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Amsterdam Sustainability Institute
Amsterdam Sustainability Institute (2019; Amsterdam; agci.vu.nl) Formerly known as Amsterdam Global Change Institute this research institute of the Vrije Universiteit "seeks to build bridges among VU researchers and with the...
Centre for the Study of Existential Risk
Centre for the Study of Existential Risk(2012; University of Cambridge, UK; 44 staff; cser.org) A multidisciplinary research center within the University of Cambridge aimed at the study and mitigation of technology’s...
Artificial Intelligence, Biological Threats, Existential Risks, Existential Threats, Risk, University Programs
Ceres
Ceres (1989; Boston; 116 staff; ceres.org) The Coalition for Environmentally Responsible Economies is a non-profit organization that strives for a sustainable future by transforming the economy. It was mostly founded as...
Alliances | Coalitions | Networks, Business, Carbon Asset Risk, Green Investment, Risk, Supply Chains, Water
Climate and Development Knowledge Network
Climate and Development Knowledge Network (2010; London; https://cdkn.org) Is a partnership between SouthSouthNorth (SSN) in South Africa, ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability, South Asia in Delhi, Fundación Futuro Latinoamericano (FFLA) in Quito,...
Future of Humanity Institute
Future of Humanity Institute(2005; Oxford; 33 staff; fhi.ox.ac.uk) A "multidisciplinary research institute at the University of Oxford” that works on “big picture questions for human civilisation and explores what can...
Existential Risks, Humanity Futures, Research Center, Risk, World Futures | Humanity | Global Affairs
Global Catastrophic Risk Institute
Global Catastrophic Risk Institute(2011, New York & Washington; 7 staff; gcrinstitute.org) A non-profit, non-partisan think-tank that analyzes risks and events that threaten the survival of human civilization. Their aim is...
Environmental Risk Analysis, Existential Risks, Global Catastrophic Risk Analysis, Global Risks, Information Portals, Nuclear War, Risk, Risk and Resilience, Risk Assessment, Risk Management, Security Evaluation
Global Challenges Foundation
Global Challenges Foundation (2012; Stockholm; 9 staff; globalchallenges.org) Aims to reduce the main global challenges and risks that threaten humanity. Their work is based on the risk analysis ideas central...
Existential Risks, Foundations: Operating Only, Global Challenges, Global Governance, Global Risks, Governance, Risk, World Futures | Humanity | Global Affairs
Global Interagency Security Forum
Global Interagency Security Forum (2006; Manchester; 10 staff; gisf.ngo) An NGO and support network established to provide a platform for focal points to yield experiences, knowledge, and learning. It shares...
Investor Network on Climate Risk
Investor Network on Climate Risk (2003; Boston; 4 staff; ceres.org) A project of the CERES organisation. Offers "investors the opportunity to engage with their peers to share updates on key...
Munich Climate Insurance Initiative
Munich Climate Insurance Initiative (2005; Bonn; 18 staff; climate-insurance.org) A research institute and advocacy group that focuses on climate change and insurance. It advocates in governments and policy processes like...
Risk Management Solutions
Risk Management Solutions (1988; Newark, United States; 1200 staff; rms.com) An organization that brings together “science and technology to deliver high-resolution risk insights that enable calm data-driven decision-making in the...
Swiss Re
Swiss Re (1863; Zurich; 15,401 staff; swissre.com) A worldwide provider "of reinsurance, insurance and other forms of insurance-based risk transfer." Its mission "is to enable society to thrive and progress,...
The First National Flood Risk Assessment Defining America’s Growing Risk
The First National Flood Risk Assessment: Defining America’s Growing Risk (Fleet Street Foundation, June 29 2020, 163p) A national and state-by-state flood models presented are the "culmination of decades of research...
The Global Risks Report 2020
The Global Risks Report 2020 (World Economic Forum, 15th edition, Jan 2020, 92p) A report based on the WEF Global Risks Perceptions Survey of “nearly 1,000 decision-makers from the public...
The Risk Institute
The Risk Institute (2005; Columbus, Ohio State University; 4 staff; fisher.osu.edu) An alliance of forward-thinking companies and academics that aim to propagate effective risk management strategies to protect firms and...
The World Climate and Security Report 2020
The World Climate and Security Report 2020 (Expert Group of the International Military Council on Climate and Security, c/o The Center for Climate and Security, Feb 2020, 151p) The 12...
Climate and Security, Climate Change, Climate Risks, Global Catastrophic Risk Analysis, Global Risks, Global Security, Risk
UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction
UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (2000, Geneva, ~120 staff; undrr.org) Works at the intersection between understanding risk and risk impact to reduce disaster loss and prevent the emergence of new...
UN Principles for Sustainable Insurance
UN Principles for Sustainable Insurance (2012, Geneva; 6 staff; unepfi.org/psi) A global framework for the insurance industry to address environmental, social and governance risks and opportunities. It strives is the...