USER-CENTRED DESIGN FOR DISASTER RISK VISUALISATION
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Authors
Twomlow, Anna
Issue Date
2021-08-20
Type
Language
en
Keywords
Development , Disasters , Humanitarian , ICTs
Alternative Title
Abstract
Visual communication can provide disaster risk managers with the information they need to prepare for and respond to crises. This brief outlines key learning from the SHEAR programme to guide the development of usable and useful disaster risk visualisations.
Description
Science for Humanitarian Emergencies and Resilience (SHEAR) is an interdisciplinary, international research programme jointly funded for five years by the UK's Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) and the Natural Environmental Research Council (NERC).
It aims to support improved disaster resilience and humanitarian response by advancing monitoring, assessment and prediction of natural hazards and risks across sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. SHEAR is working with stakeholders to co-produce demand-led, people-centred science and solutions to improve risk assessment, preparedness, early action and resilience to natural hazards.