YOU& your team

Community Disaster Risk Reduction Team:

LOCAL WATER DEPARTMENTMUNICIPAL PLANNER

BOARD of HEALTHDISASTER MANAGER

CONSERVATION COMMISSIONCITIZEN GROUP MEMBER

SUSTAINABILITY ADVISORY GROUPCLIMATE CHANGE EXPERT

PARTICIPATORY

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(EXPECT CONFUSION)

Goal: Reduce Risk of Flood Disasters

Why Games for a New Climate?

1.Active learning “Aha!” moments

2.Serious, fun engagement Emotions matter!

3.Collective intelligence Peer-to-peer

3.Optimization platform ‘flight simulator’ …..for testing decisions without actual risk

www.BU.edu/Pardee

1. Game = simplified representation of reality No questioning of game rules!

• Decisions are individual…but consultation with team is encouraged : )

3. Teams win or lose Avoid disasters & become more resilient

LET’SPLAY!

HANDS OVER HEAD for Early Action:Inform public & take preventive action

THUMBS UP for normal operations: Planning, training, etc.

If rainfall die = 1-5

=> No

problem, =>

stay standing!

Acted in Vain,

Say “GRRR”

& Sit down!

Early Action

Normal Operations

No

Disaste

r !

THUMBS UP

ALL TENTS

=> No

problem, =>

stay standing!

Not prepared,

Say “GRRR”

& Sit down!

Early Action

Normal Operations

=> Flood !

IF rainfall die = 6

ALL THUMBS

ALL TENTS

Sample Forecast