The word dystopia refers to a fictitious place in which everything has gone awry. It is the flip side of utopia, the word coined by Sir Thomas More in his fictional portrayal of a seemingly ideal society. Although such ideas have fascinated novelists ever since More’s musings in the 16th century, there is now reason [...]
The World Bank’s Approach to Social Protection in a Globalizing World Source: Social Protection Department, The World Bank Authors: Robert Holzmann, Lynne Sherburne-Benz, and Emil Tesliuc ‘Social protection is moving up on the development agenda. Dismissed as ineffective, expensive or even detrimental to development in developing countries for a long time, it is now increasingly [...]
The main goal of PRIMO is to develop an holistic approach of city governance, i.e. an integrated approach where the city is considered as an entity and in which all institutions and stakeholders cooperate to realize political targets. In this approach the common adressing of risks and benefits, of chances and threatenings is crucial for [...]
Europeans thought they were progressing towards an ideal civilisation. Now time is up, and it hurts Source: the Economist “VIEWED from afar, Europeans are a complacent, ungrateful lot. Nannied from cradle to grave by the world’s most generous welfare systems, they squeal like spoiled children when asked to give up just a few of their [...]
Public Risk Management seems to be more and more actual due to the complexity and the increase of stakes and interests. It is in essence the management of our common and public values, by ‘protecting’ these with sustainable public governance. This presentation of Jared Diamond shares a general light on the key factors for this [...]
Source: NewStatesman Author: Lois Rogers “Swaths of regulation and an industry of “fear entrepreneurs” have fuelled a climate of timidity about the dangers of everyday life. This island was once populated by an upbeat, outgoing sort of race – the kind who rallied together in adversity, bailed out each other’s houses in times of flood, and [...]
This white paper of the International Risk Governance Council (IRGC) focusses on five critical infrastructures related to social vulnerabilities. “This White Paper on ‘Managing and Reducing Social Vulnerabilities: from Coupled critical Infrastructures’ is the second in which we publish recommendations for the risk governance of a particular problem field. We have chosen to focus on [...]
Report from the HM Treasury (UK, 2006) The scientific evidence is now overwhelming: climate change presents very serious global risks, and it demands an urgent global response. This independent Review was commissioned by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, reporting to both the Chancellor and to the Prime Minister, as a contribution to assessing the evidence [...]
Managing the people side of risk
Companies can create a powerful risk culture without turning the organization upside down. By Alexis Krivkovich and Cindy Levy for McKinsey & Company Insights & Publications Most executives take managing risk quite seriously, the better to avoid the kinds of crises that can destroy value, ruin reputations, and even bring a company down. Especially in the wake [...]
Global Risk Management Survey 2013
Aon’s 2013 Global Risk Management Survey report is part of this process, capturing the latest risk trends and priorities facing companies around the world. The report unveiled the top 10 risks now and three years in the future. Conducted in Q4 2012, the web-based survey gathered input from 1,415 respondents — a 47 percent increase [...]
By Daniel Cressey for Nature “Across the globe, hives of honeybees are dying off in a phenomenon known as colony collapse disorder. Among the proposed culprits are pesticides called neonicotinoids, which are supposed to be less harmful to beneficial insects and mammals than the previous generation of chemicals. Debate over neonicotinoids has become fierce. Conservation groups and [...]
The economic crisis in Spain has led to an increased awareness among senior executives of how risk must be managed globally. Read more > Leer más > (en espagñol) Source: Strategic Risk
A framework in development By Ed Mallens and Jack P. Kruf The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) has worked on the ISO 31000 as referential framework for risk management in organizations. The setting has been outlined by ISO very clearly: “Risks affecting organizations can have consequences in terms of economic performance and professional reputation, as [...]
