1. Home
  2. Knowledge Base
  3. Themes

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

Feature

How to generate relational information to inform a systemic perspective on risk?

This is the seventh in a series of eight articles co-authored by Marc Gordon, UNDRR and Scott Williams, building off the chapter on ‘Systemic Risk, the Sendai Framework and the 2030 Agenda’ included in the Global Assessment Report on DRR 2019.
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction
Feature

How important is building collective intelligence to better manage systemic risks?

This is the sixth in a series of eight articles co-authored by Marc Gordon, UNDRR and Scott Williams, building off the chapter on ‘Systemic Risk, the Sendai Framework and the 2030 Agenda’ included in the Global Assessment Report on DRR 2019.
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction
Feature

Can systemic risks ever be effectively governed?

This is the fifth in a series of eight articles co-authored by Marc Gordon, UNDRR and Scott Williams, building off the chapter on ‘Systemic Risk, the Sendai Framework and the 2030 Agenda’ included in the Global Assessment Report on DRR 2019.
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction
Feature

Are there fundamental characteristics of systemic risks?

This is the fourth in a series of eight articles co-authored by Marc Gordon, UNDRR and Scott Williams, building off the chapter on ‘Systemic Risk, the Sendai Framework and the 2030 Agenda’ included in the Global Assessment Report on DRR 2019.
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction
Feature

What is the difference between complicated and complex systems... and why is it important in understanding the systemic nature of risk?

This is the third in a series of eight articles co-authored by Marc Gordon, UNDRR and Scott Williams, building off the chapter on ‘Systemic Risk, the Sendai Framework and the 2030 Agenda’ included in the Global Assessment Report on DRR 2019.
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction
Feature

Why do we need a new view to understand the systemic nature of risk?

This is the second in a series of eight articles co-authored by Marc Gordon, UNDRR and Scott Williams, building off the chapter on ‘Systemic Risk, the Sendai Framework and the 2030 Agenda’ included in the Global Assessment Report on DRR 2019.
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction
Feature

Why does understanding the systemic nature of risk matter in the midst of COVID-19?

This is the first in a series of eight articles co-authored by Marc Gordon, UNDRR and Scott Williams, building off the chapter on ‘Systemic Risk, the Sendai Framework and the 2030 Agenda’ included in the Global Assessment Report on DRR 2019.
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction
Cover
Documents and publications

Increasing global resilience to systemic risk: emerging lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic

This report outlines the importance of applying a systemic risk lens to help prevent the escalation and reduce the impact of future pandemics.

Is this page useful?

Yes No
Report an issue on this page

Thank you. If you have 2 minutes, we would benefit from additional feedback (link opens in a new window).