A critical prerequisite to effective disaster management is the minimization of related impacts through communication of risk information in a timely manner, and in a format that all stakeholders can understand. Attaining this mandate can be a major challenge for disaster managers, especially in an increasingly globalized world characterized by higher levels of multi-culturalism as increasing numbers of people migrate to locations outside their culture-zones where, not only language differs, but also perceptions of and attitude towards hazard/disaster risk (Martin, 2003). The challenge for disaster managers is therefore to design effective tools/strategies that not only span language differences, but also take into consideration cultural perceptions and attitudes so that the objectives of disaster risk-reduction can be achieved.