Paying for Predictions: A Game of Chance to Experience the Value of Forecasts in Climate Based Disaster Risk Reduction

Presented by: Rod Snider, Senior Advisor Disaster Preparedness, International Services, American Red Cross; Facilitators:  Carina Bachofen, Technical Advisor, Red Cross/Red Crescent Climate Centre;  Lisette Braman, Climate Change Risk Advisor – Program Integration, International Services, American Red Cross;  Erin Coughlan, Program Officer, Red Cross/Red Crescent Climate Centre; Apu Patel, Africa Regional Director, International Services Department, American Red Cross

This participatory activity aimedto support experiential learning and dialogue on the concept of climate-based disaster risk reduction, which is becoming more salient in the face of climate change. Players became Red Cross/Red Crescent workers, who face changing risks and must make individual and collective decisions, with consequences.