Global risk research agenda for 2030

Background

This project is completed, and the ISC continues its outreach to ensure impact.

The unprecedented disruptions brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic drew attention to the increasingly complex, uncertain, systemic, and dynamic nature of global risks. This project aimed to help scientists and policy-makers tackle these risks more effectively by developing a stronger understanding of the likelihood, impact, and connections between a wide range of risks.

In partnership with ISC-affiliate Future Earth and Sustainability in the Digital Age, the ISC launched the the 2021 Global Risks Scientists’ Perceptions survey, aimed to spark dialogue, identify knowledge gaps and support the growth of a multi-sectoral scientific community working on global risks. The survey provided an international analysis of scientists’ perceptions of global risks, as a complement to the World Economic Forum’s annual Global Risks Report which focuses on leaders in business, economics, and government.

Activities and impact

Key milestones:

• May 2021: Launch of the 2021 Future Earth – ISC Global Risks Scientists’ Perceptions survey.
• December 2021: Publication of the Global Risks Perceptions Report 2021. Watch the launch webinar.

Scientific Advisory Committee

• Dr. Midori Aoyagi, Principal Researcher, Social and Environmental Systems Division, National Institute for Environmental Studies, Japan
• Prof. Melody Brown Burkins, Associate Director, The John Sloan Dickey Center for International Understanding; Adjunct Professor, Environmental Studies, Dartmouth College, USA
• Dr. Kalpana Chaudhari, Assistant Professor, Shah And Anchor Kutchhi Engineering College; Vice President, Institute for Sustainable Development and Research (ISDR), Mumbai, India
• Prof. Terrence Forrester, Professor of Experimental Medicine, UWI Solutions for Developing Countries, University of the West Indies, Mona Campus, Jamaica
• Prof. Matthias Garschagen, Professor, Department of Geography, Human-Environment Relations, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Germany
• Dr. Paul Hudson, Postdoctoral Researcher, Institute for Geography and Environmental Sciences, University of Potsdam, Germany
• Prof. Maria Ivanova, Associate Professor, Department of Conflict Resolution, Human Security, and Global Governance, McCormack Graduate School, University of Massachusetts Boston; Director of Center for Governance and Sustainability and Director of the Global Environmental Governance Project, USA
• Prof. Edward Maibach, University Professor, George Mason University; Director, Mason’s Center for Climate Change Communication, USA
• Prof. Damon Matthews, Professor and Research Chair in Climate Science and Sustainability, Concordia University; Scientific Co-Director, Sustainability in the Digital Age, Canada
• Anne-Sophie Stevance, Senior Science Officer, International Science Council, France
• Dr. Sylvia Wood, Lead Scientist for Research and Development, Habitat, Canada

Contact

Anne-Sophie Stevance

Anne-Sophie Stevance

Senior Science Officer, Head of Global Science Policy Unit

International Science Council

Anne-Sophie Stevance