Building a prepared community to volcanic risk in the global south: Assessment of awareness raising tools for high school students in Goma, (East DR Congo)
Impacts induced by natural hazards are increasing globally. Some of these hazards, such as volcanic eruptions, cannot be prevented. Thereby, mitigating impacts is crucial, especially in densely populated areas, like in Goma city in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, which is exposed to volcan...
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| description | Impacts induced by natural hazards are increasing globally. Some of these hazards, such as volcanic eruptions, cannot be prevented. Thereby, mitigating impacts is crucial, especially in densely populated areas, like in Goma city in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, which is exposed to volcanic threats from Nyiragongo. Mitigation requires the population to be prepared to face volcanic eruptions, by having a high state of awareness, anticipation, and readiness to take appropriate decisions during eruption crisis. Therefore, this study used a mixed-method approach (questionnaire survey, focus group, and written composition) to assess the impact of two educational tools: the Hazagora serious game and a museum of Virunga volcanoes. 402 students from 12 different schools participated in the evaluation, two third as participants in the educational activities and others as control group. Results indicated thatboth educational tools have, in a complementary way, a positive impact on student's volcanic disaster understanding, and their implication in DRR initiatives. The museum improves more the knowledge of the volcanic processes while the Hazagora game increases more the perceived self-capacity and mitigation skills. A key finding is that both educational tools significantly increase the willingness of implementing protective measures, but not the risk perception. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-14d46fbb115e4d9dbb83ca8f7d7ba7512024-12-16T05:36:57ZengElsevierProgress in Disaster Science2590-06172024-12-0124100370Building a prepared community to volcanic risk in the global south: Assessment of awareness raising tools for high school students in Goma, (East DR Congo)Blaise Mafuko-Nyandwi0Matthieu Kervyn1François Muhashy Habiyaremye2Tom Vanwing3François Kervyn4Wolfgang Jacquet5Venant Mitengezo6Caroline Michellier7Department of Earth Sciences, Royal Museum for Central Africa, Leuvensesteenweg 13, B-3080 Tervuren, Belgium; Geography Department, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Pleinlaan 2, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium; Geology Department, Université de Goma (Campus du La c, Rue Eugène Serufuli 43, Quartier Katindo, Goma, North Kivu Province, Congo; Corresponding author at: Department of Earth Sciences, Royal Museum for Central Africa, Leuvensesteenweg 13, B-3080 Tervuren, Belgium.Geography Department, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Pleinlaan 2, B-1050 Brussels, BelgiumGeology Department, Université de Goma (Campus du La c, Rue Eugène Serufuli 43, Quartier Katindo, Goma, North Kivu Province, CongoDepartment Educational Sciences EDWE-LOCI, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Pleinlaan 2, B-1050 Brussels, BelgiumDepartment of Earth Sciences, Royal Museum for Central Africa, Leuvensesteenweg 13, B-3080 Tervuren, BelgiumDepartment Educational Sciences EDWE-LOCI, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Pleinlaan 2, B-1050 Brussels, BelgiumNorth Kivu Provincial Inspectorate for Primary, Secondary and Technical Education, Avenue des Ecoles 4, Quartier Les Volcans, North Kivu Province, CongoDepartment of Earth Sciences, Royal Museum for Central Africa, Leuvensesteenweg 13, B-3080 Tervuren, BelgiumImpacts induced by natural hazards are increasing globally. Some of these hazards, such as volcanic eruptions, cannot be prevented. Thereby, mitigating impacts is crucial, especially in densely populated areas, like in Goma city in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, which is exposed to volcanic threats from Nyiragongo. Mitigation requires the population to be prepared to face volcanic eruptions, by having a high state of awareness, anticipation, and readiness to take appropriate decisions during eruption crisis. Therefore, this study used a mixed-method approach (questionnaire survey, focus group, and written composition) to assess the impact of two educational tools: the Hazagora serious game and a museum of Virunga volcanoes. 402 students from 12 different schools participated in the evaluation, two third as participants in the educational activities and others as control group. Results indicated thatboth educational tools have, in a complementary way, a positive impact on student's volcanic disaster understanding, and their implication in DRR initiatives. The museum improves more the knowledge of the volcanic processes while the Hazagora game increases more the perceived self-capacity and mitigation skills. A key finding is that both educational tools significantly increase the willingness of implementing protective measures, but not the risk perception.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590061724000607Risk educationRisk mitigationHazagoraVolcano museumNyiragongo volcano |
| spellingShingle | Blaise Mafuko-Nyandwi Matthieu Kervyn François Muhashy Habiyaremye Tom Vanwing François Kervyn Wolfgang Jacquet Venant Mitengezo Caroline Michellier Building a prepared community to volcanic risk in the global south: Assessment of awareness raising tools for high school students in Goma, (East DR Congo) Progress in Disaster Science Risk education Risk mitigation Hazagora Volcano museum Nyiragongo volcano |
| title | Building a prepared community to volcanic risk in the global south: Assessment of awareness raising tools for high school students in Goma, (East DR Congo) |
| title_full | Building a prepared community to volcanic risk in the global south: Assessment of awareness raising tools for high school students in Goma, (East DR Congo) |
| title_fullStr | Building a prepared community to volcanic risk in the global south: Assessment of awareness raising tools for high school students in Goma, (East DR Congo) |
| title_full_unstemmed | Building a prepared community to volcanic risk in the global south: Assessment of awareness raising tools for high school students in Goma, (East DR Congo) |
| title_short | Building a prepared community to volcanic risk in the global south: Assessment of awareness raising tools for high school students in Goma, (East DR Congo) |
| title_sort | building a prepared community to volcanic risk in the global south assessment of awareness raising tools for high school students in goma east dr congo |
| topic | Risk education Risk mitigation Hazagora Volcano museum Nyiragongo volcano |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590061724000607 |
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