6. YOU & your team Community Disaster Risk Reduction Team: LOCAL WATER DEPARTMENT MUNICIPAL PLANNER BOARD of HEALTH DISASTER MANAGER CONSERVATION COMMISSION CITIZEN GROUP MEMBER SUSTAINABILITY ADVISORY GROUP CLIMATE CHANGE EXPERT PARTICIPATORY! (EXPECT CONFUSION) Goal: Reduce Risk of Flood Disasters

7. 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

9. 1. Game = simplified representation of reality No questioning of game rules! 2. Decisions are individual …but consultation with team is encouraged : ) 3. Teams win or lose Avoid disasters & become more resilient

10. LET’S PLAY!

11. HANDS OVER HEAD for Early Action: Inform public & take preventive action THUMBS UP for normal operations: Planning, training, etc. Each Row is a Community Disaster Risk Reduction Team Each team member invests their own part of the municipal disaster management budget:

12. If rainfall die = 1-5 => No problem, => stay standing!  Acted in Vain,  Say “GRRR” & Sit down! Early Action Normal Operations No Disaster ! THUMBS UP ALL TENTS

13. => No problem, => stay standing!  Not prepared,  Say “GRRR” & Sit down! Early Action Normal Operations => Flood ! IF rainfall die = 6 ALL THUMBS ALL TENTS

14. Sample Forecast