Wildfire Public Risk Communication

Wildfires are a growing threat along the coastal forests of the Ferrara province in Emilia-Romagna, Italy. The Regional Park of the Po Delta is home to rare biodiversity, welcomes thousands of tourists each summer, and faces increasingly dry and fire-prone conditions with climate change. To tackle this challenge, the Emilia-Romagna Real World Lab brought together civil protection agencies, park authorities, firefighters, forestry services, volunteers and researchers. Applying the Risk-Tandem process, wildfire risk communication emerged as a key priority. Findings highlighted that public awareness of wildfire risk and guidance remains very limited, and that tourists face a particular information gap - unfamiliar with local risks, unconnected to alert systems and unsure of what to do. This led to the co-design of practical communication tools for physical and digital channels. Watch the introduction video to get started, then explore the resources below to help you implement and adapt such a process: Wildfire Information Panels (Italian and English) Social Media Communications Kit (Italian) Tandem Co-Explore Resources https://weadapt.org/tandem/