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

Domas Miežetis Ana Gabrielė Sabancevaitė
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
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
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)
Gender dynamics impact the way people are affected by disasters, including their capacity to withstand and recover from them.
World Bank, the
Cover-Teen-Prep-Kit
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.
Games for DRR
A new board game will teach children about hurricane preparedness and safety through fun scenarios and questions. The game 'HURRYcane Run’ has been developed by the Student Support Services Division (SSSD) and UNICEF the Netherlands (UNICEF NL).
World Bank, the
Children’s learning progress has slowed substantially during the pandemic, roughly equating to a loss of around 35% of the typical learning in a school year, according to a new study.
Conversation Media Group, the
Local school children on tropical island with their teacher
Solomon Islands is one of the most disaster-prone countries in the Pacific region and in the world. In 2021, the World Risk Report put the Solomon Islands as the second most at risk country when it comes to disasters.
Caritas - Australia

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