Using Behavioral Insights to Improve Disaster Preparedness, Early Warning and Response Mechanisms in Haiti | NLM

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Using Behavioral Insights to Improve Disaster Preparedness, Early Warning and Response Mechanisms in Haiti

01/01/2020 12:00 AM EST

Source: World Bank. Published: 1/2020. This 48-page report leverages behavioral science to identify key entry points to improve early warning systems (EWS) and enable people to evacuate to safe locations before adverse natural events, including hurricanes. The behavioral approach allows for the detection of barriers related to psychological and social factors that go beyond access and cost. The objective of this report is to understand, through a behavioral approach, the structural and behavioral barriers that limit evacuation decisions in Haiti. (PDF)