Games for disaster risk reduction

Flash Flood! is an application developed for the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) programme, Flash Flooding from Intense Rainfall (FFIR). The FFIR research programme aims to increase our understanding of how flash floods are triggered and to

A Malagasy Red Cross (MRC) project in Madagascar aims to strengthen the resilience and disaster management capacity of 23 communities in an area prone to floods and cyclones. The project includes training communities through playing games, which help communities identify how to better organize and support vulnerable members in disaster preparedness or response.

The purpose of this paper is to examine the role of games for improving communication, spurring learning, and improving decision-making capacity about climate risk management amongst diverse stakeholders.The document introduces participatory games as a

A new virtual reality game puts users in the shoes of decision makers to help them get a sense of how hard decision-making can be – and suggests how creating better prediction models and pre-authorising aid might save money, time and lives. The game also points to a potential innovation in dealing with disaster risk.

This paper presents the education kit entitled “Riskland: the fun way to learn how to prevent disasters” which was created in 2002 by the Latin American and the Caribbean Offices of the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR), and the

Sai Fah: The Flood Fighter follows the adventures of a young boy on a journey to reunite with his mother during a flood disaster.

Natural Hazards Earth Systems Science, 16, 135-147, 2016, doi:10.5194/nhess-16-135-2016:

This paper presents the development of a board game aimed at raising awareness about geohazards and disaster risk reduction strategies. The target groups are: i)

The Indonesian Red Cross on Tuesday launched gaming software to educate the public and assist users on safety precautions and recovery methods after disasters.

This is a disaster preparedness educational mobile app designed for kids and families. The game follows heroine Tanah as she learns to prepare and protect herself from tsunamis and earthquakes.

Block City is a flood model that the Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency, MSB, has developed. The model visualizes flood risks in a city, live, in an innovative, interactive and educational way.