Nurturing partnerships to support data access for impact forecasts and warnings

Theoretical integration and synthesis

Bibliographic Data

ID22025618
AuthorsSara Harrison (0000-0002-3516-5601, GNS Science, corresponding author), Sally H Potter (0000-0003-3785-474X, GNS Science), Raj Prasanna (0000-0002-5608-6558, Massey University), Emma E H Doyle (0000-0002-2878-0972, Massey University), David Johnston (0000-0001-5114-5355, Massey University)
Year2024
Volume105
Pages104395
Publication date2024-04-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2212-4209
PublisherElsevier BV (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1016/j.ijdrr.2024.104395
OpenAlexW4392866797
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited73

This paper presents a synthesis and theoretical integration of findings from a research project that explored the data needs and sources for implementing impact forecasts and warnings (IFW) for hydrometeorological hazards. Impact forecasts and warnings (IFW) have received global attention in recent years as they offer a novel way of improving the communication of hazards and risks. The fundamental idea behind IFWs is to enable warning services to meaningfully communicate the anticipated outcomes, consequences, or impacts of the hazard interacting with society or the environment by incorporating knowledge about the underlying and dynamic exposure and vulnerability of people and assets. One key question for IFW implementation is about data needs and sources to inform IFWs.Using the Grounded Theory Methodology, we address the question “How can partnerships and collaboration better facilitate the collection, creation, and access to hazard, impact, vulnerability, and exposure data for IFWs?”Our findings point to partnerships and collaboration as a necessary strategy for implementing IFWs. Implementation requires accessing various types and sources of hazard, impact, vulnerability, and exposure data to assess and communicate the potential impacts of hydrometeorological hazards. Partnerships and collaboration facilitate the sharing of and access to required data and knowledge. Based on our findings, we provide recommendations to increase interagency communication and partnerships for IFWs and disaster risk reduction, such as making cohabitation arrangements between agencies, running joint training scenarios, and encouraging meteorological services and emergency responders to co-define tailored warning thresholds

Business · Computer security · Data access · Data collection · Data sharing · Database · Disaster risk reduction · Environmental resource management · Hazard · Hydrometeorology · Knowledge management · Process management · Situation awareness · Telecommunications · Warning system · Computer Science · Disaster Management and Resilience · Engineering · Environmental Science · Flood Risk Assessment and Management · Landslides and related hazards