TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2021//
TI  - Increasing flood risk awareness and warning readiness by participation - but who understands what under 'participation'?
JO  - International journal of disaster risk reduction
A1  - Fekete, Alexander
A1  - Aslam, Atif Bilal
A1  - de Brito, Mariana Madruga
A1  - Dominguez, Iris
A1  - Fernando, Nishara
A1  - Illing, Christian J.
A1  - Kc, Apil K.
A1  - Mahdavian, Farnaz
A1  - Norf, Celia
A1  - Platt, Stephen
A1  - Santi, Parana Ari
A1  - Tempels, Barbara
SP  - e102157
EP  - e102157
VL  - 57
IS  - 
N2  - Participation is an often-demanded process in disaster risk reduction (DRR). However, it is often unclear who understands what under this term. International organizations such as the United Nations have promoted participation in their DRR strategies since the 1980s, but further research is needed on its opportunities and limitations. Here we highlight what is understood by participation according to different actors and various international contexts. This study was motivated by a workshop where flood-risk and resilience experts from 14 countries perceived the nature of participation and the lack of its implementation differently. To unravel the multitude of these perspectives, 27 expert interviews were conducted in seven countries: Belgium, Germany, Indonesia, Iran, Nepal, Pakistan and Peru between March and August 2020. <br><br>RESULTS show that constraints on the conduction of participation are not only related to the specific country context but differ even within countries. Limitations such as capacities and willingness to participate as well as the role and importance of participation are common issues across the investigated contexts and countries.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 2212-4209
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijdrr.2021.102157
ID  - ref1
ER  -