Risk Management

Risk management refers to the systematic process of identifying, assessing and prioritizing potential hazards, followed by the implementation of strategies to reduce their likelihood or mitigate their impacts. It involves risk assessment, monitoring, prevention measures and response planning across sectors such as public health, finance, infrastructure and environmental management. Risk management aims to minimize adverse consequences while supporting informed decision-making under conditions of uncertainty.

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Climate change amplified the risk of record-breaking wildfires in 2023-2024Climate

Climate change amplified the risk of record-breaking wildfires in 2023-2024

Climate change made the 2023-24 fire season more extreme Likelihood of extreme wildfires will rise but can be mitigated Disentangling the causes of extreme fires…
SourceSourceAugust 14, 2024 Full article
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Disaster plant pathology: solutions to combat agricultural threats from disastersClimate

Disaster plant pathology: solutions to combat agricultural threats from disasters

An often-overlooked component of natural and human-driven disasters is their potential to affect plant health and thus food security at domestic and international scales. Most…
SourceSourceAugust 7, 2024 Full article
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Nature-based solutions to disaster risk from climate change are cost effective, study confirmsClimateScience

Nature-based solutions to disaster risk from climate change are cost effective, study confirms

By University of Massachusetts Amherst A new global assessment of scientific literature led by researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst finds that nature-based solutions…
SourceSourceJuly 17, 2024 Full article
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Launch of Academy to transform the knowledge agenda at the World Bank GroupNews

Launch of Academy to transform the knowledge agenda at the World Bank Group

A new World Bank Group (WBG) platform – the WBG Academy – aims to equip future leaders with development expertise that can help them realize…
SourceSourceJune 20, 2024 Full article