Increasing Resilience through Interaction: Stakeholder Workshop on Aviation and Volcanic Ash

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The Eyjafjallajökull volcanic eruption in 2010 illustrated the threat that Icelandic volcanoes can pose to global air transportation and the connected economy. It highlighted the necessity for crisis management and contingency planning that crosses borders. This research obtained insights into how the European aviation volcanic risk management has progressed since 2010. It developed extreme volcanic scenarios to investigate the robustness of the aviation sector and to identify improved mitigation measures. This paper describes a multi-level methodology to build a lasting relationship with, and between, stakeholders and to obtain relevant data. The first step consisted of establishing a face-to-face interaction with stakeholder representatives on an individual basis. Subsequently the group was invited to a one-day participatory stakeholder workshop where extreme volcanic events and their effects on aviation were investigated using scenario narratives. The workshop’s set-up proved successful in enabling discussions and obtaining information. The stakeholders’ positive responses to the invitation, as well as their feedback after the workshop, illustrate their interest in this type of workshop. The feedback showed that the stakeholders appreciated the opportunity to meet and specifically to discuss aviation contingency issues. The workshop raised awareness and facilitated information flow between the stakeholders. The paper describes this case, provides generalized guidance on how to build fruitful interaction between interviewees in a study, sheds light on the resulting impact, and presents opportunities to create value beyond the study.

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Reichardt, U., Ulfarsson, G. F., & Pétursdóttir, G. (2019). Increasing Resilience through Interaction: Stakeholder Workshop on Aviation and Volcanic Ash. Journal of Integrated Disaster Risk Management, 9(1), 1–19. https://doi.org/10.5595/idrim.2019.0313

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