Flood risk governance in Brazil and UK: facilitating knowledge exchange through research gaps and the potential of citizen-generated data

Marchezini, V., Porto de Albuquerque, J. , Pitidis, V., de Moraes Rudorff, C., Lima-Silva, F., Klonner, C. and da Mata Martins, M. H. (2022) Flood risk governance in Brazil and UK: facilitating knowledge exchange through research gaps and the potential of citizen-generated data. Disaster Prevention and Management, 31(6), pp. 30-44. (doi: 10.1108/DPM-01-2022-0016)

Abstract

Purpose: The study aims to identify the gaps and the potentialities of citizen-generated data in four axes of warning system: (1) risk knowledge, (2) flood forecasting and monitoring, (3) risk communication and (4) flood risk governance. Design/methodology/approach: Research inputs for this work were gathered during an international virtual dialogue that engaged 40 public servants, practitioners, academics and policymakers from Brazilian and British hazard and risk monitoring agencies during the Covid-19 pandemic. Findings: The common challenges identified were lack of local data, data integration systems, data visualisation tools and lack of communication between flood agencies. Originality/value: This work instigates an interdisciplinary cross-country collaboration and knowledge exchange, focused on tools, methods and policies used in the Brazil and the UK in an attempt to develop trans-disciplinary innovative ideas and initiatives for informing and enhancing flood risk governance.

• Item Type: Articles
• Additional Information: This article is part of the project Waterproofing Data that is financially supported by the Belmont Forum and NORFACE Joint Research Programme on Transformations to Sustainability, which is co-funded by DLR/BMBF, ESRC/GCRF (ES/S006982/1), FAPESP (process n. 18/50039-4) and the European Commission. Fernanda Silva, Mario Martins and Victor Marchezini acknowledge FAPESP (grant numbers 2019/06616–0, 2019/06595–2 and 2018/06093–4).
• Status: Published
• Refereed: Yes
• Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: Porto de Albuquerque, Professor Joao
• Authors: Marchezini, V., Porto de Albuquerque, J., Pitidis, V., de Moraes Rudorff, C., Lima-Silva, F., Klonner, C., and da Mata Martins, M. H.
• College/School: College of Social Sciences > School of Social and Political Sciences > Urban Studies
• Journal Name: Disaster Prevention and Management
• Publisher: Emerald
• ISSN: 0965-3562
• ISSN (Online): 1758-6100
• Published Online: 11 July 2022
• Copyright Holders: Copyright © 2022 The Authors
• First Published: First published in Disaster Prevention and Management 31(6):30-44
• Publisher Policy: Reproduced under a Creative Commons License

Project Code	Award No	Project Name	Principal Investigator	Funder's Name	Funder Ref	Lead Dept
317845		Waterproofing Data: engaging stakeholders in the sustainable governance of flood risk for urban resilience	Joao Porto de Albuquerque	Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC)	ES/S006982/2	S&PS - Urban Studies