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Global Risks 2015

The OECD’s work on resilience is featured prominently in the Global Risks 2015 report of the World Economic Forum.

Seine Basin, Île-de-France, 2014: Resilience to Major Floods

Joint Expert Meeting on Disaster Loss Data - OECD & EU

This meeting is part of the OECD High Level Risk Forum. It is organised with joint co-operation between the OECD Public Governance and Territorial Development Directorate, the European Commission with its Joint Research Centre, as well as with the Platform for Climate Adaptation and Risk reduction (PLACARD).

Improving the Evidence Base on the Costs of Disasters

Workshop on Improving the Evidence Base on the Costs of Disasters

High Level Risk Forum - Oslo Workshop, 2014

The workshop on “Learning from crises and fostering the continuous improvement of risk governance and management”, jointly organised with the governments of the Netherlands, Norway and Sweden, was held in Oslo, Norway on 17-18 September 2014.

3rd Workshop on Strategic Crisis Management

The focus of the 3rd OECD/Swiss Federal Chancellery workshop on Strategic Crisis Management was to develop transboundary crisis management in support of country efforts to prepare for novel and unanticipated crises.

Boosting Resilience through Innovative Risk Governance

OECD Recommendation on the Governance of Critical Risks

The OECD Recommendation on the Governance of Critical Risks seeks to foster future cooperation between countries and with key partners,including the private sector, building common ground and promoting continuous improvement regarding the governance and management of critical risks.

The Use of Social Media in Risk and Crisis Communication

This report highlights the changing landscape of risk and crisis communications and in particular how social media can be a beneficial tool, but also create challenges for crisis managers.

3rd OECD High Level Risk Forum

The OECD High Level Risk Forum (HLRF) brings together policy makers from government, practitioners from the private sector and civil society, and experts from think tanks and academia to identify and share good practices with the aim to deepen understanding of how to govern and manage complex national risks.