Barriers and enablers to stakeholder… | 2025

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✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 45 out of 100. Prevention and risk

Topic: Risk, prevention and care in population studies

Exceeding the ambitions of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030, to switch the focus of DRR (Disaster Risk Reduction) solutions from top-down to people-centred approaches, requires a better understanding of the complexity and dynamics of citizen and stakeholder engagement in DRR processes. This paper focuses on how to improve co-creation processes –namely the involvement of stakeholders in the design, development, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of solutions at the local level, how to raise interest in and awareness of the topic, and on how to integrate different types of knowledge to achieve better DRR outcomes. A systematic literature review and a workshop with scientists and practitioners (n=51) was conducted to better understand the common barriers to stakeholder engagement and develop a framework with enabling factors to overcome them. The results indicate that a first crucial but challenging step for a successful co-creation process is to increase stakeholder interest and motivation to participate, to raise awareness on the topic of risk and DRR by combining different tools, methods, as well as local and scientific knowledge. Balancing shared responsibilities and giving a sense of ownership without overburdening participants emerged as a key factor. On the opposite, lack of personal and organisational capacity, the lack of knowledge and experience, as well as issues with communication and including all social groups pose major challenges to successful co-creation processes. Developing binding policy instruments for stakeholder engagement stands as a prospective solution and further research should be focused on identifying pathways for their implementation.

Key findings

The results indicate that a first crucial but challenging step for a successful co-creation process is to increase stakeholder interest and motivation to participate, to raise awareness on the topic of risk and DRR by combining different tools, methods, as well as local and scientific knowledge.

Why it matters

This paper is about stakeholder engagement in disaster risk reduction and contains no information on Alzheimer's disease. It reports no findings relevant to treating, curing or preventing dementia.

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Study details

Participants51
Evidence strengthLow

How this study scored 45/100

Published in a peer-reviewed journal. Scored zero for study design, effect reported and randomised / blinded because the record does not state it.

Component	Points	Why
Journal tier	7 / 10	Tier 3 — peer-reviewed journal (International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction)
Journal's citation record	1 / 4	International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction: journal h-index 138 (OpenAlex, 2026-10-29)
Study design	0 / 12	No study design recorded — scores zero, not guessed (not stated in the record — scored 0)
Strength of evidence	1 / 5	Rated “low” in our summary
Peer-review validation	10 / 10	Peer-reviewed. Published as an article in a named peer-reviewed journal.
How recent	4 / 5	2025 — within 3 year(s) of the newest study here
Sample size	1 / 4	51 participants
Effect reported	0 / 3	No effect size reported — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0)
Studied in people	3 / 3	Studied in people (participant count stated)
Randomised / blinded	0 / 2	No randomisation or blinding stated — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0)
Times cited	2 / 7	Cited 12 times (OpenAlex, 2026-10-10)
Citations per year	2 / 5	4.0 citations a year over 3 year(s) since 2025
Impact for its field and year	5 / 6	Cited 22.1× the average for papers of its field and year (OpenAlex FWCI)
Cited by studies here	0 / 6	No other study in this library cites it
Still being cited	1 / 4	Cited 12 times in 2024–2026 (2026 still in progress; OpenAlex)
Senior author's track record	2 / 4	Last-listed author Michele Calvello: h-index 28 (OpenAlex, whole career)
Institution's track record	1 / 3	University of Geneva: institution h-index 1,049 (OpenAlex)
Multi-centre collaboration	2 / 3	OpenAlex lists 5 institution(s) in 4 countries
Indexed in PubMed	1 / 2	Not in PubMed, but has a DOI
Free to read	2 / 2	Free to read
Total	45 / 100	—

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APA 7th

Abderhalden, J. M., Scolobig, A., Stoffel, M., Lachmann, J.-T. H., & Calvello, M. (2025). Barriers and enablers to stakeholder engagement in the co-creation of disaster risk reduction solutions. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijdrr.2025.105381

Vancouver

Abderhalden JM, Scolobig A, Stoffel M, Lachmann J.-TH, Calvello M. Barriers and enablers to stakeholder engagement in the co-creation of disaster risk reduction solutions. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction. 2025. doi:10.1016/j.ijdrr.2025.105381.

BibTeX

@article{abderhalden2025-7ef3bf09,
  author  = {Abderhalden, Jogscha Miriam and Scolobig, Anna and Stoffel, Markus and Lachmann, Jo-Ting Huang and Calvello, Michele},
  title   = {{Barriers and enablers to stakeholder engagement in the co-creation of disaster risk reduction solutions}},
  journal = {International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction},
  year    = {2025},
  doi     = {10.1016/j.ijdrr.2025.105381},
  url     = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijdrr.2025.105381}
}

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