Building shared understanding and capacity for action: insights on climate risk communication from India, Ghana, Malawi and Mongolia

The document examines climate risk communication strategies in four countries, arguing that the lack of effective communication leads to the misinterpretation of scientific data and poor mobilization of vulnerable groups. It concludes that presenting complex information in locally relevant terms and utilizing knowledge co-generation between researchers and communities are essential for creating context-appropriate risk communication.

• Ineffective communication regarding climate risk has led to the incorrect interpretation of scientific climate change data and a failure to mobilize vulnerable populations for necessary response actions.
• Effective climate risk communication requires translating complex information into locally relevant terms to ensure a shared understanding of the issues.
• The development of risk communication approaches that are appropriate to the specific context depends on social learning and the co-generation of knowledge between researchers and local communities.

APA

Stockholm Environment Institute (2013). Building shared understanding and capacity for action: insights on climate risk communication from India, Ghana, Malawi and Mongolia. https://www.sei.org/publications/building-shared-understanding-and-capacity-for-action-insights-on-climate-risk-communication-from-india-ghana-malawi-and-mongolia/

Chicago

Stockholm Environment Institute. Building shared understanding and capacity for action: insights on climate risk communication from India, Ghana, Malawi and Mongolia. 2013. https://www.sei.org/publications/building-shared-understanding-and-capacity-for-action-insights-on-climate-risk-communication-from-india-ghana-malawi-and-mongolia/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{stockholmenvironmentinstitute2013building, author = {{Stockholm Environment Institute}}, title = {{Building shared understanding and capacity for action: insights on climate risk communication from India, Ghana, Malawi and Mongolia}}, institution = {Stockholm Environment Institute}, year = {2013}, month = apr, url = {https://www.sei.org/publications/building-shared-understanding-and-capacity-for-action-insights-on-climate-risk-communication-from-india-ghana-malawi-and-mongolia/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }