Anna Scolobig
Biographic Data
| ID | 1405837 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Anna Scolobig |
| GIVEN NAMES | Anna |
| FAMILY NAME | Scolobig |
| SIGNATURE | SCOLOBIG A |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Geneva |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-3957-9745 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 25 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 23 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 25 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Advancing stakeholder engagement in climate adaptation
Despite growing efforts to address climate change impacts, an adaptation implementation gap persists, where administrative, financial, cultural, and organizational challenges hinder the translation of climate change policies into action. As one of several approaches to bridge this gap, meaningful stakeholder engagement in adaptation is widely recognized as crucial for enhancing action effectiveness, acceptance, stakeholder empowerment, learning a…
Co-creating adaptation solutions
Amid growing climate risks and evolving adaptation-mitigation dynamics, this study analyzes how participatory instruments are integrated into climate change adaptation laws and policies. Reviewing legal and policy documents from the EU, Germany, and Spain since 2020, and using Arnstein's ladder of citizen participation to assess participation levels ranging from tokenistic consultation to partnership, the study identifies common gaps in accessibi…
Risk communication policies and strategies in Nepal and Switzerland
Risk communication is vital for effective Disaster Risk Reduction and Management (DRRM), yet its implementation varies across socio-political contexts. This study aims to compare risk communication policies in two countries-Nepal and Switzerland. It relies on a qualitative approach, combining desk study with semi-structured interviews and focus group discussions involving diverse stakeholders in both countries. The comparison highlights Switzerla…
Disaster risk management tipping points
Wildfire regimes are changing globally with an increase in global burned area and changes in fire characteristics. Recent research shows that the number of extreme fire events is increasing exponentially and events such as the most recent fires in Los Angeles in the U.S. (2025), the Hawaii fires (2023), Canada’s record-breaking fires (2023), the largest recorded fires in Greece-Europe (2023) and the 2025 European fire season underpin this observa…
Barriers and enablers to stakeholder engagement in the co-creation of disaster risk reduction solutions
Exceeding the ambitions of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030, to switch the focus of DRR (Disaster Risk Reduction) solutions from top-down to people-centred approaches, requires a better understanding of the complexity and dynamics of citizen and stakeholder engagement in DRR processes. This paper focuses on how to improve co-creation processes –namely the involvement of stakeholders in the design, development, implementa…
Emerging trends in disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation higher education
Increasing learning opportunities and teaching capacities in higher education (HE) institutions in the domain of disaster risk reduction (DRR) and climate change adaptation (CCA) is a key pre-requisite not only to enhance individual and collective knowledge, but also to forge resilient societies. However, several barriers exist that hinder the development and delivery of education curricula, including, e.g. fragmentation of DRR education offers a…
Learning from Covid-19
The COVID-19 pandemic demonstrated the fragility of international, national, regional, and local risk management systems. It revealed an urgent need to improve risk planning, preparedness, and communication strategies. In parallel, it created an opportunity to drastically re-think and transform societal processes and policies to prevent future shocks originating not only from health, but also combined with those related to climate change and biod…
Living in a pandemic
Managing new and complex risks has been one of the greatest societal challenges. At the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, governments all over the world had to make urgent decisions to address a public health crisis. Such decisions had to consider the impacts of alternative options on the public health, citizens' behaviours, and countries' economies. However, most policies undertaken during the first phase of the COVID-19 pandemic were based primar…
A framework for considering justice aspects in integrated wildfire risk management
Spinning in circles? A systematic review on the role of theory in social vulnerability, resilience and adaptation research
A citizen science approach for supporting rapid earthquake impact assessments
Using serious games to evaluate the potential of social media information in early warning disaster management
Simulating synergies between Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Risk Reduction stakeholders to improve management of transboundary disasters in Europe
Natural hazards and climate-related disasters disregard political borders, where additional barriers can complicate mitigation, response and recovery efforts within and between the sectors of Climate Change Adaptation (CCA) and Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR). The ESPREssO Project (Enhancing Synergies for Disaster Prevention in the European Union) aims to improve management of transboundary disasters by encouraging closer synergies between the CCA …
Stakeholder solutions for building interdisciplinary and international synergies between Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Risk Reduction
The existing implementation gap currently dividing the policy domains of Climate Change Adaptation (CCA) and Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR), can be attributed to institutional barriers; diverging political priorities; inter-sectoral misperceptions and miscommunication; unequal funding sources and varying operational timescales at national, European and international levels. A recurring question raised amongst strategic policy makers tackling clima…
The use of serious games in engaging stakeholders for disaster risk reduction, management and climate change adaption information elicitation
Relating root causes to local risk conditions
Effects of Impact-Based Warnings and Behavioral Recommendations for Extreme Weather Events
Bad weather continues not only to inflict damage on property but also to kill and injure people, despite significant advances in the predictive power of meteorological warnings. There is evidence that people tend to underreact to weather warning information, to a large extent because of insufficient understanding of the impacts that severe weather events can have, as well as to demonstrate the appropriate response behavior. A growing number of ex…
Public Participation and Trade-Offs in Flood Risk Mitigation
There is an increasing demand for improvement of the quality of decisions about flood risk mitigation by fostering public participation in decision-making. However, the extent and way in which formalized participation guarantees good outcomes is still a matter of discussion. This article analyzes different approaches to decision-making for flood risk mitigation by comparing two experiences in the Italian Alps. In Vipiteno-Sterzing, decisions were…
Using reasoned imagination to learn about cascading hazards
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to present the results of a pilot study involving high school teachers in natural sciences. The aim was to foster critical thinking about cascading hazards via the use of reasoned imagination. Cascading phenomena can lead to extreme catastrophes and are thus a challenge for disaster prevention and management. Design/methodology/approach – Following a presentation listing some known cascading phenomena, the p…
Stakeholder empowerment through participatory planning practices
The importance of grid extension in Europe has risen in the last decade as a result of an aging grid and the energy transition toward a decarbonized electricity sector. While grid extension is claimed as necessary, stakeholder opposition has slowed down this process. To alleviate this tension, increased stakeholder participation is considered as a solution to increase acceptance. The question of stakeholder empowerment is central to participation…
Towards people-centred approaches for effective disaster risk management
The missing link between flood risk awareness and preparedness
Choosing the most appropriate sustainability assessment tool
The views of experts and residents on social vulnerability to flash floods in an Alpine region of Italy
This paper reports on research work performed for Floodsite1 a European Community-funded project on the social aspects of vulnerability in the Adige/Sarca river basin of the Trentino-Alto Adige region, Italy. It identifies some limitations to the use of a fixed set of indicators, which fail to account for either local peculiarities or the intangible aspects that contribute to the shaping of social vulnerability. The authors employed a number of m…
Perspectives on social capacity building for natural hazards
Perspectives on social capacity building for natural hazards
Relating root causes to local risk conditions
Stakeholder empowerment through participatory planning practices
The importance of grid extension in Europe has risen in the last decade as a result of an aging grid and the energy transition toward a decarbonized electricity sector. While grid extension is claimed as necessary, stakeholder opposition has slowed down this process. To alleviate this tension, increased stakeholder participation is considered as a solution to increase acceptance. The question of stakeholder empowerment is central to participation…
The views of experts and residents on social vulnerability to flash floods in an Alpine region of Italy
This paper reports on research work performed for Floodsite1 a European Community-funded project on the social aspects of vulnerability in the Adige/Sarca river basin of the Trentino-Alto Adige region, Italy. It identifies some limitations to the use of a fixed set of indicators, which fail to account for either local peculiarities or the intangible aspects that contribute to the shaping of social vulnerability. The authors employed a number of m…
Perspectives on social capacity building for natural hazards
The missing link between flood risk awareness and preparedness
Choosing the most appropriate sustainability assessment tool
The views of experts and residents on social vulnerability to flash floods in an Alpine region of Italy
This paper reports on research work performed for Floodsite1 a European Community-funded project on the social aspects of vulnerability in the Adige/Sarca river basin of the Trentino-Alto Adige region, Italy. It identifies some limitations to the use of a fixed set of indicators, which fail to account for either local peculiarities or the intangible aspects that contribute to the shaping of social vulnerability. The authors employed a number of m…
Towards people-centred approaches for effective disaster risk management
Public Participation and Trade-Offs in Flood Risk Mitigation
There is an increasing demand for improvement of the quality of decisions about flood risk mitigation by fostering public participation in decision-making. However, the extent and way in which formalized participation guarantees good outcomes is still a matter of discussion. This article analyzes different approaches to decision-making for flood risk mitigation by comparing two experiences in the Italian Alps. In Vipiteno-Sterzing, decisions were…
Using reasoned imagination to learn about cascading hazards
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to present the results of a pilot study involving high school teachers in natural sciences. The aim was to foster critical thinking about cascading hazards via the use of reasoned imagination. Cascading phenomena can lead to extreme catastrophes and are thus a challenge for disaster prevention and management. Design/methodology/approach – Following a presentation listing some known cascading phenomena, the p…
Stakeholder empowerment through participatory planning practices
The importance of grid extension in Europe has risen in the last decade as a result of an aging grid and the energy transition toward a decarbonized electricity sector. While grid extension is claimed as necessary, stakeholder opposition has slowed down this process. To alleviate this tension, increased stakeholder participation is considered as a solution to increase acceptance. The question of stakeholder empowerment is central to participation…
Effects of Impact-Based Warnings and Behavioral Recommendations for Extreme Weather Events
Bad weather continues not only to inflict damage on property but also to kill and injure people, despite significant advances in the predictive power of meteorological warnings. There is evidence that people tend to underreact to weather warning information, to a large extent because of insufficient understanding of the impacts that severe weather events can have, as well as to demonstrate the appropriate response behavior. A growing number of ex…
Simulating synergies between Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Risk Reduction stakeholders to improve management of transboundary disasters in Europe
Natural hazards and climate-related disasters disregard political borders, where additional barriers can complicate mitigation, response and recovery efforts within and between the sectors of Climate Change Adaptation (CCA) and Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR). The ESPREssO Project (Enhancing Synergies for Disaster Prevention in the European Union) aims to improve management of transboundary disasters by encouraging closer synergies between the CCA …
Stakeholder solutions for building interdisciplinary and international synergies between Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Risk Reduction
The existing implementation gap currently dividing the policy domains of Climate Change Adaptation (CCA) and Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR), can be attributed to institutional barriers; diverging political priorities; inter-sectoral misperceptions and miscommunication; unequal funding sources and varying operational timescales at national, European and international levels. A recurring question raised amongst strategic policy makers tackling clima…
The use of serious games in engaging stakeholders for disaster risk reduction, management and climate change adaption information elicitation
Relating root causes to local risk conditions
A citizen science approach for supporting rapid earthquake impact assessments
Using serious games to evaluate the potential of social media information in early warning disaster management
Living in a pandemic
Managing new and complex risks has been one of the greatest societal challenges. At the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, governments all over the world had to make urgent decisions to address a public health crisis. Such decisions had to consider the impacts of alternative options on the public health, citizens' behaviours, and countries' economies. However, most policies undertaken during the first phase of the COVID-19 pandemic were based primar…
A framework for considering justice aspects in integrated wildfire risk management
Spinning in circles? A systematic review on the role of theory in social vulnerability, resilience and adaptation research
Emerging trends in disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation higher education
Increasing learning opportunities and teaching capacities in higher education (HE) institutions in the domain of disaster risk reduction (DRR) and climate change adaptation (CCA) is a key pre-requisite not only to enhance individual and collective knowledge, but also to forge resilient societies. However, several barriers exist that hinder the development and delivery of education curricula, including, e.g. fragmentation of DRR education offers a…
Learning from Covid-19
The COVID-19 pandemic demonstrated the fragility of international, national, regional, and local risk management systems. It revealed an urgent need to improve risk planning, preparedness, and communication strategies. In parallel, it created an opportunity to drastically re-think and transform societal processes and policies to prevent future shocks originating not only from health, but also combined with those related to climate change and biod…
Risk communication policies and strategies in Nepal and Switzerland
Risk communication is vital for effective Disaster Risk Reduction and Management (DRRM), yet its implementation varies across socio-political contexts. This study aims to compare risk communication policies in two countries-Nepal and Switzerland. It relies on a qualitative approach, combining desk study with semi-structured interviews and focus group discussions involving diverse stakeholders in both countries. The comparison highlights Switzerla…
Disaster risk management tipping points
Wildfire regimes are changing globally with an increase in global burned area and changes in fire characteristics. Recent research shows that the number of extreme fire events is increasing exponentially and events such as the most recent fires in Los Angeles in the U.S. (2025), the Hawaii fires (2023), Canada’s record-breaking fires (2023), the largest recorded fires in Greece-Europe (2023) and the 2025 European fire season underpin this observa…
Barriers and enablers to stakeholder engagement in the co-creation of disaster risk reduction solutions
Exceeding the ambitions of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030, to switch the focus of DRR (Disaster Risk Reduction) solutions from top-down to people-centred approaches, requires a better understanding of the complexity and dynamics of citizen and stakeholder engagement in DRR processes. This paper focuses on how to improve co-creation processes –namely the involvement of stakeholders in the design, development, implementa…
Advancing stakeholder engagement in climate adaptation
Despite growing efforts to address climate change impacts, an adaptation implementation gap persists, where administrative, financial, cultural, and organizational challenges hinder the translation of climate change policies into action. As one of several approaches to bridge this gap, meaningful stakeholder engagement in adaptation is widely recognized as crucial for enhancing action effectiveness, acceptance, stakeholder empowerment, learning a…
Co-creating adaptation solutions
Amid growing climate risks and evolving adaptation-mitigation dynamics, this study analyzes how participatory instruments are integrated into climate change adaptation laws and policies. Reviewing legal and policy documents from the EU, Germany, and Spain since 2020, and using Arnstein's ladder of citizen participation to assess participation levels ranging from tokenistic consultation to partnership, the study identifies common gaps in accessibi…
Political science (18 works) · Business (17 works) · Disaster Management and Resilience (17 works) · Environmental planning (12 works) · Computer Science (11 works) · Public relations (11 works) · Economics (10 works) · Geography (10 works) · Flood Risk Assessment and Management (9 works) · Environmental resource management (8 works)