SPM35 | Combatting Misinformation in Risk Communication: Challenges and Solutions
Combatting Misinformation in Risk Communication: Challenges and Solutions
Convener: Maria Vittoria GargiuloECSECS | Co-conveners: Raffaella Russo, Lydia CumiskeyECSECS, Juha-Pekka Jäpölä
Wed, 30 Apr, 16:15–18:00 (CEST)
 
Room 2.43
Wed, 16:15
Misinformation poses a significant challenge to effective risk communication, often undermining public trust and response. This splinter meeting will address the complexities of managing misinformation in the context of disaster risk communication. Participants will discuss strategies for identifying, countering, and mitigating misinformation, as well as the impact of cognitive biases and media influence on public perception of risk. The meeting will offer insights into best practices for maintaining accurate and credible communication amidst a landscape of conflicting information. Reflecting on the European Commission’s disaster resilience goal no. 2 on ‘Prepare - Increasing risk awareness and preparedness of the population’ and the preparEU programme, this session aims to enhance participants' ability to navigate and address misinformation, ensuring more reliable and effective risk communication. Attendees are encouraged to engage in the scientific session and short course, which together with this meeting form a unified path for a thorough examination of risk communication challenges and solutions.

The session invites practitioners and (social) scientists working in Horizon Disaster Resilient Societies (DRS) projects to exchange experiences and lessons around risk communication.