Australian Water Association Podcast Series

Madelyn Pardon, PhD Candidate at James Cook University, speaks to Peter Dredge about understanding threat perception to inform environmental communication. Threat perceptions are known drivers of behaviour. This is particularly important for environmental issues, where human behaviour may mitigate the impacts of such threats. Communicating threat information to increase mitigation behaviour presents multiple challenges to a number of stakeholders. Given the likelihood of Australia experiencing water security issues in the future due to anthropogenic climate change, gaining a greater understanding of individuals’ threat perceptions as they pertain to water security may assist in the development of more effective communication strategies in the long-term. Her research highlights the complexities of communicating environmental threat information, more specifically information relating to water security threats. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.