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<p>‘Mountain Aglow’ is a co-produced disaster risk reduction initiative which incorporates the lived experience of Soufrière Hills Volcano into official channels of volcanic risk communication in Montserrat, Eastern Caribbean. By using a multi-media exhibit format, this project collates and celebrates the wealth of eruption-related experiential knowledge and artistic products – e.g. song, poetry, and stories – created by Montserratians as they lived through and coped with the upheaval of volcanic disaster. Important scientific knowledge pertaining to the volcano is intertwined with this experiential story of the eruption. This article first outlines the rationale and structure of the initiative, highlighting our methods of practicing co-production with local people and institutions. It then presents an empirical mixed methods evaluation of the project to examine key outcomes and the potential longer-term impacts of this process on disaster risk reduction on the island and reflect on the practical benefits and challenges of co-production. We show that our approach of blending experiential and scientific knowledge has had many positive outcomes and has served to: 1) improve the repertoire and reach of disaster risk education activities in Montserrat; 2) enhance engagement with young people in particular, and in turn improved their awareness and responsive capacity; and 3) enhance community awareness and capacity at large by encouraging cross-demographic/generational sharing of disaster experience. We also demonstrate that while the practical application of co-production comes with significant challenges, the benefits it brings can outweigh these difficulties.</p>

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Mountain Aglow: the value of cultural community responses to prolonged volcanic crisis as a conduit for local knowledge exchange and disaster risk reduction

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    2026年7月20日

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  • J. Christie,
  • K. Pascal,
  • J. Barclay,
  • M. T. Armijos,
  • W. McMahon,
  • M. Mangler,
  • K. Retourne

摘要

‘Mountain Aglow’ is a co-produced disaster risk reduction initiative which incorporates the lived experience of Soufrière Hills Volcano into official channels of volcanic risk communication in Montserrat, Eastern Caribbean. By using a multi-media exhibit format, this project collates and celebrates the wealth of eruption-related experiential knowledge and artistic products – e.g. song, poetry, and stories – created by Montserratians as they lived through and coped with the upheaval of volcanic disaster. Important scientific knowledge pertaining to the volcano is intertwined with this experiential story of the eruption. This article first outlines the rationale and structure of the initiative, highlighting our methods of practicing co-production with local people and institutions. It then presents an empirical mixed methods evaluation of the project to examine key outcomes and the potential longer-term impacts of this process on disaster risk reduction on the island and reflect on the practical benefits and challenges of co-production. We show that our approach of blending experiential and scientific knowledge has had many positive outcomes and has served to: 1) improve the repertoire and reach of disaster risk education activities in Montserrat; 2) enhance engagement with young people in particular, and in turn improved their awareness and responsive capacity; and 3) enhance community awareness and capacity at large by encouraging cross-demographic/generational sharing of disaster experience. We also demonstrate that while the practical application of co-production comes with significant challenges, the benefits it brings can outweigh these difficulties.