Global Risks Perceptions Report 2021 released
Future Earth, Sustainability in the Digital Age and the International Science Council present the findings of the second iteration of the Global Risks Scientists’ Perceptions survey.
14.12.2021
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Picturing the future of complex, cascading climate risks
Dealing with complex systemic risks means getting used to uncertainty - and innovative approaches to explaining and acting on that uncertainty can have a useful role to play in informing decision-making.
03.12.2021
Building resilience in a climate challenged world
In a blog from COP26, Emily Gvino and Felix Dodds, of the Water Insititute at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, share their insights into what happens at a Climate Summit, and what this year's COP could mean for future action on disaster risk reduction and building resilience.
09.11.2021
Climate risk assessment gaps: seamless integration of weather and climate information for community resilience
Understanding climate and weather impacts is essential for risk assessment and building resilience. In this long-read blog, Bapon Fakhruddin and Jana Sillmann examine how collaborative digital platforms to integrate and share weather and climate information could support risk assessment.
27.10.2021
ISC-UNDRR Hazard Information Profiles Launched
This new supplement to the <i>UNDRR-ISC Hazard Definition & Classification Review – Technical Report</i> comprises of a description of each of the 302 hazard information profiles (HIPs), developed using a consultative process by scientists and experts across the globe.
04.10.2021
The drivers of a clean energy transition in Pacific Island Countries
In this long-read, Dr Ravita Prasad explores how the Pacific Island Countries could build resilience through a transition to renewable energy sources.
24.09.2021
Earthquake expert who advised the Haiti government in 2010: ‘Why were clear early warning signs missed?’
Luigi Di Sarno was part of a team of specialist advisers brought in to help the government of Haiti prepare for future earthquakes after 200,000 people were killed in 2010. Over a decade later, very few of their recommendations had been adopted.
13.09.2021
Enhancing Policy-making During an Emergency
The responses to the pandemic have not only sparked a plethora of discussions both within and outside the world of science, but have required science to step up to the challenge. Indeed, throughout the crisis, many politicians have talked about the importance of “following the science” when implementing COVID-19 policy. However, there has sometimes been a disconnect between government policy and the fast-evolving scientific evidence.
16.07.2021
The 2021 IRDR International Conference
James Waddell reports on the Integrated Research on Disaster Risk programme's ten-year anniversary.
07.07.2021
International Asteroid Day – a sneak preview of the Hazard Information Profiles
The ISC and its partners, the UNDRR and Public Health England, will soon release Hazard Information Profiles to standardize a set of hazard names and definitions. We explore the Near-Earth Object hazard on International Asteroid Day.
30.06.2021
