International Risk Governance Center (IRGC)

Active from 2003 to 2023, the International Risk Governance Council (IRGC) was an independent non-profit foundation based in Switzerland, with mission to improve the management of emerging and systemic risks that have or could have impacts on human and environmental health, the economy and society, and overall sustainability. IRGC website Further reading IRGC - Wikipedia

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Public sector governance of emerging risks

IRGC worked in 2012 on how the public sector (governments and public sector agencies) can improve their governance of emerging risks. Project work included analysis of the risk management frameworks or other instruments of six participating governments and six case studies on managing emerging risk issues (good practices). An expert workshop was held to discuss transferable lessons and possible guidelines for how to improve risk management of emerging issues. Link ...

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