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Systemic Risk

Systems can be affected by critical events or shocks that occur outside or within the system. Systemic risk is associated with cascading impacts that spread within and across systems and sectors via the movements of people, goods, capital and information within and across boundaries. The spread of cascading impacts can lead to potentially existential consequences and system collapse across a range of time horizons.

Latest Systemic Risk additions in the Knowledge Base

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Youth from Odisha’s Kandhamal show the way to combat forest fires

Youths here held several meetings with the villagers and explained climate change as well as methods to mitigate forest fires at the community level.
Down To Earth
Rivercraft - a Minecraft simulation of flooding in Pleston, UK
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Rivercraft 2: the game engaging young people on flood risk

Rivercraft 2 will help to educate children and young people about the risks of flooding - and inspire them to careers where they can make a difference
United Kingdom - government
Children walking in flood
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Localised flooding unaccounted for as climate shock; says study

A surge in population, rapid urbanisation making urban at-risk children vulnerable to impact of disasters and climate shocks. A child-centric approach needed in city and state-level disaster management plans.
Save the Children - India
Aerial view of the old town in Klaipeda, Lithuania
Blog
Domas Miežetis Ana Gabrielė Sabancevaitė

Lithuanian youth activists and schools mark Earth Day with workshops on risk education

In Klaipėda, Lithuania, a group of young climate and ecology activists decided to mark Earth Day by inviting 300 students to develop a disaster prevention and response plan to avoid a climate apocalypse in Lithuania.
Smiling children in India
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UNICEF report finds children in Thailand at ‘high risk’ from climate change and environmental degradation

Children in Thailand are at high risk from climate change, according to a new study released today by UNICEF and conducted by Thailand Development Research Institute.
United Nations Children's Fund (Global Headquarters, New York)
African children fetch water from a water source
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Triple threat

How disease, climate risks, and unsafe water, sanitation and hygiene create a deadly combination for children.
United Nations Children's Fund (Global Headquarters, New York)
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Adapting social protection systems to build disaster and climate resilience for all

Gender dynamics impact the way people are affected by disasters, including their capacity to withstand and recover from them.
World Bank, the
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Educational materials

Teen Prep Kit equips young people with disaster preparedness skills

The Global Disaster Preparedness Center and the American Red Cross have recently launched Teen Prep Kit, a unique resource designed to help teenagers better prepare for emergencies and disasters.

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