An effective BluePrint for Flood Risk Communication

BluePrint was recently published as an adaptation story on Climate Adapt, the EU Mission Adaptation platform for Effective Flood Risk Communication using collaborative art approaches to climate resilience in Northern Ireland.

In response to the flood risks, the BluePrint project, funded by Creative Ireland, uses collaborative art methods to communicate flood risk and effectively engage with society. In Eglinton and Newtownstewart, a collaborative process with sound and performance artist Sara (Sally) Walmsley helped understand the communities’ experiences of flooding and the impacts of these experiences on citizens’ personal lives. Sharing personal experiences helped cope with fears, develop ways of dealing with the effects of flooding and being prepared for potential future events, increasing community resilience. This project brought together art practitioners, researchers, and local authorities to support meaningful engagement and collaboration with communities and provided various perspectives to better understand the risk of flooding.

The video below captures the BluePrint artistic co-creation process, outputs and reflections.