Extreme climate and weather events, associated disasters, and emergent risks are becoming increasingly critical in the context of global environmental change. They are a potential major threat to reaching the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and one of the most pressing challenges for future human well-being. Even if global warming is limited to well below 2 degrees Celsius, as agreed on in the Paris Climate Accord, the impacts of climate extremes will be posing serious threats to human societies and ecosystems.
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The Knowledge-Action Network on Emergent Risks and Extreme Events (RiskKAN) provides an open platform for scientific communities from across science disciplines and engineering working on extreme events, disaster risk reduction and governance to exchange information, knowledge and data and engage in collaborative research activities. The Knowledge Action Network on Emergent Risks and Extreme Events is a joint initiative of the Future Earth, Integrated Research on Disaster Risk (IRDR) and World Climate Research Programme (WCRP).
The Main Goals of RiskKAN are:
- Advance integrated risk knowledge by connecting climate, environmental, social, and economic dimensions of risk.
- Bridge science and decision-making by translating cutting-edge research into actionable insights for policymakers, practitioners, and communities.
- Foster collaboration across disciplines and regions, bringing together researchers, practitioners, and stakeholders to share methods, data, and perspectives.
- Support risk-informed action by identifying effective strategies for prevention, adaptation, and resilience in the face of systemic and cascading risks.
- Build capacity and learning through workshops, knowledge exchange, and co-production activities that strengthen risk literacy globally.
Explore the network’s structure and its different working groups here.
Funding Acknowledgements
The Knowledge Action Network on Emergent Risks and Extreme Events is financially supported by Future Earth.
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