Using national risk assessment to develop risk management capabilities at the country level

This brief summary of matters related to all-hazards national risk assessment (NRA) and integrated risk management at the country level provides an overview of the type of issues that were discussed at the IRGC workshop in December 2012. In the context of risks developing in complex interconnected systems, new institutional settings and processes that are being developed can improve the evaluation of threats and the overall response to risks. They can provide better efficiency, provide legitimacy and be generally valuable in improving risk governance.