweden, by VerticalNews correspondents, research stated, "Many countries have established disaster risk management systems. These systems involve various parties and aim to maximize resources and use their diverse expertise to manage disaster risks."

Our news journalists obtained a quote from the research from Lund University, "In such systems, sharing risk and vulnerability assessments (RVAs) between stakeholders is the most common way to communicate risk-related information. This study investigates communication challenges linked to the preparation and use of RVAs in Sweden. The practices of five national authorities, five country administrative boards and 16 municipalities were studied in 36 semi-structured interviews. Questions concerned the sharing of risk-related information and stakeholder collaboration."

According to the news editors, the research concluded: "An analysis of the perceived communication challenges showed that the major problems were the lack of a constructive vertical feedback mechanism (which resulted in one-way communication), and limited stakeholder partnerships and collaboration in the horizontal dimension."

For more information on this research see: Communicational challenges in disaster risk management: Risk information sharing and stakeholder collaboration through risk and vulnerability assessments in Sweden. Risk Management-Journal of Risk Crisis and Disaster, 2015;17(3):165-178. Risk Management-Journal of Risk Crisis and Disaster can be contacted at: Palgrave Macmillan Ltd, Brunel Rd Bldg, Houndmills, Basingstoke RG21 6XS, Hants, England.

The news correspondents report that additional information may be obtained from L.X. Lin, Lund University, Center Societal Resilience, SE-22100 Lund, Sweden.

Keywords for this news article include: Lund, Sweden, Europe, Risk Management

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