Ahead of the ABB and CFRCANZ Risk Communication Workshop with NZBIO in New Zealand at the Viaduct Events Centre in Auckland on 12–13 December, Dr Andrew Roberts selects some risk communication case studies (including a great one from New Zealand) , both successful and spectacular failures, and analyses where things went right and where things […]
Category: Risk Communication
RIsk Communication Prospectus 2012–13
ABB is pleased to publish its Risk Communication Prospectus for the coming year. We give an overview of our approach, strategies and optional modules as part of the education & training programme offered under our Knowledge Pl+s system. Download your copy from: ABB Risk Comm Prospectus 2012–13
Risk Communication Workshop with NZBIO and CFRCANZ
Society has become extremely risk averse, where fear sells news. The consequence of this is increasing media attention towards perceived risks associated with novel technologies in food, agriculture, health and the environment. Every science-intensive organisation has to manage risk. There is a need to build trust and engage with stakeholders, reduce concern and communicate benefits […]
Beyond the Deficit Model
Communication professionals working in agricultural biotechnology are faced with a laundry list of problems when communicating with the public. Not least of these problems concern the technical difficulties of explaining what is a complex issue to a public overwhelmed with jargon, multiple messages and a whole host of other pressing issues competing for attention. Compounding […]
Frankenstein Food Fallacy
Guest Opinion Piece by Colin Jarvis When Mary Shelley wrote her book, Frankenstein, in 1818 she could not have imagined that we would still be talking about it today, 200 years later. We all know the story, don’t we? An evil Professor creates a monster called Frankenstein from bits of dead bodies. The monster then […]
Science Exchange 2012, Perth
Introduction At the CRC Plant Biosecurity Science Exchange in Perth, May 22–25, AsiaBiobusiness was kindly allowed to present a poster on “Risk Communication & Organizational Trustworthiness Key Parts of Biosecurity Risk Management Strategies.” We would like to that all at CRCPB (visit their website), especially Chairman Professor John Lovett who extended a kind invitation to […]
Food Security & Risk Communication
INTRODUCTION The food crises in 2007–2008 exposed the vulnerability and fragility of the current global food system and highlighted the increasing problem of urban food security and the need to effectively communicate to publics about food security issues. These represent a range of risk scenarios that the three paradigms of risk communication are well suited […]